Easy Cucumber Salad

Oh, my gosh! I was raised in the south and my folks say, "I don't give a rip," all the time!!

Cucumber salad is one of my favorite things to eat in the summer. I also make it with sour cream, onions and vinegar, seasonings. Soo good. I was born and raised in Michigan, but also lived in several other states, some northern and some southern states.......” I don’t give a rip” was said in those states too. I don’t think it has anything to do with a southern saying that I am aware of. Back to the veggies... and herbs...My dad had a huge organic garden that was located near the lake with every type of vegetable, herbs, berries and even grape arbors. Yes he made fantastic wines. My mom would make pickles out of the baby cucumbers. I remember growing up on the lake and weeding the garden while the birds dive bombed me. Once I got too hot, I would jump into the lake to cool off. Sweet memories.

This is my new favourite salad recipe. I made this recently at a dinner party and everyone loved it - it was finished before everything else!

You had me at, “I love it, I love it, I love it.“ Lol great recipe thank you

I made this and it was so much better than what I’ve made with cucumbers and onions before. Oh my, I love the dressing and soaking the red onions this way was extraordinary! We’ve had red onions chopped on ploughman’s platters before and I’ve searched and searched for them (how they tasted) and never could find them to purchase, but THIS was how they were prepared. Who knew? Thank you, this is a winner for several reasons.

Native born Texan here and I haven’t given a “rip” since the late 80s......

Ahhh a classic summer salad. I once used a raspberry vinegar with out the herbs and it was fantastic. Also if you don't want the onion to be bitter soak the cut up onion in some cold water for a couple of minutes and then drain off the water. I do this for any salad I want raw onion in like chicken salad or tuna salad. I also like the English cucumbers like you, their peels are not bitter like those waxed ones and they have much less seeds in the middle. I swear I see this kind of cucumber salad at every Southern summer BBQ/Cookout! Love it!

John--My children are now middle-aged. I STILL don't have enough time for friends and other activities, for now THEY have children and they ask for advice with parenting as well as for themselves. You NEVER stop being a parent. By the way...this recipe is very close to the recipe that was handed down through the Lithuanian side of my family.

I loved it with regular cucumbers 🥒! This salad is a family favorite now! Thank you!

I love the look of this salad 🥗 and the freshness of mix of cucumbers and mint.......yum!!

Made this earlier today. It is BY FAR the best cucumber salad I've ever made, and I've made it many, many times. Thanks, John, this is my new go-to way to make cucumber salad.

I prepared this salad last week to take to a gathering. It worked out very well, and was exceedingly popular! I had time to let the ducks sweat longer, and did get more liquid removed. I finally finished the small amount of leftovers a few days later, and was really impressed with the amount of crunch that the salad still had. One more note: I increased the recipe by half, using 3 cucs etc, but needn’t have bothered increasing the amount of dressing. Definitely a make-again recipe! Thank you, John!

I made this salad for my family and everyone loved it. Thanks!

Excellent! I never thought to drain the cukes, and I'm loving that technique. Thanks.

Dallas, TX born and raised. I have said, "I don't give a rip", numerous times! Mmmmm....pickled red onion 😍😍😍

I don’t know if I have enough love for this recipe 😨 haha. I actually love this recipe, so good! I love cucumbers but for some reason every time I buy them, I don’t get through them all. So this is great

This guy is such a DORK!!! But I LOVE how he always screws up, laughs throughout and is friggin adorable! His kids must have lots of fun with him! I am a recent viewer...... :))

Just now watching this and looking forward to trying it. Yes, of course in Texas we say "I don't give a rip"

This is my all time favorite salad. Yesss indeed.

I'm from suriname.. lots off love from us .. thank you your salad is a perfect side dish😘