Creamy Keto Cucumber Salad with Dill

5 from 5 votes

Creamy and with a punch of flavor from fresh dill, this terrific salad is a summertime staple!

Prep Time10

Resting time40

Total Time50

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: creamy keto cucumber salad, cucumber dill salad, keto cucumber salad with dill, keto side dish, low-carb cucumber salad

Servings: servings

Calories: 23kcal

Wash the English cucumber and snip off the ends.
Using your vegetable peeler, peel long, thin strips of cucumber, turning the cucumber around as you peel to get even strands. Peel it all the way down to the seed area in the middle.
Put the cucumber strands into a strainer and toss with the salt. Let it sit over a bowl to drain for about 40 minutes. Discard the liquid.
Lightly squeeze the drained cucumber, to remove excess liquid.
Toss the cucumbers with sour cream and dill and serve!

Recipe Card Tips

Don't shorten the 40-minute draining time if you can help it. Removing that cucumber water before adding the sour cream is what keeps the finished salad from getting thin.
Squeeze the drained cucumber gently rather than crushing it. You want to remove excess liquid without destroying the ribbons.
Taste before adding more salt at the end. The cucumber drains off much of the original salt, but the amount left behind can vary.

The sodium values in this recipe are just a guess because most of the salt will drain away as the cucumbers sit.