An easy, creamy keto cucumber salad is a refreshing complement to grilled meats & vegetables as well as Indian & Mediterranean dishes. It?s a snap to make, graciously accepts substitutions and can be made ahead. A keto sugar substitute keeps it sugar free making it the perfect throw-together summer side.

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When garden cucumbers are plentiful, this is the salad I make all summer long. I serve it alongside our keto hamburgers, BBQ chicken, keto ribs and salmon. 

What Do Cucumbers Taste Like"

Cucumbers have a light, mildly sweet, green-melon-and-grass flavor. Thanks to its high water content, cucumbers taste refreshing and cool. 
Their lush and delicate flavor is great in summer salads like this Mediterranean cucumber salad or Thai cucumber salad. They also serve as the refreshing component to dips and sauces (think tzatziki sauce).  

TIP: Peeling the cucumber also reduces the amount of carbs per serving, which is good for those on low carb keto diets.

Creamy Cucumber Salad or German Cucumber Salad"

I collect cookbooks. I have a German cookbook from 1953 which includes a cucumber salad recipe. It calls for cucumbers, sour cream (or oil), vinegar, sweetener and dill. This German cucumber salad is a great basic recipe which provides a solid base to experimenting...