Today I suggest a delicious and tasty cucumber salad, and I want to tell you about all the benefits it gives to our body. The cucumber season runs from the arrival of the first heat until the end of summer, so at this time let’s eat a lot of them; they will help us better endure unpleasant heat and the problems it causes. Cucumbers are rich in water and have refreshing, cleansing and diuretic functions; about 94% of their composition favors hydration. Eating cucumbers helps eliminate toxins, as they aid diuresis and improve kidney health, regulate digestion by reducing gastric acidity, decrease water retention and bloating, and are an excellent ally for lowering cholesterol and blood pressure as well as regulating sugar absorption. So let’s consume cucumbers which are rich in antioxidants, potassium, vitamin C and K, high in fiber, and very low in calories — about 15 kcal per 100 g — so they can be eaten abundantly even on a diet. Great eaten alone as a snack, or in salads, always remembering not to overdo the dressings to keep a healthy and light salad.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: No-cook
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer and Autumn, Spring, Summer
Ingredients for tasty cucumber salad
- 2 small cucumbers or 1 large
- 1 Tropea red onion
- 4 datterino cherry tomatoes
- 8 Leccino olives
- 2 leaves Iceberg lettuce
- 1 leaf radicchio
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- to taste oregano
- to taste salt
Tools for preparing the tasty cucumber salad
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Peeler
- 1 Knife
Preparation steps for tasty cucumber salad
Start by washing the vegetables and let them drain. Peel the cucumbers with a peeler; if you like the peel you can also leave it on, it will give even more benefits.
In a bowl, start by chopping the lettuce and radicchio, add the sliced cucumbers and then the cherry tomatoes halved, the sliced celery, the fresh red onion in rings, and the pitted olives.
Season with a little salt, oregano, extra virgin olive oil and white wine vinegar, give a good toss before bringing to the table.
Cucumber salad is excellent to eat before the main course, or paired with proteins — whether a fillet of fish, lean meat, mozzarella, Greek yogurt, or hard‑boiled eggs. Proteins can also be added directly to the salad to make it a complete single course.
