Secret Recipe Club: Creamy Cucumber Salad with Dill

Another month, another Secret Recipe Club recipe. This month, I was assigned the Gonzo Gourmet, a blog from Southern California that focuses on lighter cooking - salads, desserts, sandwiches, etc.

Since Labour Day was fast approaching, I figured a simple salad for our small barbecue would be appropriate, and I chose the cucumbers with sour cream and dill. The only real change I made was salting the cucumber first (to drain the water) and I swapped out the sour cream for Greek yogurt. They taste very similar, however, the yogurt is fat-free.

I decided to use my food processor for the slicing, and in doing so, I managed to destroy an entire cucumber. I had forgotten to remove the part that allows the slices to fall into the machine's bowl, so once sliced, it whirred around and around until it was nearly mush. I put the mush aside and drained it for tzaziki sauce. After properly slicing the cucumber on my second attempt, it was smooth sailing.

Although there's Greek yogurt and cucumber, I must say that it tasted nothing like tzaziki sauce, as I was expecting. The vinegar added a nice tartness to the salad and we really enjoyed it.

Creamy Cucumber Salad with Dill

1 English cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
salt
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
3 tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp sugar
freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped

1. Place the cucumber slices on a tea towel or paper towel and sprinkle with salt. Let sit for 10-15 minutes.
2. In the meantime, whisk together yogurt, vinegar, sugar, pepper and dill.
3. Blot cucumbers with paper towel to remove excess liquid and then stir into dressing.
4. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.

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