Name: Buttermilk Cucumber Salad
Ingredients: 2 cups thinly sliced cucumbers (from 1 large English cucumber or 3 mini, peeled fully or in stripes if desired); 3 tablespoons thinly sliced shallot rings (from 1 shallot); Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup full-fat Greek yogurt; 1/4 cup buttermilk; 1/4 cup torn or chopped fresh tender herbs, such as dill, tarragon, basil, parsley or dill

This refreshing rendition of the classic creamy cucumber salad still has all the zip and crunch, but incorporates elements from raita and tzatziki, other cooling cucumber-and-dairy dishes.

Buttermilk Cucumber Salad

cucumbers (from 1 large English cucumber

shallot

Kosher salt

black pepper

full-fat Greek yogurt

buttermilk

The Kitchn

Ali Slagle

Step 1

Transfer the cucumbers and shallots to a colander, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and toss to combine. Set aside to drain for at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour.

Step 2

Stir together the yogurt and buttermilk in a medium bowl. Taste and season with with salt and pepper, then stir in the cucumbers, shallots, and herbs.

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When the sun is high and the cucumbers snap, someone somewhere is making cucumber-buttermilk salad. Throughout the south, you’ll find it studded with sharp onion and punchy from a pour of vinegar. Sometimes there are grapes, tomatoes, and parsley, too. This refreshing rendition still has the zip and crunch of that timeless summertime salad, but incorporates elements from raita and tzatziki, other classic, cooling cucumber-and-dairy dishes.

Buttermilk Cucumber Salad

Servings: 4

Author : Ali Slagle

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