Back in my hometown in the Philippines, we always loved having cucumber salad with grilled meat or seafood. My Mom, Aunt or my sister would prepare it. I hadn’t thought about preparing it myself until I saw a video on TikTok of a creator having cucumber as her side. She sure had me drooling. Then I remembered the cucumber salad and realized that I hadn’t had it in a while.
So I decided to introduce the Filipino version of this dish to my new home in the U.S and we’ve been having it ever since.
They have not been having the usual cucumber that I was getting at the supermarket so I’ve been using English cucumber. We didn’t have this back home, and the Hubs had never seen or heard of them. Though it looks a little different (it’s longer), it basically tastes the same. I thought there would be a slight difference to the taste, but I think “a cucumber is a cucumber.” You know what I mean? 🙂
What I love about this cucumber salad is it is so easy to make with few ingredients. And it boosts my appetite to the highest degree.
Here’s how I prepared the salad in case you want to try it yourself.
Ingredients:
- 2 pcs. of medium-sized cucumbers (or 1 pc. English Cucumber)
- 1 small red onion, slided
- 1 tbsp. ginger, minced
- 1/8 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. ground pepper
Instructions:
- Wash cucumber, peel and slice thinly.
- Transfer cucumber to a bowl and add in all the other ingredients then mix well.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for at least 2 hours to enhance the flavors.
Some people would actually leave the skin on. I prefer peeling it. We just always have it that way. But it’s totally up to you.
There you have it. Isn’t that easy? And trust me, it’s so good!
Do you love cucumber as much as I do? Have you had cucumber salad before?
Happy Foodie Friday, friends!
How I wished that my garden gave me some more cucumbers. This is a recipe that I would enjoy eating.
I absolutely love cucumber salad! The difference in your recipe is the ginger. I am going to have to give this a try. I am a huge cucumber fan too!
This looks really good. I love cucumbers. I will have to give your recipe a try.
I do quite like cucumber. This sounds like a simple yet tasty salad.
I also do this salad but haven’t tried doing it with ginger. I’ll try to add the next time I do this again.
That looks fantastic. I love cucumbers so much, especially in a salad. Thanks for sharing!
Cucumbers are the best. I have a salad something similar that I make and I’m the only one in the house that eats it, but man, do I love it!
How delicious is the cucumber salad! It’s so easy with few ingredients and so tasty!
What a simple and healthy recipe. It sounds delicious and is nice to have a different kind of salad idea.
I love this simple and delicious recipe. We eat cucumbers quite a bit and often add cheese to the salad. Yummy!!
yeah I think the cucumbers there tastes the same. I think I would your version of cucumber since I don’t like mine too sour.