I love fresh cucumbers! And this cucumber and chive salad makes the most of these delicious, fresh and crunchy vegetables! Excitingly, my picky eater kids also enjoy this salad, and I think its because of the classic combination of sour cream and chives.
A perfect summer time salad with a side of barbeque!
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Ingredients
- cucumber - I will use any excuse to add fresh cucumber to a meal. But in this salad, its basically all you need
- chives - the light oniony flavour that comes from chives is sometimes all i want, not overpowering and pungent, just soft and light... perfect!
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Instructions
This recipe is also embarrassingly easy, seriously its just so simple! I can whip it up in 10 minutes, so if you need a quick salad for hosting a crowd or desperately need to use the cucumbers at the back of the fridge, this is for you! So easy, so fresh, so good!
- Step 1: Combine all spices into a large bowl and combine thoroughly with mixture
- Step 2: Form into ball shape with your hands
- Step 3: Press into patties
- Step 4: Cook in oven for x minutes at 400 degrees
Hint: leave a useful hint here, like let the grill run for 4-5 minutes to burn off any remnants, then clean it. I like to use this bristle-free barbecue brush (affiliate link) for cleaning the grill.
Substitutions
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- Lettuce - instead of ice berg lettuce, you can use romaine lettuce or spinach
- Bun - use gluten free buns instead of white bread buns to make this gluten free
- Vegetarian - the beef hamburger can be replaced with a plant-based burger to make this vegetarian
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- Spicy - add chili pepper flakes while cooking to imbue heat into the dish, or banana peppers
- Deluxe - add guacamole, crispy onions or
- Kid friendly - add crushed potato chips (ketchup chips!)
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Storage
Store the wet ingredients (lettuce, tomato, onion) separately from the dry ingredients (buns) in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.
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These are my favourite dishes to serve with cucumber and chive salad:
Cucumber and Chive Salad
Ingredients
- 3 large cucumbers
- ½ bunch chives
- ½ C sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel, cut the cucumbers length ways and de seed the cucumbers before slicing. Put into a medium bowl.
- Finely chop the chives and add to the cucumbers, leaving a small handful for garnish.
- Add the sour cream, salt and pepper to the cucumber and mix well with a large spoon. Sprinkle with remaining chives and serve immediately. Enjoy!
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