Mediterranean Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Combine Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, dill, mint, and parsley in the bowl of a small food processor or blender. Process until herbs are finely minced and dressing is well blended. Season with salt and pepper. Set dressing aside.
• Combine cucumber, tomatoes, and red onions in a large bowl. Lightly sprinkle vegetables with a pinch of salt. Toss vegetables with the dressing and garnish with lemon zest.

Steps:

• Toss the cucumbers and the green onions with the juice of lemon, the garlic and dill.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Blend the cottage cheese with the yogurt until you have a fairly smooth consistency.
• Crumble in the feta cheese and mix well.
• Add the cheeses to the cucumbers, and mix well with two forks.
• Taste, and add salt if needed.
• Chill well for at least a few hours, until ready to serve.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the onion, pepper, tomatoes, olives, oregano, feta, parsley, lemon juice and zest, and olive oil.
• Season with salt and pepper, and reserve.
• Peel the cucumbers partially, so it has 4 stripes of skin going down the entire length of the cucumber.
• Trim the ends of the cucumbers and cut each cucumber into slices 3/4 of an inch thick -- you should have about 20 pieces.
• Scoop out the center of each slice with a melon baler, leaving a shell of flesh.
• Scoop about 1 to 2 tablespoons of the Mediterranean salad into the cucumber cups and enjoy your refreshing bite-size snack!

Steps:

• Prepare and cook falafel according to package directions. When cool enough to handle, crumble or coarsely chop falafel., In a small bowl, mix sour cream, cucumber, milk, parsley and salt. In a large bowl, combine romaine and spinach; transfer to a platter. Arrange crumbled falafel and remaining ingredients over greens. Drizzle with dressing.

Steps:

• Combine cucumber slices, radish slices, red onion, dill, and parsley in a large bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, vinegar, and mustard together until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour dressing over the cucumber salad. Stir until evenly coated. Serve immediately.