This cucumber salsa recipe is a great way to take the heat out of your summer using fresh vegetables from your garden or local farmers’ market. If you’re looking for a homemade salsa recipe, this is it!

Make this fresh salsa using healthy summer produce.

Cool Cucumber Salsa

Name: Cool Cucumber Salsa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: PT-5M
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2-3 medium size cucumbers (seeded and diced); 2 medium size tomatoes (seeded and diced); 1/2 red bell pepper (seeded and diced); 1 small red onion (diced); 2 tablespoons each (parsley and cilantro leaves, chopped); juice from 1 lime and zest from 1 lime; chopped dill weed to taste (about 1 tablespoon); 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and diced); 1 garlic clove (crushed); salt and pepper to taste

We’ve been doing some snacking the last couple of days, here on Platter Talk. To be a bit more specific, we’ve been snacking around summer, or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that we have been snacking on summer.

This homeade salsa recipe is low in carbs and high in flavor.

Enjoy a low-carb sensation with this homemade salsa recipe using all the best of summer’s bounty.

As I put this cucumber salsa recipe together Sunday evening, it dawned on me that in essence, this particular “snack” is comprised of summer in a bowl. Once again, to be more specific – a vegetable garden in a bowl.

Skip the chips and slice up some fresh summer squash or cucumbers for this cucumber salsa!

Skip the chips and slice up some summer squash for this homemade salsa recipe.

You can probably see from the above photo that when serving this salsa we decided to skip the traditional tortilla chips in lieu of, you guessed it – more vegetables! Slices of fresh summer squash and cucumber are a great way to enjoy this cucumber salsa, all while keeping your carb intake to a skinny zero.

How to make this fresh salsa

Dice and seed some fresh cucumbers.
Do the same to some garden fresh tomatoes.
Add a sweet bell pepper.
Add some herbs, like cilantro and parsley.
Squeeze some fresh lime juice and stir it in with some salt and pepper.
Garlic and jalapeño will give it a little heat.
Garnish with fresh dill

This homemade salssa recipe features cucumber salsa and is low in carbs.

Try this homemade salsa recipe this summer!

In case there is any doubt, this cool cucumber salsa can be more than just a snack. This fresh salsa makes for an excellent accompaniment or side note to a host of grilled mains including fish, chicken or pork. Or, just enjoy it as a main dish!

If you’re a fan of summer salsa, be sure and check out our Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salsa. It’s sure to knock your socks off, or summer flip flops…

For certain, the beautiful thing about this salsa, besides it’s appearance, taste, and aroma, is that it’s strong enough to stand on it’s own as a fresh and healthy snack and yet versatile enough to go along with any of the previously mentioned main events – and others, I’m sure.

We’ve got a whole field full of other homemade salsa recipes, here are just a few!

Grab a cucumber or two, then a handful of fresh garden friends. Mix them together n a bowl, give them a little seasoning and a light bath in some fresh lime juice. You’re going to love what you taste. Happy snacking, happy summer. -Dan

Fresh Cucmber Salsa is a great way to enjoy summer, on the skinny!

It’s the season for fresh homemade salsa. Live. It. Up!

A few more of our favorite farmer’s market recipes:

58 Farmers’ Market Recipes from Southern Living

Recipes from the Farmers’ Market from Eating Well

9 Farmer Market Recipes from Midwest Living

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