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Cool Cucumber Salsa

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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!
cucumber salsa served on squash chips.

Make this fresh salsa using healthy summer produce.

Cucumber Salsa

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.

Green salsa with squash.

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.

To to be more specific – a vegetable garden in a bowl.

Cucumber salsa served on yellow squash.

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 Cucumber 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
Cucumber salsa in a bowl.

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…

The beautiful thing about this summer 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.

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

cucumber salsa in a bowl with lime and chips.

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

Cool Cucumber Salsa

This fresh summer salsa features the tastes and flavors of summer in a bowl!
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 16kcal
Author: Dan from Platter Talk

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

Instructions

  • In medium bowl, combine all ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Notes

Peel the cucumbers if you prefer. We opted to leave the peels on for added crunch, color, and nutrition. (The peel of cucumbers is loaded with vitamin K and insoluble fiber,) both of which are important components to sound health and wellness.
In lieu of chips, serve this salsa on chopped slices of fresh garden produce such as zucchini or other summer squash, and garden fresh cucumbers.
The salsa makes a great accompaniment to grilled pork, steak, or chicken.

Nutrition

Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 196mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 385IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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Updated from original post of August 25, 2014

 


Comments

  8. HeiLin (Heidy McCallum) says

    Cool Cucumber Salsa looks stunning, your photo is so amazing I can not believe what leaps and bounds you are taking—I could eat this right off the page!!! I know that sounds cliche, but this is definitely something I would enjoy. I am so proud of the two of you. Did I mention I love this photo???

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