Easy Garden Fresh Cucumber Salad Recipe

Easy Garden Fresh Cucumber Salad Recipe

Hi there!

It’s still pretty hot in good ol southern Illinois through the month of August…or November lol! But to be honest this easy garden fresh cucumber salad recipe can be enjoyed year round!

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Easy and Versatile

I try to make create easy recipes based on things we usually keep on hand. I love this one because it’s so versatile too! You can eat it by itself, as a side dish, or on top of a bed of lettuce! The dressing is yummy on all salads and also can be used as a marinade. Sometimes I’ll add or supplement some sliced onion or garbanzo beans, but here is what I used in todays version:

Ingredients for Dressing

1/2 cup olive oil (I like extra virgin)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons of lemon juice or 1 drop of Lemon Vitality Essential Oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 clove of garlic chopped

Combine all ingredients!

Ingredients for Cucumber Salad

1 cucumber chopped in 4ths (or more depending on how much you want to make)
grape or cherry tomatoes cut in halves
1 can of black beans (we like organic)

Combine all ingredients with dressing! And that’s it!

Recipe Video

Here is a video of the recipe!

Health and Wellness

I’ve been on a health and wellness journey for about a year and a half now. It’s never been about the number on the scale, but I have lost over 40 lbs, largely through diet alone. I just wanted to feel better! And I do!

Lately, I’ve been tweaking my diet a bit and leaning more towards plant based. I don’t know that I’ll ever go completely vegetarian, but I will say that after a month of cutting way back on animal protein I feel really good! So I’m curious to see how I feel I’ll feel in another month! I’ll let ya know!

I shared more about my diet and overall health journey HERE!

And more recipes HERE!