Cucumber Ranch Salad Food

CUCUMBER RANCH SALAD

Steps:

• Slice cucumbers and place in a bowl. Cover with cold water and give a good sprinkling of salt. Place in refrigerator for a couple of hours to soak. This will keep the cucumbers firm. Drain water. Add onions, and toss with ranch dressing. (You can use any ranch you want, I make it with fat free, and it makes this salad nice and light!) Give it a sprinkle of pepper and you're all done!!

CUCUMBER RANCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir together cucumber, shallot, sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, cayenne, parsley, and chives in a medium bowl. Season with additional salt and cayenne, if desired.

CREAMY GARDEN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange cucumber slices in a large bowl, generously seasoning each layer of cucumber with salt and pepper. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Drain liquid from cucumbers. Gently press cucumber slices with paper towel to absorb any remaining liquid.
• Stir half-and-half, sour cream, mayonnaise, green onions, ranch dressing mix, sugar, dill, celery salt, and lime juice together in a small bowl; pour over cucumber slices and gently stir to coat.

RANCH STYLE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and slice cucumbers, they can be as thick or thin as you like.
• Place cucumbers in bowl and pour vinger over them. Set aside.
• Mix the ranch dressing mix and sour cream together until well blended.
• Add sour cream mixture to cucumbers and mix until all cucumbers are covered. If you would like the sauce a little more thin, you can add a little more vinegar, but remember the longer it sits, the water from the cucmbers will thin the sauce out naturally.
• Mix in sunflower kernels.
• Use green onion to garnish.

RADISH AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place the cucumbers and radishes in an ice water bath for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the apple cider vinegar, oil, shallots, tarragon and sugar to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Drain the cucumbers and radishes and place in a bowl. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the top. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

THE REALTOR'S CUCUMBER RANCH SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, mixing well. Place in container with lid and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before using.

DAD'S CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cucumbers, sweet onion, and sea salt together in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Turn cucumber mixture into a colander set over a bowl or in a sink; let drain, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has drained, about 30 minutes more. Transfer drained cucumber mixture to a large bowl.
• Stir mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, dill, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a bowl with a whisk until smooth; pour over the cucumber mixture and stir to coat vegetables with the dressing.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.