This is a simple and refreshing cabbage and cucumber salad recipe made with olive oil and vinegar. Inexpensive and easy to make for any occasion. Read on to see how to make this for your next lunch!
We love cabbage salads, like A LOT! So much that we have a similar creamy purple cabbage salad recipe too!
This recipe was originally posted September 1, 2015, we’ve tweaked it a bit since then. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.
How to Make Cabbage Cucumber Salad
This cabbage and cucumber salad is a staple salad in my family. It’s very simple and light. It pairs really well with barbecue food. But I honestly think it can pretty much go with any meal. This is a very common salad amongst Slavic people, therefore there are many different versions of it. My version is pretty basic. I love that the ingredients in this recipe are ingredients that most people usually have at all times. Not only is this salad simple to make, but it’s also very inexpensive.
Ingredients
- Cabbage
- Cucumber
- Fresh Dill
- Green Onion
- Vinegar
- Olive Oil
- Salt
Is Cabbage Healthy?
Yes, cabbage is very healthy. The nutritional benefits of cabbage are pretty extensive. Not only does it have a lot of antioxidants, but it is really high in key nutrients such as:
- Vitamin K: 85% of the RDI
- Vitamin C: 54% of the RDI
- Folate: 10% of the RDI
- Manganese: 7% of the RDI
- Vitamin B6: 6% of the RDI
Cabbage Cucumber Dressing
The best part about this recipe is the fresh dill dressing. It is Keto and Whole30 compliant – no sugar!
The dill adds some zing to the dressing. You can use this salad dressing for other things too – like a chicken marinade.
How to Make Cabbage Cucumber Salad
Here are some brief instructions. The salad is super easy to make. Skip on down to the printable recipe card for nutrition facts and more detailed instructions.
1.) Chop Everything Up
Chop up everything and put it all into a bowl.
2.) Add the Dressing
Add the vinegar, salt, and olive oil to the bowl and mix to combine.
tools used in this cabbage cucumber recipe: Chef knife, olive oil dispenser
- 1 small cabbage
- 1 cucumber
- 4 tbsp fresh dill chopped
- 1 green onion
- 3 tbsp Vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt or to taste
- Chop the cabbage into thin strips and place into a bowl.
- Chop the cucumber, dill, and green onion and place into the bowl of cabbage.
- Add the vinegar, salt, and olive oil to the bowl and mix to combine.
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I make this sometimes; it’s so simple!! It’s also good with a mayo/sour cream dressing 🙂
I’ve made it with mayo and sour cream too! love that version as well 🙂
Do you happen to know what the nutritional info is for this dish?
I don’t know the nutritional information of this recipe, but you can probably find out using the MyFitnessPal app.
Can you substitute balsamic vinegar for the white vinegar?
Hi Claire, you can use balsamic vinegar but it will taste a little different. Just make sure to use “white balsamic”. The red balsamic vinegar will give it an unappealing color.
I didn’t have green onion, but I added avocado and pepper, it was amazing! Fresh flavor, colorful salad! Thank you!
Yum, avocado sounds good! Thank you Caitlyn 🙂
Just made it but I’m not a fan of dill so i just left that out! I added a tiny squeeze of honey too! So glad I found this recipe!!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts Michelle! Glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Can’t eait to try this sounds so good.
Thank you Fran, I think you will love the fresh flavor of this salad.