Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad

Making a Weight Watchers cucumber salad is easier than you think! This delicious salad recipe is fresh, tasty, and is low in points on your WW plan.

When it comes to making Weight Watchers Salads you don’t have to settle for boring or bland food. This creamy cucumber salad recipe uses fresh cucumber and onion along with sourcream and some common spices to get it’s delicous taste.

This lightened up and healthy cucumber salad is easy to make and ready in minutes. It’s perfect for summer when you need a recipe when you have too many cucumbers. You can also enjoy it anytme of year when you need a unique side dish that doesn’t have too many complicated ingredients.

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If you have never made cucumber salad you have to give this recipe a try. It’s very simple to make Weight Watchers cucumber salad. This salad would pair perfectly with blue cheese chicken wraps.

If you aren’t on Weight Watchers don’t worry, this recipe is still worth trying. You could probably use some full-fat alternatives in the dressing if you aren’t worried about adding extra calories or fat…as it is this recipe is flavorful and lighter than some alternatives, great for the whole family!

Another cucumber recipe to try is Mediterranean Cucumber Salad. It has an olive oil and vinegar based dressing making it an easy side dish option full of flavor and texture. packed

Can I make WW cucumber salad recipe in advance?

I wouldn’t recommend making this one in advance. You can absolutely mix up the dressing and slice/chop all the veggies in advance, just keep them stored separately until you are ready to serve your Weight Watchers cucumber salad.

Once the dressing mixes with the vegetables it’s best to serve this one up and enjoy it. If you need to make it in advance just prep the ingredients and mix them up quickly before serving!

Is this a creamy light cucumber salad?

You might have noticed that this is a creamy cucumber salad…that’s the difference between this version and the more pickled cucumber version that you might find!

I like both, I use dill in both of my cucumber salad recipes, this creamy version is great as a side dish, on its own, and for snacking. I love creamy cucumber salad and it just adds a hint of something extra to the recipe that is great for picnics, parties, holidays, and even backyard BBQs!

What do I need to make Weight Watchers cucumber salad?

This recipe uses cucumbers, red onion, fresh dill, minced garlic, and sour cream. You will also need some salt and some white vinegar.

That is everything you will need to make this delicious salad recipe. It’s super simple and to the point. If you grow cucumbers in your garden and are feeling overwhelmed by them right about now…don’t worry…that will all change once you serve up a batch of this cucumber salad.

Everyone will be begging you to make more! This recipe serves 6 so be sure to double or even triple the recipe if you want to serve a crowd! Since it doesn’t store the best you should try and make what you will be able to use without storing it long-term.

Here are some kitchen essentials that I like to have on hand when making recipes like this for meal prep:

Making healthy meals is a breeze with these kitchen essentials. Keeping things like this on hand makes my life so much easier in the kitchen.

Some things that are great to have on hand when prepping meals like this is a cutting board, sharp knives, and storage containers.

You can also benefit from a good skillet, a kitchen scale, measuring cups, and this awesome strainer tool! For this recipe a gorgeous mixing bowl that can double as a serving bowl is also really nice to have.

How to make this healthy cucumber salad recipe:

This recipe has three steps. There is nothing much to it and you’ll love making this after you have done it a time or two you will be a pro! It comes together really quickly which makes it great for picnics and parties that need a last-minute dish to share.

Slice the red onion into half moons. Peel and slice the cucumber into about ¼-inch slices. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Mix well.

Add the onion and cucumber. Stir or toss to coat. Enjoy!

Other tips for the best WW cucumber salad ever:

If you like a bit of sweetness to your creamy cucumber salad, you can add 1 tablespoon granulated sugar to the dressing mix. 

If you don’t have garlic on hand, a ½ tablespoon of garlic powder will do the trick.

This recipe is in no way authorized or associated with the Weight Watchers Program.