Creamy Cajun Cucumber Salad is an easy, spicy, and fresh side dish great for the summer.
Summer means fresh veggies and easy (preferably no cook) recipes, and Liz from Shaw's Simple Swaps has the perfect recipe for that!
However, I realized that going to the grocery store was not in the cards for me this week, and I wanted to make a recipe that was no-cook, easy, and involved fresh veggies.
Liz had the answer to my recipe prayers with her Kachumber Salad. Funny name, delicious stuff.
I didn't follow her recipe to the T but came close enough. I could not, for the life of me, find my garam masala so I landed on cajun spice because that stuff is abundant in our bay house.
The salad is a synch to make and is refreshing, creamy, a little bit spicy, and the perfect side.
I served sautéed fish (seasoned with cajun spice) over the cucumber salad and couldn't get enough.
Once you've checked out Shaw's Simple Swaps you can pull out these 7 ingredients and make this tasty side.
Creamy Cajun Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 1 medium cucumber about 3 cups, thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon cajun spice
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ small red onion about ¼ cup, thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Put the sliced cucumbers on a kitchen towel or paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and let sit for 10-20 minutes. Blot dry.
- Meanwhile, stir together the yogurt, cajun spice, and lemon juice in a medium plastic or glass bowl.
- Fold in cucumbers and red onion until completely tossed. Top with lemon zest. Enjoy!
Notes
*Based on the Kachumber Salad recipe from Shaw's Simple Swaps
*Makes 2 cups
Nutrition Facts
Liz
Meme thank you so much for featuring me on your blog in honor of the Recipe ReDux's 5th birthday! It is truly such an honor and am so glad the simple swaps came to your rescue for quick, flavorful meals on the fly. The fact your go to is cajun seasoning makes me VERY certain we are going to be besties hands down lol! Can't wait for you to come to SD and know this is going to be a great adventure for you! Always happy to help anyway I can.. like where the best tacos and margaritas are lol!
Serena
Love that you mentioned so many ReDuxers! So fun to hear how you're connecting! (:
Lauren @ Eating with a Purpose
This looks yummy Memes! How about you come visit me in Seattle and I will make you some pho salad? 🙂