Low Sodium Cucumber Salad Recipe (No Salt Added)

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This low sodium cucumber salad recipe is an old family classic, and our go-to summer salad for BBQs, potlucks, and parties. It’s bright, sweet, tangy, and loaded with fresh herbs and a simple delicious dressing.

This recipe is fantastic year round – it’s great recipe for garden cucumber and homegrown herbs in the summer!  Whether you have extra cucumbers from the garden, or just stocked up from a sale at the store – this is one salt-free salad recipe you’ll make again & again!

Want more easy side dish recipes? Try our classic low sodium baked potatoes, low sodium roasted asparagus, and low sodium honey roasted carrots!

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Tangy cucumber and onion salad has always been one of my favorite summer dishes growing up!  This recipe is adapted from one written down from my great grandmother, but I omitted the salt to make it low sodium. Turns out, you don’t need any salt for a delicious salad that is ready in minutes!

I make this salad year round!  In the summer we grow dill, and I freeze it in batches so I can use it again in the winter to make this salad. The great thing about this recipe is that is stores really well and leftovers always taste better.  I actually like to make this a day or two ahead of time, so the cucumbers marinate in the light sweet dressing.

Make this recipe, and it’ll become an instant classic!

This Low Sodium Cucumber Salad Recipe Is:

  • Bright
  • Fresh
  • Sweet
  • Herby
  • Loaded with Flavor
  • Salt Free
low sodium salads with cucumber and dill red onions unseasoned rice vinegar sugar and black pepper in a large bowl

Ingredients You’ll Need

See the recipe card below for a full list of instructions and ingredient amounts!

  • Cucumbers, Onions, and Dill
  • Unseasoned Rice Vinegar – I like to get unseasoned vinegar to control the amount of sugar and salt in this dish. Unseasoned rice vinegar should have 0mg sodium, so be sure to check the label!
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Olive Oil
  • Tellicherry Peppercorns

Low Sodium Salads To Enjoy All Year!

I love this low sodium cucumber onion salad recipe, which is a bright & fresh addition to the table. I love serving this salad with dinner, any time of the year.

Salads and dressings can be easy to make low sodium by using homemade dressings – which only take minutes to make!  Browse all our low sodium salad recipes here for your next family favorite.

How Do I Make Cucumber Onion Salad With No Salt?

  1. Peel and thinly slice the cucumbers, and the red onion. Place the vegetables in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add the chopped dill, unseasoned rice vinegar, sugar, garlic powder, olive oil, and black pepper.
  3. Refrigerate for a at least 1 hour to let the flavors marinate.  If refrigerating longer than one hour, remove cucumber salad from the fridge an hour or two before serving, so the oil incorporates well into the salad.
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low sodium salads with cucumber and dill red onions unseasoned rice vinegar sugar and black pepper in a large bowl

Low Sodium Cucumber Salad

AuthorKelly Jensen
This low sodium cucumber salad recipe is an old family classic, and our go-to summer salad for BBQs, potlucks, and parties. It’s bright, sweet, tangy, and loaded with fresh herbs and a simple delicious dressing.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 117 kcal

Equipment

  • large mixing bowl
  • Vegetable Peeler

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large cucumbers
  • 1 medium red onion
  • ¼ cup fresh dill chopped
  • ¼ cup unseasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • freshly ground Tellicherry Black Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Peel (if desired) and thinly slice the cucumbers and the red onion. Place the vegetables in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the chopped dill, unseasoned rice vinegar, olive oil, sugar, garlic powder, and black pepper.
  • Refrigerate for a at least 1 hour to let the flavors marinate.  If refrigerating longer than one hour, remove cucumber salad from the fridge an hour or two before serving, so the oil incorporates well into the salad.

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Nutrition

Calories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 452mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 429IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg

*Please note, all nutrition content is estimated based on the ingredients we used, it may vary based on your ingredients. Always check your nutrition labels to verify sodium amounts.

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  1. Do you happen to know why the potassium is so high in this. I have Kidney disease and need to limit potassium. But cucumber and onion are on the lower side. Just wondering thanks.

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