Ranch Style Cucumber Salad

Submitted by ChezMindle

"A creamy cucmber mixture perfect accompanimet to a spicy meal or fried chicken."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 whole cucumbers
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup of roasted salted sunflower seeds
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion (optional)
• 2 tablespoons dry hidden valley ranch dressing mix

directions

1. Peel and slice cucumbers, they can be as thick or thin as you like.
2. Place cucumbers in bowl and pour vinger over them. Set aside.
3. Mix the ranch dressing mix and sour cream together until well blended.
4. 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.
5. Mix in sunflower kernels.
6. Use green onion to garnish.

Reviews

[bbgrl0887]

I make my Cucumber Salad with Hidden Vallen Ranch Dressing and it tends to get watery after sitting in the fridge and I can't figure out how to stop that, people have said sour cream but the problem is I don't like sour cream..any suggestions?

 

[Cindy in PA.]

This was good and I will make it again.The sunflower seeds made it different. Nice touch! Thanks

 

[Susie D]

I made half of the recipe to serve with paninis. I liked the salad & will make it again. Next time though I plan to use the name brand ranch dressing mix. The one I used was from a spice company & I didn't think the ranch flavor carried as strongly as it should have. I did add the green onions and mixed them in. ETA: The sour cream dressing held up well overnight. It wasn't a watery mess the next day. Very nice! Made for Spring '09 Pick A Chef.