If you’re in need of a side dish that comes together in about 10 minutes, this cucumber crunch salad is your dish. The flavor is on point and it always gets rave reviews. Plus it can be made and served in the same bowl, making clean-up a breeze.

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This is a vegetable-forward dish with a lot of crunch factor — we’ve got cucumbers, radishes, and roasted chickpeas. I use an avocado as the base for the dressing – I call it nature’s mayonnaise (but with healthier fats). Then I layer in some bright lemon, honey, and a dairy-free Greek yogurt, and use my favorite whisk to smooth it out to a thick dressing. Fresh dill is one of my go-to herbs in the kitchen, so that goes in next. Dressing, done.

Then cucumber gets a rustic chop and is added to the bowl alongside some cherry tomatoes. Dice up some red onion and invite chopped radishes to the party. Radishes always make me think of my mom. She loves to garden. Growing up, springtime meant radishes, and I’d be sitting in the garden with a shaker of salt next to the garden hose. I still love radishes to this day.

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Lastly, I crush up some roasted chickpeas for added texture, fold it all together and there you go. Wasn’t that easy? This salad is so fresh for spring. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Cucumber Crunch Salad | Chris Cooks

Recipe by Chris Loves Julia

Course: SaladsDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

This is a vegetable-forward spring dish with a lot of crunch factor, featuring cucumbers, radishes, and roasted chickpeas.

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Ingredients

• For the Dressing

• 1 medium avocado, pitted and peeled

• 2 tbsp lemon juice, fresh

• 1/4 cup dairy-free unsweetened, unflavored yogurt alternative

• 1/4 cup dill, fresh chopped

• salt to taste

• 1 tbsp honey

• For the Salad

• 6 radishes, quartered

• 2 English cucumbers, cut into 1in pieces

• 1/2 red onion, sliced

• 1 cup salted, roasted chickpeas, roughly smashed

• 1 handful cherry tomatoes

Directions

• To a bowl, combine the avocado and lemon juice and smash until smooth. Add the other ingredients and whisk until uniformly combined. Add the remaining ingredients, toss and serve chilled.

Notes

• You can substitute regular Greek yogurt for the dairy-free version.

And if you’re in the mood for some other salads, give these a try:

• Arugula & Prosciutto Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
• Blueberry & Bacon Spring Salad
• Iceberg Wedge Salad – Grain, Dairy, & Pork-Free
• Broccoli Salad
• 8-Layer Salad (No Grain, Dairy, Pork or Egg)
• Panzanella Potato Salad – Grain- & Dairy-Free
• Caprese Salad
• Shredded Veggie Salad with Sweet Vinegar & Orange