Easy Low-Carb Veggie Ranch Salad

This easy low-carb veggie Ranch Cucumber Onion Salad is a summer BBQ staple! It goes great with any grilled meats, burgers, salads, you name it. I love the crunch from the cucumbers and zippy onions. Don’t skip the fresh dill!

If you’re taking this to a BBQ, I recommend placing the serving bowl on top of a bowl of ice to keep it cold, mayonnaise and warmth don’t mix well together but this trick will keep it cold and safe.

The super easy ranch dressing in this recipe is dairy-free but if you can tolerate dairy, you can use this Easy Ranch Dressing instead. Or if you have a keto-friendly ranch on hand, feel free to skip the recipe below and save just a bit of prep time.

Step-by-step

1. Cut the cucumber and place in a colander over the sink or a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and allow to drain for 30 minutes.
   Note: Don't worry, the cucumbers won't be too salty. Most of the salt will drip down with the juices into the colander.

   

2. Slice the red onion.

   

3. Slice the tomatoes.

   

4. Rinse the cucumber, pat dry, then place in a bowl or serving platter with the red onion, tomatoes, and fresh dill.

5. In a small jar or bowl whisk together the ranch dressing ingredients.

   

6. Drizzle the salad with ranch and serve. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

   

Recipe

Easy Low-Carb Veggie Ranch Salad

★★★★☆4.3 (29 ratings)

Easy vegetable side salad made with English cucumber, roma tomatoes, red onion, fresh dill and super easy ...

Hands on

10m

Overall

40m

Servings

8

3.5 g

Net carbs

1.2 g

Protein

7.9 g

Fat

93

kcal

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Ingredients makes 8 side servings

• Salad:
• 2 lbs English cucumbers, cut into half moons (900 g)
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced (100 g/ 3.5 g)
• 3 roma tomatoes, seeded and cut into half moons (185 g/ 6.5 oz)
• 2 sprigs of fresh dill
• 1 recipe super easy ranch dressing - recipe below
• Super easy ranch dressing:
• ¹/₃ cup paleo mayonnaise (75 g/ 2.7 oz) - you can make your own mayo
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (15 ml)
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• ¹/₂ tsp garlic powder
• ¹/₂ tsp onion powder
• ¹/₂ tsp dried dill
• ¹/₂ tsp dried chives
• ¹/₄ tsp black pepper
• ¹/₄ tsp sea salt

Instructions

1. Cut the cucumber and place in a colander over the sink or a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and allow to drain for 30 minutes.
   Note: Don't worry, the cucumbers won't be too salty. Most of the salt will drip down with the juices into the colander.

2. Slice the red onion.

3. Slice the tomatoes.

4. Rinse the cucumber, pat dry, then place in a bowl or serving platter with the red onion, tomatoes, and fresh dill.

5. In a small jar or bowl whisk together the ranch dressing ingredients.

6. Drizzle the salad with ranch and serve. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition per serving

Carbs 16%Protein 5%Fat 79% of calories

Net carbs

3.5 g

Total carbs

4.9 g

Fiber

1.3 g

Sugars

2.9 g

Protein

1.2 g

Fat

7.9 g

Saturated fat

1.1 g

Calories

93 kcal

Sodium

318 mg · 13.8% RDA

Magnesium

18 mg · 4.39% RDA

Potassium

240 mg · 12% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per serving	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Cucumber, fresh	1.6 g	0.7 g	0.2 g	14
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Onion, red, fresh	0.8 g	0.2 g	0 g	5
Tomatoes, fresh	0.6 g	0.2 g	0 g	4
Dill, fresh	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Mayonnaise	0.1 g	0.1 g	7.6 g	68
Lemon juice, fresh	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Parsley, dried (spices)	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Garlic powder, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Onion powder, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Spices, dill weed, dried	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Chives, dried, herbs	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	3.5 g	1.2 g	7.9 g	93

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Nut free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian