Cold Cucumber Salad with Apple and Pear

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This is a fresh and fruity new take on a chilled cucumber salad. It's sweet, savory, and oh so delicious!

Prep Time15

chill time4

Total Time4 15

Course: chilled side dish, Vegetable - Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chilled fruit and vegetable salad, cucumber salad with apple and pear, cucumber salad with fruit

Servings: servings

Calories: 154kcal

1 Pink Lady apple peeled (optional), cored, and medium diced (the peels will give you additional color)
1 Bartlett or Anjou pear cored and medium diced
1 medium cucumber peeled, seeded, and medium diced
1 medium red bell pepper seeded and medium diced
1 medium sweet onion peeled and medium diced
½ teaspoon kosher salt

Get Recipe Ingredients

-Place all the dressing ingredients into a container with a tight-fitting lid.
-Shake the container vigorously to emulsify all the dressing ingredients and set aside.
-Add all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.
-Mix ½ of the dressing over the salad and stir to combine. (You may add more dressing after you've tasted it, but start with only half and see what you think.)
-Place the dressed salad into the fridge and allow the flavors to marry for at least 3 hours.
-Serve with additional dressing if desired.
*Note - you may want to make extra of this dressing to have on hand in the fridge. It would make an excellent marinade for fish and a salad dressing for all sorts of lovely lettuce salads.

Store in an airtight container with plastic wrap directly on the ingredients in the refrigerator for no more than three days.

Not recommended for freezing.