Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Cucumber Salad
I just realized that summer is the perfect season for lazy cooks like me.
With so many delicious fresh fruits and vegetable available, it's easy to eat well with minimal effort.
WW Friendly Cucumber Salad
This simple Weight Watchers cucumber salad recipe is a perfect example. It comes together in less than ten minutes, especially if you have one of these handy dandy hand-held slicers (affiliate link).
It's great on it's own as a low calorie snack. Or, as a side dish for lunch or supper.
Having an assortment of simple salads like this ready and waiting in the fridge make getting dinner on the table a breeze.
Fresh sliced cucumber
Just pull out the salads and serve them with grilled or broiled meat/fish of your choice. And Voila, dinner is done!
Recipe Notes
This easy flavorful WW vegetarian cucumber salad is full of flavor and super low in calories.
I adapted it from a recipe I saw in The Hungry Girl Diet Cookbook (affiliate link), where she calls it Super Sunomono. It's a quick and easy variation of that yummy cucumber salad served in Japanese sushi restaurants.
The only change I made was to use a couple packets of Truvia (affiliate link) instead of sugar to save a few calories. I'm trying to avoid added sugar as much as I can this month.
WW Low-Fat Cucumber Salad
The longer the cucumbers marinate the better this tastes. I placed mine in a plastic container that I could shake once in a while to coat the cucumbers in the marinade. A ziplock bag with the air squeezed out would work well tool.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Cucumber Salad?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 36 calories and:
0 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
0 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
0 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
0 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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This works with Weight Watchers Simply Filling too. Enjoy!
If you like this simple cucumber salad, be sure to check out my other easy, healthy Weight Watchers friendly recipes including Weight Watchers Carrot Salad with Raisins and Walnuts, Easy Weight Watchers Orzo Salad with Vegetables, Weight Watchers Orange Cucumber Salad, Trisha Yearwood's Orzo Salad Made Lighter and Easy Cucumber Melon Salad
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Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 packets Truvia (affiliate link) sweetener (or 2 teaspoons sugar)
- Dash of salt
- 4 cups thinly sliced cucumber
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together the vinegar, sweetener and salt until the sweetener and salt have dissolved.
- Add the cucumber slices to the bowl and mix well to combine.
- Eat immediately or place in a covered container in the refrigerator for 1 or more hours.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
Source: adapted from The Hungry Girl Diet Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Mix-n-Match Meals and Snacks (affiliate link) by Lisa Lillien
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
This video from Japanese Cooking 101 demonstrates how you can make your own more traditional Sunomono (Cucumber Salad) if you are so inclined:
Here's another favorite salad with just 55 calories - Cucumber, Apple, Fennel and Radish Salad
Easy Cucumber, Apple, Fennel and Radish Salad
More Weight Watchers Salads You Might Like:
- Spiral Fruit and Cuke Salad (HungryGirl)
- Strawberry Cucumber Salad (SkinnyTaste)
- Spicy Cucumber Salad (LaaLoosh)
- 10-Minute Thai Shrimp, Cucumber and Avocado Salad (Cookin'Canuck)
- Go Greek Cucumber Noodle Salad (HungryGirl)
- Spiralized Greek Cucumber Salad with Lemon & Feta (SkinnyTaste)
- Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad (LaaLoosh)
Search for More Easy Weight Watchers Friendly Salads
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She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Linda Jennings
This is a great salad the way you made it.
If you would like a little change, use white wine vinegar and add tomatoes and Vidalia onion. YUM to both recipes. Thanks so much for all you do to help me in my journey!!
Christina Hatcher
Morning !! I have had my first kidney stone surgery at 61 and was told NO MORE SALT !! how can I keep following WW and get around my salt issue ?! I would be so grateful for any help !!! thank you !!
Wanda Bigelow
This cucumber salad is awesome. I made it with peach balsamic vinegar instead of the rice vinegar. Balsamic peach vinegar can be purchased from The Olive Pit in California.
Wanda Bigelow
This cucumber salad is awesome. I made it with peach balsamic vinegar instead of the rice vinegar. Balsamic peach vinegar can be purchased from The Olive Pit in California. Corning, CA
Martha McKinnon
Hi Wanda, peach balsamic vinegar sounds divine! Thanks for sharing :-0
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Grace
I have always eaten this salad. My Grandmother made it but with sugar. I also like to add some sliced onions. Very refreshing and takes no time to make.
Wanda
It is delicious. I used seasoned rice vinegar.
Flor
Wow, this is such a simple + delicious recipe. Love to have it with burgers from the grill.
Noah
Is there anything better than fresh, crunchy cucumbers in the summer? Love this delicious cucumber salad, so easy!
Gerardo
Thanks for finally writing about > Weight Watchers Cucumber Salad Recipe
| Simple Nourished Living < Loved it!
SusieMA
I've made this twice, using different vinegar each time. I love it as does my SIL-go figure! It keeps in the 'fridge too-longer than you'd think. Thanks again, Martha for this great recipe!