This Creamy Cucumber Salad is a pretty popular iteration of the humble cucumber. I mean, what is there to do with cucumbers besides some kind of salad or carving them out for appetizers? It’s not like you can cook with them, right? Although once, at a restaurant I used to work at that shall remain nameless, they offered a turkey and cucumber pizza. Let’s just say I did not test it out. The only thing difficult about making this salad is slicing the cucumbers and onions thin enough to make a nice texture.
Well then, let’s put our hands together for the brand new 13-cup Kitchen Aid Food Processor with their ExactSlice™ System. This thing takes slicing, grating, julienning and mixing to a whole new level. It features the first ever externally adjustable slicing slider so you don’t have to make adjustments by taking lids off and getting messy! Yay! The slicer adjustment goes from 1mm all the way to 6mm and the ultra-wide feed tube accommodates even large tomatoes and potatoes, which really helps during food prep. Even with the added time in cleaning the food processor, everything just went a little easier, ya know? And it even uses less power than previous models, which you know I am excited about.
I have made a couple of things in the processor now and I LOVE it. I am always 100% honest with you on products I wish to review and this one is no slouch. Besides the very first time I used it, where I almost sliced my finger tip off, I haven’t had anything negative occur during use. It mixed well, sliced well and grated up a whole gigantic cauliflower too. But you know what the BEST part about this food processor is?
I get to give one away to you guys! I love doing giveaways and this one is extra special, because it is for Canadians only! How often does that happen right? So let me know below what you would do with this bad boy if you had the chance to get your hands on it and you’ll be entered to win! Lots of bonus entries too!
One year ago: Paleo Sandwich Bread
Two years ago: Chocolate Chia Energy Balls
Three years ago: Chai
Four years ago: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Creamy Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
Method
- Follow food processor manufacturer's instructions on setting up slicing blade. Set thickness to halfway and feed cucumbers into feed tube.
- Set thickness to minimum and slice red onion using feed tube. Remove onions and cucumber to a large bowl.
- In a separate smaller bowl, whisk the yogurt with the lemon juice and zest, salt, thyme, vinegars, and Dijon mustard.
- When ready to serve, pour dressing over cucumbers and onions, toss to coat and top with crumbled feta. Serve immediately or wrap and refrigerate for up to four hours.
Looks yummy sister
I would use it to make my sunomono salads, supper thin cucumber
This looks fantastic Elizabeth!
I am interested in making a Creamy Avocado Yogurt Dip with the Kitchenaid processor. Love your blog by the way! You share great recipes.
would make some potato and serrano ham salad
What wouldn’t I use it for!
Would make a whole lot of things starting with Mousakka
Homemade slaw and anything from you cookbook that I can…….and our own nut butters……. 🙂
Anything Maren told me to make 😉 And anything from your cookbook…..used the fennel dressing last night on store bought slaw and Reb Barm pulled pork….sooooo good!
It was goooooo-oood! Please stop slicing things off.
Sweet! I’d let this beast take care of grating my Parmesan cheese.
I would grate cheese for homemade pizza!
Giving this a try for sure! Love the idea of feta in a creamy dressing.
I’d use this to slice all my soon-to-be-had summer veggies to make delicious pizzas! Mmmmm
Bread. For sure.
I would make pesto first thing and then grate cheese for pizza. With a newborn and a toddler I can use all the help I can get.
I’d love to get my family to eat more fresh veggies, and this salad looks like the perfect way to do that!
There are so many things I would use this food processor for. It would be such a time-saver.
I would grate all the cheese! Maybe make some puréed sweet potato soup too… Better question would be what wouldn’t you do!? 🙂
With gluten free members in our family, this would be a great asset
I love love cucumbers. Can’t wait to try out this recipe and hope I’ll be slicing up some cucumbers (and potatoes! And beets! Ah so much potential!) in a new food processor soon!
Ooooh, I totally need a food processor. I’d use it to make lots of pie dough, then I’d make lots of pies with that dough. And then I’d make coleslaw with the shredder attachment, and I’d eat it to balance out all the pie. And then I’d make more pie 😉
P.S. Yogurt dressings on cucumber salads are the best! Will definitely give this one a try! I like that you’ve topped it with feta <3
I would use it to make my hummus. Or perhaps shop up some cauliflower to make cauliflower rice 🙂
I would use this for making soups!!
Would love that mixer! I’d use it to slice potatoes for scalloped potatoes, grating cheese for all kinds of dishes, and that cucumber salad looks great – I’d make that too!
Haha. I should comment on my “bread for sure” comment above – I like to pulse oatmeal and add it to my multi-grain flour and make this awesome no flour no sugar bread. My old processor is old and bulky so I will often use my coffee grinder instead.
YUM! this recipe will come in handy when all those garden cucumbers are ready
I’m eating so much more veggies since going Paleo, and that means a ridiculous amount of chopping/dicing/slicing… by hand. I’d love to use a food processor to get even slices of eggplant for roasting.
Ooh, thanks for the review Elizabeth. Pretty neat to see a food processor and mandolin slicer combine, never thought that could happen lol. Me? I’d make some good ole’ homemade potato chips. All that slicing, even using the mandolin is tiring (def can’t live without it either), but I’m sure this processor can take it. Wish the best for everyone in the giveaway 🙂
So many things! There are recipes that I bypass because i don’t have a processor.
Banana soft serve !
I’d use it to grate everything; only have a hand grater now!
I think I’d want to slice/grate/process ALL THE THINGS. Just to test it out. *grin*
I would prepare some of my flour tortilla dough, dips, etc. So many possibilities!
I would love this! I would make delicious lentil-rice burgers…. using this instead of my current mini food processor which is far too small!
Grate carrots and cheese!
Looks very good!
Great giveaway! I would totally replace my existing food processor…it’s so overused, I’ve worn though the pulse button. 🙂 I use my food processor almost everyday. Chopping veggies for mirepoix, making pesto, making curry paste, turning random nuts or grains into flour…I’ve even used it to make a cake!
Oooooh! I need one of these! haha… If I won it, I could throw away my half broken, 10 year old food processor that I think is getting dangerously close to electrocuting me. hahaha…
PS. I would also make more tomato sauce. Lots more. With farm fresh tomatoes this season. Let the shredding, creaming and processing begin! xo!
Thanks for the giveaway love!
I’ve got a delicious borscht recipe and beets in the fridge..having the good processor to cut up all that veg would be awesome! Also as a cucumber salad fan I have to say thus recipe looks great and I cant wait to try it!
My blade broke a while ago 🙁 I would use it for grating veggies like beets and carrots!
After making biscuits for my home-made marmalade (who knew 4 oranges, a lemon and some chopped ginger would make 6 cups!?)…I’d write about it in my blog. 😀 And then use the food processor to slice the orange and lemon peels for the next batch.
Sweet potato chips. And a whole pile of other yummy food!
I would make pie crust!
I’d make some pesto!
I would love to try homemade almond butter, maybe with some cocoa powder or cinnamon mixed in!
i would make delicious bagels!!
Scalloped potatoes
I’d like to try making apple pies with it
Looks great for picnics
Thanks for this giveaway.Your cookbook is the first one in years I’ve read from cover to cover, and begun to make things from right away. It’s been a great tool for pushing me into new ingredients and methods. My friend Rebecca was posting about it, and I knew it was just the right thing to get my new coconut oil purchase out into the open. Last year I met the most amazing man, and I now share a home with he and his son. They’re both athletes, and he’s committed to CrossFit as well. So! If we were to win the food processor I’d donate the old one he has tucked away in a basement cupboard somewhere, and use the new one to continue on the journey of learning new things and ways to cook and nourish my new family.
You’re amazing Chantal. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Thank YOU!
I would make hummus 😀
Hummus! And coleslaw
I’d try making your cucumber salad! Looks great!
chocolate chip cookies!
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