Salads and salad dressings
Creamy Cucumber Salad
Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Christine from Illinois.
Portions: 2
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar (or artificial sweetener equivalent)
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- fresh chopped dill as garnish (optional)
Preparation
- Thinly slice cucumber.
- Mix together sour cream, vinegar (or lemon juice), sugar (or sweetener) and pepper.
- Combine mixture with cucumbers. Chill before serving.
- Garnish with fresh dill if desired.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 94
- Protein: 1 g
- Carbohydrate: 9 g
- Fat: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 16 mg
- Sodium: 26 mg
- Potassium: 125 mg
- Phosphorus: 47 mg
- Calcium: 43 mg
- Fiber: 0.5 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 1 vegetable, low potassium
- 1 fat
Carbohydrate Choices
- 1/2
Helpful Hints
- For a variation add 2 tablespoons chopped onion or chives.
- For a lighter version, substitute fat-free sour cream instead of regular sour cream.

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