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Published: Jun 22, 2018 · Modified: Apr 5, 2019 by Karly · This post may contain affiliate links

Easy Midwestern Cucumber Salad

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This post has been sponsored by Kemps, though all thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the sponsors who support A Simple Pantry!
creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.

It’s summertime and the living is easy, especially when I’m whipping up easy recipes for a crowd!

Of course, right now I am livin la vida go away rain!

We had this amazing blast of hot weather right before the end of the school year and since then it has been nothing but rainrainrain.

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.Not that it stops me from having a good time.

So you know what I do; I run on down to Hy-Vee (my local fave!) and I pick up all the supplies to make the best easy recipes fit for summer.

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.Like this Midwestern Cucumber Salad.

Which, I do admit, is a wee bit more than your traditional cucumber salad.

If you’re from around here, you’ve probably had a cucumber salad at one point in your life. Maybe it was a pure vinegar base, and maybe it was creamier, with some good ol’ Kemps® Sour Cream.

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.I’ve had it both ways, and while I do love those old school easy recipes, I really felt it was high time to shake things up.

You ever feel like that?

Since I love both the vinegar and sour cream versions, I thought maybe, just maybe, let’s combine the two, play with some of those traditionally midwestern flavors, and see what happens.

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.Well, I will tell you, awesomeness did happen!

In fact, I had to go back to Hy-Vee and pick up some more Kemps Sour Cream because it was such a crazy popular dish at my last function!

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.And really, it makes sense when you think about it, because Kemps Sour Cream is fresh, all natural, and is 100% family farmer-owned. How cool is that?

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.You already know how much I adore Kemps, since I use their products in other recipes like my probiotic smoothie. Looooooooooove.

You can find more great Kemps® Sour Cream recipes HERE, and save $1.00 when you buy TWO (2) Kemps Sour Cream products!

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.Let’s rock out this summer with some deliciously easy recipes!

creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.

Easy Midwestern Cucumber Salad

5 from 4 votes
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Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 151kcal
Author: Karly Gomez

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Kemps® Sour Cream
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon fresh dill
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Cracked pepper to taste
  • 3 cups cucumbers sliced thin
  • 1 cup red onion sliced thin
  • 1 cup canned chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • ¾ cup feta cheese
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Instructions

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the Kemps Sour Cream and white wine vinegar. Add the dill, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and whisk gently. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
  • In a large bowl, add the cucumbers, red onion, chickpeas, and feta cheese. Drizzle with the dressing and toss gently to combine. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to intensify. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 456mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 6.2mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 1mg
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creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill. creamy cucumber salad with chickpeas, red onion, feta, and dill.

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About Karly

From her childhood home in Southern Minnesota, Karly embraces the crazy of everyday life by creating delicious dishes her family and friends love, while experimenting with new flavors and techniques and photographing the results. Karly’s love for beautiful foods and joy for creating is infectious to all who meet her.

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  1. Jenni LeBaron says

    February 19, 2019 at 2:11 pm

    5 stars
    I love love love making cucumber salad in the summer. Your version with the chickpeas and red onions sounds really good and would definitely mix things up for us. I would love to try this!

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  2. wilhelmina says

    February 19, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    5 stars
    This is so refreshing crisp and creamy! Delicious!

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  3. Noelle says

    February 19, 2019 at 1:41 pm

    5 stars
    Ahh this must be a midwestern thing! My mom made this all the time when I was growing up, would love some right now! What a great reminder, thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Cheryl says

    July 12, 2018 at 6:50 pm

    This sounds amazing! The obly thing that would make it better –and even more Midwestern– is to top it with crumbled peppered bacon!!

    Reply
    • Karly says

      August 24, 2018 at 9:50 am

      That would be an amazing addition for sure!

      Reply

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