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Spicy Cucumber Salad

Spicy Cucumber Salad

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🥒 A bold Korean-inspired cucumber salad with harissa-marinated feta and briny olives for a crunchy, tangy side dish.
🌶️ Ready in minutes with no cooking required — perfect alongside grilled meats or as a refreshing light lunch.

  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Feta cheese

Olives

Mini cucumbers

Radishes

Red onion

Harissa sauce

Avocado oil

Fresh dill

Instructions

1-Marinate the feta and olives: Cut feta into 1-inch cubes, place in a jar with olives, harissa sauce, and water. Seal, shake, and marinate at least 30 minutes at room temperature (or overnight in the fridge for richer flavor).

2-Assemble the salad: Toss thinly sliced cucumbers, radishes, and red onion with the marinated feta, olives, a little marinade, dill, salt, lemon juice, and avocado oil. Serve immediately while cold and crisp.

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Notes

💡 Use Persian or English cucumbers — their thin skins, fewer seeds, and firm texture keep the salad crisp and never watery.
💡 For the richest flavor, marinate the feta and olives overnight in the fridge before assembling the salad.
💡 To meal prep, store the marinated feta and sliced vegetables separately in the fridge and toss together just before serving.

  • Author: Ruby Bennett
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • marinating time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Salads, Side Dishes
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: Korean-Inspired, Mediterranean
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: about 1 cup
  • Calories: 185
  • Sugar: 3g
  • Sodium: 620mg
  • Fat: 15g
  • Saturated Fat: 5g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 9g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 6g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 5g
  • Cholesterol: 22mg