Spiral cutting the cucumber would make a fun presentation, however you don’t have to worry if you do not have a spiral cutter. Just chop the cucumbers as usual, it’ll be just as delicious!
If you’re trying to watch your figure you can use turkey bacon, and low-fat mayo (or even plain Greek yogurt). The amount of mayonnaise in this recipe is not too bad, though, so I just always go with the real thing! Feel free to also add any kind of seasonings of your choice. Personally, I always add garlic powder.
Ingredients
1-2 cucumbers, chopped or spiral cut
1 tomato
1 red onion (optional)
3 slices of Oscar Mayer bacon, cooked and crumbled
1-2 tbsp. of Hellman’s mayonnaise
salt, pepper and garlic powder, to taste
Directions
Chop or spiral cut the cucumbers. Chop the onion and tomato. Combine.
Add in mayo and seasonings, stir to combine.
Right before serving, add crumbled bacon.
USE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW.
Quick Tip: To lighten it up, use turkey bacon and a mayo substitute.
Looks good and fresh, I will make it today!
You made extra dressing? Do you have a recipe for it?
Hit the next page link above, under the picture
I did that and got a recipe for pizza. Would really like the dressing recipe.
Read the recipe, make more dressing, problem solved.
The dressing is the mayo, garlic powder and salt and pepper
1-2 tbsp. of Hellman’s mayonnaise
⅛ tsp. McCormick garlic powder
Morton’s sea salt and McCormick black pepper, to taste
Funny, those cucumbers don’t look spiral sliced.
I was thinking the same thing.
She says above that she just cut them, because she didn’t have a spiral cutter.
was thinking the same thing they arent! at least not in my book lol
She said she diced them beings she didn’t have a spiral cutter.
It says on the post that she didn’t have her spiral slicing tool so she just cubed them…but that the recipe says spiral them…
Read her recipe,, she noted that she does not have a spiral cutter ,!
If you read the entire recipe she says since she did not have one of the spiral cutters, she just chopped hers. People, don ‘t be so stinking petty about things that don’t make a dimes worth of difference!
She said right up in the beginning of the recipe….I just cut the cucumber, because I don’t have a spiral cutter…..that’s why they don’t look spiral sliced…..
That’s because they are not spiral cut. Which is what she just said above right before the ingredients….
Why always Hellmans?? I find it boring. Miracle Whip is not.
Miracle whip doesn’t always hold up in a salad, have noticed this with egg salad, I prefer Miricle Whip for this, but have noticed egg salad made with Miricle Whip is watery the next day compared to that made with mayonnaise… I use half of each
Miracle whip?
Miracle whip is salad dressing….Hellmans is mayonnaise…..big difference in the recipe
I wouldn’t use Miracle Whip for any kind of salad or sandwich! Love Hellmann’s for its enhanced flavor.. great recipe!
Amen, miracle whip is horrible in anything
Amen. Yuck!
Dukes all the way or Hellman’s when I’m in the North
So true. Never use or eat Miracle Whip
I agree!
DITTO……HELLMANNS ?
TO EACH HIS OWN TASTE………NO NEED TO GET OR BE RUDE ABOUT IT…. SOME PREFER HELLMANS, SOME LIKE MIRACLE WHIP….MY SUGGESTION, MAKE A SMALL SALAD OF EACH AND SEE WHICH ONE YOU LIKE THE BEST………THERE IS ALSO A “KRAFT MAYONNAISE” , I DIDN’T SEE ANY ONE MENTION THAT ONE………
I agree. Some salads are meant to have mayo only! This happens to be one of them. Not salad dressing!
Miracle Whip is sweet. Ok if you like sweet, but it’s not mayonnaise.
In the south we use real Dukes Mayq,, yummy!
We are able to get Dukes in Nebraska now so had a potluck picnic at our church and we ladies decided to try Dukes and most of the families
didn’t like it and wanted Hellmann’s and Miracle Whip brought back.
Miracle Whip is what people eat that can’t afford Hellmans! 🙂
That’s right…my mom and dad raised five children….we ate Miracle Whip….and to this day, Hellman’s or even Dukes is a very bland tasting salad dressing. Love the tang of Miracle Whip….much more flavor.
Forget Hellmans or Miracle Whip. The absolute best mayo on the planet is Duke’s. Been a southern staple for many decades. Even distant relatives in Minneapolis swear it’s the best ever. Give it a try. (knowing, Southern cook, look)
Have tried and even tried at a church function
and it didn’t go over to well. Some the ladies thought it might be a good change and it just didn’t go over to well the congregation.
Miracle whip is to sweet, Best Foods is the way to go..
I wished you would have add how many servings this would be for!!!!
its up to how much they take greedy one not greedy six
If it’s not enough, make more. If it’s too much, give some away.
Relax.
Love your food. Need recipe
Add some diced purple onion and it gets that extra zip
Sounds good!!
In the photo, it shows what looks like unpeeled cucumber chunks. I have no problebm with chunks rather than spirilized, but unpeeled? Is that an error? That’s a lot of peel. Kathy suggested purple onion, umm. A bit of dill would be real tasty too.
Cucumber peel is a good source of dietary fiber that helps reduce constipation and offers some protection against colon cancers
yes, and if concerned about anything on the skin … soak them for 1/2 hr in some water & 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar & that will clean off toxins or dirt, etc.
Take your peeler and make stripes down the cuke leaving some peel. Pretty presentation and less tough peel.
Sounds good to me!
Add a bag of seasoned croutons also and more mayo?
I would leave out the bacon and add walnuts, onion powder and red pepper flakes.
It says spiral cut cukes but picture shows cubed. Which is it?
Whats the difference it is a cucumber no matter how you cut it!! NO brainer
THANK YOU!! I’M THINKING IT’S GOING TO TASTE THE SAME, NO MATTER HOW IT IS CUT…
Any salad with mayo in it is a risk for summer camping as the mayo spoils quickly in the heat. Use a virgin olive oil and balsamic vineager dressing instead !
It is TOTALLY false that it’s the Mayo that goes bad in salads. It’s the other things in the salad. The mayonnaise actually has ingredients that inhibit any problems. Please don’t continue to push the falsehood that Mayo is s culprit. If you doubt me, please, do your own research.
Very true!
mayo has eggs n oil in it….it most certainly does go bad in hot weather….but if u wanna eat it go ahead
My dad worked for the health department. Commercially made mayonnaise does have ingredients that inhibit foods spoiling. Homemade mayonnaise does not.
Amen!!!
Wrong!
I meant wrong for the original post
I thought I invented this, and it is even good without the bacon. Plus I use regular mayonnaise and thin it out with a little vinegar and I sprinkle a little chives on it.
I like the red onion as well and I use sour cream instead of mayo. Both are delish!
kick it up a notch and add a tsp of sesame oil to the cuke and tomato salad,BAM!
Very verry. good.
Use avocado instead of mayo with turkey bacon Less calories Healthier
Except the photo shows chopped cucumber, not spiral cut, which likely works just as well….
The photo of this recipe shows diced cucumbers…so add a spiralized zucchini for a sturdier faux pasta and some diced purple onion for that zip!
Really like this salad use regular onions
it says spiral cuts, do you mean the long skinny strips [cucumbers], i dont see long strips
Read under the picture! She says she didn’t have a spiralizer……hence, cubed cucumbers……
It seems like everyone here wants to either criticize the fact that the cucumbers aren’t spiral criticize the people for mentioning it! The poster above (Josephine)wasn’t criticizing the use of “spiral” when they weren’t, she was asking what spiraling is.
Josephine, spiraling is when the veggie is cut round and round. There is a special spiraling tool you can use. Many people who are into low carb (and others)use it to spiral cut vegetables and use them the place of pasta. Usually, they are thinner than julienne strips, if you know what those are, and curlier. The texture might affect the taste somewhat, but obviously, people enjoy them cubed as well.
Thank you for clarifying that yet again!!!!
Where is the recipe?
I haven’t tried yet but looking forward to it. Just wondered if you get the bacon already cooked, in a package, can you use it or go to the fresh bacon and cook yourself?
If you cannot cook bacon yourself, you should not be cooking.
Nothing wrong with the precooked bacon. To get it crispy, just add 5-10 seconds on the amount of time you microwave. I’m going to try this tomorrow.
Add Dill its wonderful in anything
LOOKS GOOD, SOUNDS GOOD
Overstock sells bacon lip gloss 🙂 so YES YOU CAN 🙂
looks really good and you could add chunks of extra sharp cheddar cheese too 🙂
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I make this with a little red onion, as Kathy says, and mix a little vinegar and sugar in with the mayo. Been making this for 40 yrs. Always a hit.
Yes. Needs onion so I added sweet onion…..and really I think it needs bell pepper. We will see.
If you add the lettuce and spinach you may as well add the bacon grease while it’s hot to make a wilted salad.
Ok so it says spiral cut cucumbers but on the picture I see cubed cucumbers isn’t spiral like the noodle cut
I was wondering the same
I added avocado…delish !
Where is the receipe, went thru a dozen comments but no ingredients?
I would cube my cucumbers. This sounds sooo gooood.
It doesn’t make any difference spiral or cube. Witch ever suits you
After 37 comments, and 8 pages of my printer ink- No damn recipe. Thanks for nothing guys. I will not be using this site again!
Click on NEXT PAGE and the recipe is right there on page 2. Highlight the recipe and print.
You printed the first page 8 times? Wow! I figured after the first page and no recipe you have tried to actually read and see where the recipe was 😉
Funny,I counted six ingredients …JS
The salt and pepper are optional or “to taste” so they aren’t considered an actual ingredient as you don’t have to use them if you don’t want too…JS
This’d be even better with fresh white corn cut off the cob and added. (Yes, raw. It’s wonderful!) Or you could use a well-drained can of white corn, or a thawed package of frozen.
Haha, I did the same thing with bacon grease in my lip balm recipe! Once filtered you lose all that bacon smell. So much for a guy friendly lip balm.
I would use half mayo and half sour cream and add a little dill! Yummy Can’t wait to make this!
Or half plain yogurt and half mayo!
I have made this salad for 30 years if not longer…Always good but no garlic for me or my family and I add a small bit of sugar
I have made this salad for 30 years if not longer…Always good but no garlic for me or my family and I add a small bit of sugar and chopped onion
This site has the WORST and WHITEST recipes ever
Great! Move on to a website that suits your needs better 🙂
There was not need for this comment. It was rude. If you can’t say something nice, say nothing at all. Move on, Josh and good luck finding what you want.
Josh is a troll. Thanks Teri
I am trying to figure out what a white recipe is. Josh, any insight to this?
Why not add some blue food coloring? Would that make you feel better?
Re Miracle Whip: They’ve gone back to their old recipe which doesn’t get watery by the next day. I actually emailed them and thanked them for doing it.
I make this with Renees roasted garlic dressing and add crumbled feta to the top. Yummy
I cant find the dressing I went to the next link still isnt there so what is it. Thank you
I don’t mix in the bacon. I serve it crumbled on the side. Get’s really soggy if there’s leftovers…
The recipe looks fantastic. Thanks to everyone who added something. Some are comical and made me laugh. Have a happy 4th of July and I enjoy the recipes here! ♥
Hubby cannot digest lettuce so this was aces for me. I did add some chopped onions and chopped black olives. Had to chop the cukes as I couldn’t find my spiralizer.
**Cheat** Use ranch dressing& prepackaged REAL bacon bits!!! There are many additives that make this soooo good! Croutons, shredded cheese, sesame sticks are some I’ve tried and enjoyed.
I add ranch dressing and it’s delish !
Loved all the comments, listed all things tha t could be added.
Tempeh “bacon”, a handful of vegan cheese shreadded, cucks, tomatoes, a little fresh onion, garlic and Veganaise and this could be a great salad for persons who only choose to eat foods of plant origin.
I make this recipe all the time adding sweet onion cubes and eat it for lunch, but for some reason, it never occurred to me to add bacon! I call it Israeli salad because it is similar (not identical) to a popular dish there, but I’m quite sure Israelis don’t think to add bacon! Anyway, I can’t wait to make my next batch and try it! I think I might use real bacon bits that come in those little packages – I hate cooking bacon and don’t like the kind that you buy already cooked. Plus, it’s quicker and I’ve always considered this my no-cook dish for lunches on hot central Arizona summer days.
I’ve used cottage cheese instead of mayo, too, which is really closer to the original Israeli salad. Add Za’atar, a Middleeastern spice with sumac and hyssop. Yum!
Is 1 chopped tomatoes meant to say 1 cup chopped tomatoes? I have all the ingredients and want to give it a try soon. Thank you.
This sounds great but my husband and I don’t eat cukes because of acid reflux. Is there a good sub for them? I also love some of the extra add in’s suggested. Thanks
I used Hellmann’s because that’s what I use; it was horrible. Re-made it with Miracle Whip and it was great. Very important to follow the recipe