Fresh Cucumber and Cheese Salad

Name: Fresh Cucumber and Cheese Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 100 g Hard cheese

Simple, quick, delicious, and budget-friendly - perfect for everyday! This fresh cucumber and cheese salad has a spring mood. Juicy cucumbers, layers of cheese with egg whites and yolks, and plenty of herbs give it freshness, pleasant flavor, and a tender texture.

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Updated : 10 October, 2025

Easy

About 30 min.

Ingredients

100 grams

Hard cheese

3

Eggs

2

Cucumber

5 grams

Dill

10 grams

Green onion

2 tablespoon

Mayonnaise

Table

Table of volume measurements:

teaspoon - 5 ml
dessert spoon - 10 ml
tablespoon - 20 ml
glass - 200 ml

Preparation

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Step 1

You can add or substitute ingredients to your taste. Use store-bought mayonnaise or make your own.

Step 2

Wash and dry the cucumbers. Cut them into small cubes. For a more delicate salad, peel the skin. The amount of cucumbers depends on their size - two large ones are enough, or use 3-4 small ones.

Step 3

Boil the eggs hard (about 10 minutes), cool, and peel them. Separate whites from yolks. Grate whites on a coarse grater, yolks on a fine one. You can grate the yolks directly on the salad for a fluffier texture.

Step 4

Grate the cheese on a medium grater. Any type of cheese works.

Step 5

Wash, dry, and finely chop the dill and green onions. Optionally, add or replace with cilantro, parsley, or a mix of herbs.

Step 6

You can simply mix all ingredients in a salad bowl, but I prefer layering it using a 14-16 cm (5.5-6.3 inch) culinary ring. First, place the diced cucumber as the bottom layer and drizzle with mayonnaise. I transfer mayonnaise into a piping bag and cut off the tip - easier than using a spoon.

Step 7

Next, spread a layer of grated cheese and drizzle it with mayonnaise. Optionally, you can lightly salt the layers, though I usually don’t - mayonnaise adds enough saltiness.

Step 8

Then add grated egg whites and another thin layer of mayonnaise.

Step 9

Add the next layer - grated egg yolks.

Step 10

Sprinkle with the remaining chopped herbs on top.

Step 11

Before serving, remove the culinary ring and decorate as desired. Enjoy your meal!