Dilled Cucumber, Tomato and Celery Salad

We developed this mid-summer salad to use an overabundance of fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and celery. This recipe makes more dressing than you need for the salad, but it will keep almost forever in the refrigerator.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 373 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ⅓ cup water
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 ⅓ cups milk
• 1 tablespoon dill seed
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 3 tomatoes, cubed
• 1 cup white vinegar
• ⅓ cup buttermilk salad dressing and seasoning mix
• 2 large cucumbers, quartered and thinly sliced
• ½ onion, sliced and quartered

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place water and dill seed in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Whisk in honey and salad dressing mix, then pour mixture into a large bowl. Whisk in mayonnaise, buttermilk, milk, and vinegar until smooth.

Step 2

Place cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, onion, garlic, and salt into a separate bowl, and pour half of the dressing onto the vegetables; toss well. Cover, and refrigerate salad for at least 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate remaining dressing for future use.