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Cucumber Slaw With Margarita Dressing Recipe (Low Carb)

July 9, 2018 by Denise 8 Comments

This cucumber slaw with margarita dressing is a delicious low carb salad that would be perfect for your next bbq or picnic. A delicious way to use some of those garden cucumbers! The low carb creamy dressing has the sweet and tart taste of a margarita.
This cucumber slaw with margarita dressing is a delicious low carb salad that would be perfect for your next bbq or picnic. A delicious way to use some of those garden cucumbers! The low carb creamy dressing has the sweet and tart taste of a margarita.
This cucumber slaw with margarita dressing is a delicious low carb salad that would be perfect for your next bbq or picnic. A delicious way to use some of those garden cucumbers! The low carb creamy dressing has the sweet and tart taste of a margarita.

This cucumber slaw with margarita dressing is a delicious low carb salad that would be perfect for your next bbq or picnic. A delicious way to use some of those garden cucumbers! The low carb creamy dressing has the sweet and tart taste of a margarita.

You might also like this low carb creamy cilantro lime coleslaw.

yellow cup with purple cabbage and cucumber slaw
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My husband’s vegetable garden is starting to crank out some produce and that means it’s time for me to come up new vegetable recipes. He just presented me with his first batch of cucumbers and while I love cucumbers, I don’t eat that many.

So while watching the next Food Network Star a contestant made margarita dressing that sounded interesting to me. I decided to try my hand at that and made this cucumber slaw with margarita dressing. It’s cool, crunchy, colorful and the dressing is creamy and sweet but tart. You will love it!

What’s In Margarita Dressing

Now that I think about it, I heard of that dressing on the comeback kitchen. I’m not sure what she put in it but when I think of margaritas I think lime and salt. And because this is a slaw dressing it had to be creamy too.

So this dressing is simply lime juice, mayo, salt and sweetener. No tequila though I imagine if you loved that taste, you could work it in there. But my version is just these 4 simple ingredients.

 

aerial view of a big bowl and small cup ofvcucumber slaw with margarita dressing

 

The Difference Between Slaw And Coleslaw

I found an interesting article on this topic on Chowhound. The term coleslaw is a dutch word (koolsla) in which kool means cabbage and sla means salad. That was back in the 1700s and mayonnaise came into the picture later on. So technically this is a coleslaw since I used red cabbage. However any salad made of chopped vegetables would be termed a slaw

 

white bowl with purple cabbage and cucumber slaw

More Garden Cucumber Recipes To Try

Every year we are inundated with a lot of garden cucumbers so here a few other great cool cucumber recipes to try. I have a bacon, tomato, ranch cucumber salad and a lemon ginger Asian cucumber salad for you. And another way to use cucumbers is topped with a creamy cheese spread like this creamy herb cheese or with this pecan and bacon goat cheese ball. All are very summer worthy cucumber recipes.

 

  • This ranch bacon cucumber & tomato salad is creamy and cool and has that salty crunch of bacon. A delicious way to use fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden. 
  • These lemon ginger Asian cucumber noodles make a refreshing salad that you can make in minutes. These cucumber noodles are perfect for picnics or even a light dinner. Best of all those huge cucumbers from the garden work great in this dish!
  • These creamy herb filled bacon rolls are sure to be a hit at your next party. As a low carb appetizer it's easy and delicious. The herb cream filling can be used on cucumber slices as well. 
  • This bacon herb goat cheese ball takes only a few minutes to make and is the perfect low carb appetizer to take to a party. Serve with cucumber slices or low carb crackers.

Low Carb Cucumber Slaw Recipe

This is very simple, so I just chopped my red cabbage very thinly and then used my julienne peeler to make the cucumber sticks. For the dressing, whisk mayo, lime juice, salt and Swerve sweetener and toss the salad.

NOTE: You can make this a head of time but don’t add the  cucumber until you are about to serve it. The cucumbers have a lot of water in them and might make it watery. So you could make this the day before but just add the cucumbers right before serving.

 

yellow cup with purple cabbage and cucumber slaw with white bowl in background and text overlay

 

Well I hope you enjoy some of these garden cucumber recipes. I’m sure I will have more this summer as they just started rolling in from the garden. And if you have any you want to share with me, please let me know in the comments! The nutritional information for 1 serving is:

207 cals / 21.6g fat / 4.5g carbs / 2.4g fiber / 0.5g protein = 2.1g net carbs

1 tablespoon of the dressing has 0g net carbs!

This cucumber slaw with margarita dressing is a delicious low carb salad that would be perfect for your next bbq or picnic. A delicious way to use some of those garden cucumbers! The low carb creamy dressing has the sweet and tart taste of a margarita.
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Cucumber Slaw with Margarita Dressing (low carb)

This cucumber slaw with margarita dressing is a delicious low carb salad that would be perfect for your next bbq or picnic. A delicious way to use some of those garden cucumbers! The low carb creamy dressing has the sweet and tart taste of a margarita.

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword cucmber slaw, lowcarb, side dish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 207 kcal
Author Denise

Ingredients

  • 2 cups red cabbage, thinly sliced and chopped
  • ¾ cup mayo
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • â…“ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons Swerve sweetener
  • zest of half of a lime
  • 1 cup cucumbers cut into matchsticks

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk, lime juice, mayo, salt and Swerve sweetener. 

  2. Thinly slice cabbage and toss with dressing.. Cucumber will make it a bit watery after awhile so it’s best to add them right before serving. However you can make the rest of the salad ahead of time if you wish. 

  3. Refrigerate for awhile to let the slaw soften before eating.

 

yellow cup of cucumber keto slaw and white bowl in background with test overlay

 

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Marisa F. Stewart

    June 21, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    What great information about slaw and coleslaw. The colors are so pretty and perfect for a summer barbecue or picnic. I’m not a fan of creamy dressings so the margarita dressing would be one that I’d love.

    Reply
  2. Lois Christensen

    June 20, 2019 at 8:41 am

    This look so colorful and perfect for summer!

    Reply
  3. Jolina

    June 18, 2019 at 6:54 pm

    Looks so delicious and refreshing.We eat lots of cucumber too. This would be a nice change from just slicing them up and mixing them with regular greens for sure.

    Reply
  4. Veena Azmanov

    June 18, 2019 at 11:40 am

    Crunchy and healthy and best for a snack too. Good for a BBQ party option too.

    Reply
  5. Arlene Mobley

    June 18, 2019 at 11:06 am

    This is a great way to use up those cucumbers.

    Reply
  6. Gloria | Homemade & Yummy

    June 18, 2019 at 10:30 am

    Loving the sound of this tasty salad. What a great way to use cucumbers. The dressing sounds amazing. We all need lots of salad recipes this time of year.

    Reply
  7. Judy C.

    July 13, 2018 at 11:42 pm

    This is such a beautiful slaw! It’s definitely on the menu for this weekend. I might even add some julienned jicama for some extra crunch. Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
    • Denise

      July 14, 2018 at 6:56 am

      Hi Judy,
      I love that idea about the jicama! I just started eating it and love to find new uses for it. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like it!
      Denise

      Reply

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