My children adore this lively, refreshing salad—especially since cucumbers are their favorite vegetable! Crisp, hydrating, and naturally cooling, cucumbers are over 95% water and contain compounds like cucurbitacins and flavonoids that offer anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits. Paired with fresh mint, this salad is the perfect way to cool down on warm days. Serve it alongside baked chicken, grilled fish, herbed rice, or a bowl of summer beans. It also makes a lovely topping for grain bowls or tucked into lettuce wraps for a vibrant, crunch-filled meal.
Ingredients
4 medium
cucumbers
thinly sliced
½ cups
diced
red onions
½ cups
chopped
fresh mint
½ cups
chopped
parsley
2 tablespoons
coconut vinegar
2 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoons
Herbamare
(or sea salt)
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 6
- Protein 11%
- Net carbs 36%
- Fat 53%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 83.7kcal
- Protein
- 2.1g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 10.1g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2.5g
- Net Carbs
- 7.6g
- Total Sugars
- 3.9g
- Glucose
- 1.8g
- Fructose
- 0.18g
- Maltose
- 0.02g
- Galactose
- 1.9g
- Total Fat
- 4.9g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.74g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 3.3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.61g
- Sodium
- 132mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 15.4mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.08mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.1mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 0.43mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 0.59mg
- Vitamin B6
- 0.13mg
- Folate (B9)
- 41.4µg
- Choline
- 13.4mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 0.75mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 118µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 75mg
- Iron
- 2.9mg
- Magnesium
- 40.2mg
- Phosphorus
- 64.4mg
- Potassium
- 423mg
- Zinc
- 0.66mg
- Copper
- 0.13mg
- Manganese
- 0.37mg
- Selenium
- 0.66µg
- Fluoride
- 2.7µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 0.04g
- Isoleucine
- 0.07g
- Leucine
- 0.11g
- Lysine
- 0.1g
- Methionine
- 0.02g
- Phenylalanine
- 0.08g
- Threonine
- 0.07g
- Tryptophan
- 0.02g
- Valine
- 0.08g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 0.09g
- Arginine
- 0.13g
- Aspartic Acid
- 0.17g
- Cystine
- 0.02g
- Glutamic Acid
- 0.49g
- Glycine
- 0.08g
- Proline
- 0.06g
- Serine
- 0.07g
- Tyrosine
- 0.04g
Fatty Acids
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 3.2g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 0.1g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 0.51g
Other
Carotenoids
- Alpha-Carotene
- 22µg
- Beta-Carotene
- 343µg
- Beta-Cryptoxanthin
- 52µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 324µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Phytosterols
- 41.6mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 0.22mg
