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Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad Recipe
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This quick and easy Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad combines a creamy dressing – like a mixture of Greek yogurt or sour cream – with freshly sliced cucumbers and red onions along with plenty of chopped dill! It’s the perfect unique pasta salad recipe for your next barbecue party.

Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad Recipe

Loaded with tender pasta, crisp juicy cucumbers, fresh dill and red onion, this dish will be the hit of every get together. And it comes together within just few minutes and it’s incredibly delicious! The dressing in this salad doesn’t have a lot of ingredients, but that’s really the beauty of this recipe! The fresh Greek yogurt adds a little zip to the dressing while the dill adds summery freshness complementing the cucumber and cooked pasta perfectly!

Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad Recipe

If you have access to fresh dill, it really makes a huge difference in this salad.

Ingredients in Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad Recipe?
- Pasta: penne or rotini pasta
- Cucumbers: fresh long English cucumbers work the best for this recipe
- Onion: red onion (can sub white for less of a “bite”)
- Dressing: sour cream or Greek yogurt and vinegar
- Herb: fresh dill
- Spices: salt and pepper
Ist Gather Your Equipment’s:
- a Sharp Knife, for cutting
- a round spoon, to remove seeds
- Spatula, for mixing
- Cutting Board
- Hand Whisker
- Large Glass Bowl
How to Make this Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad:

This is such an easy recipe, y’all. Seriously. Yes to Summer recipes that don’t require hardly any effort!

1. First, begin by cooking your pasta according to the box instructions! Make sure to salt your water and cook the pasta until al dente. Once it’s done, let it cool! If desired, rinse cold water over top to stop the cooking and speed up the cooling process.

Cook pasta. drizzle with oil

Sprinkle pepper and toss to coat evenly.

2. While the pasta is cooling off, slice up your cucumber! Slice it in half lengthwise and then slice very thin slices of cucumber.

Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise

remove seeds using a spoon

Dice it into thin slices.

and its done !!

3. Do the same thing with the red onion! Thin slices go a long way here, folks! While it’s not required, soaking the onions in cold water for a few minutes takes just a little bit of bite out of them. .

Thinly slice onion

place in a bowl of cold water

4. Next, mix together the delicious Greek yogurt dill dressing! Combine the Greek yogurt with the dill, vinegar, salt (i added the pink salt) and pepper. Mix until deliciously thick and creamy. Set this aside.

Mix dressing ingredients

Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

5. In a large bowl, add your cooled off pasta. On top, add your cucumbers, onions and all of the Greek yogurt dressing! Mix together gently until fully combined.

Add pasta, cucumber and onion

Pour dressing over it.

6. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. I always love garnishing with a big pinch of extra dill – it makes it taste extra fresh and adds an amazing pop of flavor.

Toss to combine

sprinkle some extra dill (if desired)

7. Let it sit in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes to make sure all of the flavors can melt together and it can stay cold! Enjoy when chilled and eat up! 🙂

Note: If possible try to toss this at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to blend.

Bismillah let’s get started.
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Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad Recipe

This quick and easy Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad combines a creamy dressing – like a mixture of Greek yogurt or sour cream – with freshly sliced cucumbers and red onions along with plenty of chopped dill! It’s the perfect unique pasta salad recipe for your next backyard barbecue.

Keyword 30 minutes meals, cucumber, greek yogurt, Pasta, pasta salad, salad, summer salad, veggie salad

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 6

Author Bushra Waheed

Ingredients
For Pasta Salad:
½ pound medium sized pasta such as penne or rotini
2 large English cucumber thinly sliced
1 medium red onion thinly sliced
For Salad Dressing:
1 cup sour cream or whole fat plain Greek yogurt can substitute mayo if desired
2 tbsp. fresh chopped dill
2 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
For Garnishing
fresh dill

Instructions
Cook pasta according to package directions, until al dente. Drain and drizzle with oil and sprinkle with a couple pinches of salt and pepper. Toss to coat evenly and let it cool.
While the pasta is cooling, Thinly slice onion and place in a bowl of cold water. (see note)
Slice the cucumber in half lengthwise and remove seeds using a spoon then dice it into thin slices.
To Make The Salad Dressing:
In a small bowl, mix the sour cream or Greek yogurt along with the vinegar, fresh dill, salt and pepper. Mix until fully combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
To Make The Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad:
In a large bowl, add the cooled rigatoni pasta. Top with the fresh sliced cucumber and red onion.
Pour dressing over pasta and toss to combine.
Place in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes to let the pasta salad cool off and for the flavors to meld together.
When serving, if desired, add a large handful of dill on top for garnish and an extra pop of flavor!
Delicious Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Notes
Soaking the onions in cold water is optional but takes a bit of the “bite” out of the onion.
Serving Suggestions:
Goes great with BBQ Chicken Wings.
Want more Pasta Salad Inspiration?

Here are some other Pasta Salad recipes on my blog:
- Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe
- Creamy Shell Pasta Salad
- Russian Macaroni Salad
- Macaroni Egg Salad
Hope you guys loved this one and are having a great Summer. Let me know what your favorite garden produce is this time of year in the comments below!

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March 10, 2021
Very Veggie Box Patties Recipe
Very Veggie Box patties, the name itself rings in your ear, doesn’t it?
You must be wondering is it a box or a patty 😉

The unique and interesting name is because of the way the these patties are folded and made, like wrapping a box. A savory veggie filling is put inside samosa wrappers and then deep fried.

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Very Veggie Box Patties Recipe

So what exactly are Very Veggie Box Patties?

If you are not familiar with box Patties, they are a deep-fried Pakistani pastry snack usually filled with something savory. They are called box patties because their shape resembles a square box which is made by overlapping two samosa wrapper sheets. They are loved all throughout the year but they become almost a staple in every household during Ramadan on the Iftar tables.

Very Veggie Box Patties Recipe ~ Ramadan snack doesn’t get better than this!

Ingredients in This Very Veggie Box Patties?

Not only are these simple to make (they require nothing more than few veggies, seasoning and samosa sheets), but the stuffing possibilities are endless!
1. Veggies: I used carrots, green peas, sweet corn, capsicum, boiled potatoes, cabbage.
2. Olives: Green and Black Olives
3. Seasoning: Black pepper, red Pepper flakes, salt
4. Sauce: red chili Sauce and soy sauce
That’s all you need to make this Very Veggie Box Patties ! Surprisingly simple ?

How to Make this Veggie Box Patties:

This Very Veggie Box Patties recipe is so easy to make and simple that definitely it’s worth trying.
1. Prepare the Filling: I start off with sautéing veggies to which I add boiled green peas, potatoes, carrot, capsicum, cabbage and sweet corn and olives. Then season it with salt, black pepper, red chili flakes, soy sauce and for an extra kick red chili sauce .
2. Prepare the Box Patties: Then put two samosa sheets in a cross pattern, one over the other so they make a + (plus) sign. Then put some veggie filling in the middle. Fold each of the edges one by one over each creating a parcel.
3. Frying: Then deep fry on medium flame till crispy and golden. You can fry these in advance and keep them in the oven on warm mode and serve when required.

Very Veggie Box Patties Recipe

Can I play around with the filling?

Yes, you can! In this recipe, I have used vegetables carrot, cabbage, capsicum, corn and olives. Some options that I suggest are:
- For a meaty version use chicken or beef instead of veggies or use shredded cottage cheese (paneer) instead of meat for a vegetarian option. Just make sure that the protein in the filling is cooked through. As the box patties are only fried for a few minutes, I wouldn’t suggest to put raw meat.
- Skip the vegetables, or add more vegetables. Such as French beans carrots, black olives, green chilies, mushrooms or broccoli.
- If you are using large vegetables like broccoli or carrots, make sure they are finely chopped. Pulsing them in the processor for a few seconds will work.
- Add some taco seasoning for a Mexican twist or experiment with other spice blends. 😛
- To give a different taste to the patties box, you can also add pizza seasoning or Oregano and Chili Flakes to the vegetable stuffing.
Very Veggie Box Patties Recipe

Other variations to this Very Veggie Box Patties?
- Healthy Alternative: These square shaped patties are filled with a flavorful veggie filling. The chewiness of the veggie stuffing and the crunchiness of the covering, is a delicious combination. There are two options, baking or frying. If you do not like oil, you can bake it in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes or until crispy and golden brown. Deep frying obviously gives best results but they can also be baked or air-fried.
- Wrappers: If you do not get samosa sheets , then cut the spring roll sheets into strips. The trimmings you can fry and keep them to garnish your soups or salads.
- Extra Crispness: For extra crispiness, roll them with Bread Crumbs before frying.
Very Veggie Box Patties Recipe

Can I freeze them?

Definitely!
1. Grease a tray (can be plastic or a baking tray) and lay out the box patties one by one on it, making sure there is space between each one of them.
2. Keep them in the freezer for an hour or so till they are partially frozen. Once they are frozen, carefully remove them from the tray and place them in a plastic box or zip lock bags.
3. To make the box patties, just take them out of the freezer, thawed and deep fry on medium heat until crispy and golden brown.
4. This recipe actually makes a large batch that can be easily frozen and is just the thing to have on hand for impromptu guests or if you are in the mood for a light snack to enjoy with your evening tea.
Bismillah let’s get started.
Check it out Very Veggie Box Patties Recipe and printable version here!!

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February 11, 2021