Salad doesn’t have to be boring — and this tangy Thai cucumber noodle salad is living proof. Crisp spiralized cucumbers, juicy Roma tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and a punchy lime dressing with just the right amount of heat from the jalapeño — every bite is bright, refreshing, and so satisfying. This is the kind of salad that actually has you excited to eat clean.

Salad Ingredients:

• 2 cucumbers, spiralized
• 2 Roma tomatoes, cubed
• ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp jalapeño, finely minced
• ½ cup red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp raw cashews, chopped (optional topping)

Dressing Ingredients:

• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp raw agave nectar
• ½ tsp sea salt

Instructions:

1. Spiralize cucumbers and pat dry on a paper towel-lined baking sheet to remove excess moisture
2. Add cucumber noodles and all salad ingredients to a large bowl and toss gently
3. Whisk dressing ingredients in a small bowl until combined — or pop everything in a jar and shake!
4. Pour dressing over the salad and toss to coat every noodle
5. Finish with a sprinkle of chopped raw cashews for extra crunch and dig in!

Quick tip: Adjust the jalapeño to your spice level — a little goes a long way but more is always welcome!

15 minutes, zero cooking, maximum flavor.

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Sometimes the simplest recipes are the most satisfying ones. This tomato, cucumber & avocado salad is fresh, light, and ready in just 10 minutes – and that lemony dill dressing ties everything together beautifully!

Salad Ingredients:

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 cups cucumbers, thinly sliced
• ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted & cubed

Dressing Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
• Pinch of sea salt & pepper

Instructions:

1. Combine all salad ingredients in a large bowl and set aside
2. In a small bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients together until combined
3. Drizzle your desired amount of dressing over the salad and toss to coat
4. Garnish with extra fresh dill and enjoy!

Pro tip: If you can get your hands on fresh heirloom cherry tomatoes, use those – they take this salad to a whole new level!

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Is there a single food that’s a cool as a cucumber? Is summer even summer if you don’t incorporate refreshing, hydrating cucumbers into your diet? You can make a citrusy salsa, cold soup, cucumber noodle salad, or even an electrolyte-rich detox water. The cucumber is an essential summer ingredient that not only tastes crisp, but also has numerous health benefits. 

Health Benefits Of Cucumbers

The cucumber offers a refreshing, crisp taste and high water content. They help relieve dehydration by supplying the body with important electrolytes and phytonutrients. According to dietitians, it’s possible to satisfy 20-30% of the necessary fluid intake through diet alone. Foods like cucumbers and watermelons are greatly beneficial in this effort. 

Cucumbers also offer phytonutrient compounds, lignans and cucurbitacins, which exhibit anti-cancer properties. According to recent studies, cucurbitacins may help block signaling pathways that are necessary for cancer cell multiplication and survival. One study found that they can inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer cells. The lignans in cucumbers may protect against cancer by interacting with bacteria in the digestive tract. The research concluded that bacteria took lignans and converted them into enterodial and enterolactone compounds. These bind to estrogen receptors to reduce the risk of estrogen-related cancers, including endometrial, breast, and ovarian cancers. 

As detailed earlier in this article, cucumbers can help hydrate the body. That’s great news for your skin, but you can also apply cucumbers topically. The reason that spas apply cucumbers to the eyes is because cucumbers work to decrease swelling and inflammation. If you need to decrease under-eye puffiness or remedy a sunburn, cucumbers are an excellent choice!

Cucumber Recipes

Check out the following cucumber recipes and see which ones you like best. They are all 100% cleanse-approved if you happen to be using one of our cleanses. Additionally, they are kind of a big dill. We don’t apologize for the pun.

Cucumber Melon Refresher

Cool off on a hot summer day when you enjoy this cucumber melon refresher. With only three ingredients, it’s incredibly easy to make! Plus, there’s no need for added sweeteners because you have the lovely cantaloupe.

Click here to make the recipe. 

Cucumber Lime Electrolyte Drink

Hydrating with this electrolyte drink before a workout may help prevent you from experiencing muscle cramps or spasms.

Click here to make the recipe. 

Spicy Cucumber, Avocado, Tomato & Onion Salad

A great salad is often very simple because simple recipes are the most delicious, just like this cucumber avocado, tomato & onion salad.

Click here to make the recipe. 

Carrot Cucumber Slaw With Ginger Dressing

Forget the mayonnaise because you don’t need it for this recipe. Vibrantly colored and and crunchy, this cucumber carrot slaw is tossed in a sweet and tangy ginger dressing that’s to die for.

Click here to make the recipe. 

Mango, Avocado, & Cucumber Salad

Is this the perfect salad recipe? We think it is! Indulge in the balanced flavors and textures of this mango avocado cucumber salad.

Click here to make the recipe. 

Cucumber Lemon Sorbet

Cool down this summer with this refreshing, tart, and invigorating raw vegan cucumber lemon sorbet. It only has three ingredients!

Click here to make the recipe. 

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Onyika’s Cucumber Dill Salad.

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Onyika’s Cucumber Salad

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Get ready for a little zing on your taste buds! This cucumber smoothie is packed with nutrient-dense ingredients, including avocado, spinach, hemp seeds, cucumber, and ginger. It is both light and creamy and avoids the common banana as a thickening ingredient. Plus, this smoothie helps incorporate a variety of ingredients that you may not otherwise use in a smoothie. That is just one of the reasons we love this smoothie! The more diverse your intake of fruit and vegetables is, the healthier you can be!

Cucumber is not an ingredient that typically shows up in a smoothie. It is, however, a common ingredient in juice because it has a high water content. Cucumbers offer some pretty amazing health benefits, including:

• Easing feelings of anxiety
• Reducing the risk of certain cancers
• Supporting optimal brain, digestive, and heart health
• Freshening your breath

Additionally, cucumbers provide a lot of water to help you meet your daily hydration needs. One medium cucumber contains 287 grams of fluid, or about 10 ounces of water. Cucumbers also contain dozens of antioxidants, including flavonoids that work to protect against heart disease. Flavonoids exhibit antioxidant properties that help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. That is the type of cholesterol that increases the risk of stroke and heart disease. It’s safe to say that cucumbers are health superstars!

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Isn’t it amazing when you get to wake up a little later on a Saturday morning? The sun peaks through your curtains/blinds and helps you wake up when you enter the rest of your house. Basking in the glow of morning sunshine helps to boost your mood and provide natural energy. Maybe you sip some morning tea or lemon water and pop a squat on your couch while doing so. The only other thing that can enhance a morning such as this is a refreshing and nourishing cucumber grapefruit juice.

Juice is so easy to make, even if you don’t have a juicer. As a quick note for people who want to make juice without juicers, blend your ingredients in a blender and then pour the blended mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing the pulp to extract as much liquid as possible. You may end up with some bits and pieces in your juice, but the flavor is there and that’s what matters! Just keep in mind that your blended mixture will not yield as much juice as is in the blender. This is because you remove the fiber from the ingredients, which is leftover in the pulp.

This cucumber grapefruit juice is low in calories and incredibly refreshing. The spicy kick from the ginger adds a little zing that wakes up your palate. Both cucumber and grapefruit have a water content that exceeds 90%, so they aid your hydration efforts. Grapefruit is rich in vitamin C, which aids immune function, and it may help prevent insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes. Studies suggest that eating grapefruit can help regulate blood sugar levels and keep insulin levels controlled. How amazing is that?!

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If you love avocados, get ready to love this unique take on a salad. Embrace the soft, creamy delicious gems that are the avocados waiting to be used on your countertop. Use them for this recipe and then use them for more recipes. You can’t go wrong by adding avocados to your dishes, especially if you already have them in you already have them. Like any avocado enthusiast, we enjoy a large bowl of guacamole, but avocados have so much more potential and this is one such recipe.

Avocados and cucumbers are not a new pairing. They go together like chips and salsa, with the cucumbers offering a refreshing crunch that balances the creamy avocado. Add jicama into the mix and you enhance your texture game. Now, jicama is an interesting produce item because it’s not on everyone’s radar. As far as taste goes, it doesn’t have a strong flavor profile. It has similar texture to an Asian pear, but can be a little fibrous for those who are not familiar with it. For this reason, it’s a good idea to cut the jicama into small cubes. You don’t want to be over-chewing.

This salad could pass for a salsa in the right circles, but we’ll keep calling it a salad. The addition of lime juice creates a wonderful citrusy flavor profile, especially when you incorporate the cilantro and sea salt. As a final note, you can finely chop the cilantro or tear the leaves and incorporate them that way. Some people prefer cilantro leaves that are intact, but this is a decision that you and only you alone can make. No matter what, the salad will be flavorful and a refreshing change from the standard salads people make while cleansing.

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It’s important to make your food fun, especially if you eat a raw vegan diet. The same fruits and vegetables over and over again can bore the taste buds, which is why you have to get creative. Thinking outside the box goes beyond buying new produce items. Transform a beet or zucchini into noodles and dress them with a homemade sauce. In the case of this recipe, use a spiralizer to turn a cucumber into a fun ribbons. Not only does it make for a fun eating experience, but the look of the dish also entices your brain to come back for bite after bite.

The cucumber isn’t the only ingredient that you prepare differently in this recipe, though. After you peel a mango, use a flat peeler to make thin strips, doing your best to avoid the pit. If the thought of handling a slippery mango and attempting to peel it terrifies you, call an audible and use your knife to cut the mango into long, thin strips. However you decide to prepare the mango will be amazing, but peeling it into ribbons makes for an even eating experience. We have faith in your culinary preparation abilities, but do whatever makes you most comfortable.

The last piece of the puzzle is the red onion, which offers a much needed bite to balance the sweet mango and cucumber. Yes, cucumber has a sweeter flavor, but it’s fine if you feel otherwise. It’s best to cut the onion as thinly as you can so that you don’t end up with a surprising allium-rich bite that overpowers the mango and cucumber. We’re goin to let you in on a little secret for how to tame the strong onion flavor though. Scroll down to the instructions to find out.

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Peaches are particularly popular, especially in modern day recipes. This rich, juicy stone fruit is bountiful during summer, but you start to see them on supermarket shelves during the spring. Naturally, they have the best flavor during their summer season. That doesn’t mean you have to avoid peaches if you see them on the shelves before then, though. In fact, we encourage you to experiment with peaches, going outside the traditional box of recipes. That’s where this recipe enters the equation.

It’s time for a salsa that doesn’t burn your taste buds off after you take a single bite. Well, you can add a finely diced jalepeño or serrano pepper to this salsa if you enjoy a little heat, but it doesn’t make or break this dip. If the sun is shining and the skies are blue, this is the recipe for you. Not only is is Whole30-friendly, but it is also raw vegan, making it 100% Full Body Cleanse approved. While you can’t bust out a bag of tortilla chips to scoop up this salsa during your cleanse, you can use raw bell peppers, dehydrated zucchini, or dehydrated flax crackers for dipping. We highly recommend the flax crackers, which you can make by clicking here.

One of the great things about this cucumber peach salsa is that it promotes hydration. Cucumbers are naturally rich in water, contributing to your daily water intake. You can also enjoy this is salsa as a lovely side salad because it has incredible flavor on it’s own. The flavors are jazzy, zippy, and seasonally sensational, not to mention refreshing. Expect to love this salsa! We promise that it doesn’t disappoint.

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