Million Dollar Cucumber Salad
This Million Dollar Cucumber Salad is cool, crisp, creamy, and packed with ranch, bacon, cheddar, dill, and green onions. It comes together easily and tastes best chilled for a refreshing cookout-ready side dish.
INGREDIENTS:
3 to 4 English cucumbers
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons dried dill
salt and black pepper to taste; start modestly because the bacon and ranch add salt
¾ cup ranch dressing
⅔ cup crumbled bacon
4 green onions chopped
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Slice the English cucumbers in half lengthwise, then cut them into roughly ¼-inch half circles, avoiding paper-thin slices so they keep their crunch after chilling.
Put the cucumbers in a large salad bowl and sprinkle with the garlic powder, dried dill, salt, and black pepper, then toss until the seasonings are evenly distributed.
Add the chopped green onions, crumbled bacon, and ranch dressing, then toss again until the cucumber pieces are coated, scraping around the bottom of the bowl as needed.
Add the shredded cheddar cheese and mix everything together, adding it last so the shreds do not get too clumpy while stirring.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes, then serve the salad chilled.