Corn and Cucumber Picnic Salad, a very simple yet great-tasting salad with an easy salad dressing recipe too. Perfect for the holidays. Quick and easy recipe.
This is such a popular recipe all year round, whether it's for a Thanksgiving table or a summer picnic, whenever you make this, it always goes fast and everyone asks for the recipe!
July the 4th is always a very popular time to make this and for any of you who do tailgating, this is a perfect salad to pop in your coolbox and take with you!
This delicious recipe has been generously shared by one of our Lovefoodies supporters, Cathy Kopp. Cathy is always cooking delicious Homemade dishes and just loves to cook.
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This salad recipe is incredibly easy and a real family hit! It's a great dish to take along to a potluck, have as party food, plus you can make it ahead and keep refrigerated.
You can be a little flexible with the ingredients, obviously, the corn and cucumber need to go in as they are the main ingredients for this delicious salad, but feel free to swap the peppers for a variety of different colors, or add some chopped celery or tomato too!
As for the dressing, it's simple to make and is a mix of Italian herbs and a hint of sweetness.
For best results, this salad tastes amazing when left to soak in the dressing so you get maximum flavor. So making it ahead the night before is a great idea.
Be sure to check out our other easy salad recipes.
So let's get straight to the recipe and see how we make Cathy's famous corn and cucumber picnic salad.
Thanks Cathy for showing us one of your favorite family recipes.
Recipe by Cathy Kopp
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
Nil
Yield
A crowd! 15 - 20
Ingredients You'll Need
- 6 cups ears fresh corn or 3 frozen corn
- 3 cucumbers chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 red onion chopped
Dressing :
- 1-½ cups Italian dressing
- 2 Tbl vinegar
- 2 Tbl lemon juice
- 2 tsp sugar or sweetener
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Instructions
1. Cook corn until tender.
Rinse under cold running water or put in an ice bath; drain well.
2. Chop cucumber, red and green peppers, and onion.
Add to corn in a large bowl.
3. In a small bowl mix salad dressing with the remaining ingredients then pour over corn mixture and toss well.
4. Chill 2 hours before serving.
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our corn and cucumber picnic salad recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
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Corn and Cucumber Picnic Salad
Corn and Cucumber Picnic Salad.
A very simple yet great-tasting salad with an easy salad dressing recipe too. Perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
- 6 cups ears fresh corn or 3 frozen corn
- 3 cucumbers chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 red onion chopped
Dressing :
- 1-½ cups Italian dressing
- 2 Tbl vinegar
- 2 Tbl lemon juice
- 2 tsp sugar or sweetener
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Cook corn until tender. Rinse under cold running water or put in an ice bath; drain well.
- Chop cucumber, red and green peppers, and onion. Add to corn in large bowl.
- In a small bowl mix salad dressing with the remaining ingredients then pour over corn mixture and toss well.
- Chill 2 hours before serving.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 181Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 470mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 3gSugar: 9gProtein: 4g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Ruth H Robertson
says:OMG, this salad is AMAZING! I made it yesterday for our family dinner night, and it was a hit. Making another batch today.
Traci Brook
says:I made this today. This is very yummy! I used canned corn, green onions, red wine vinegar and honey. I used this as a salsa and ate it with sweet potato crackers, mmm…soo gòod!
Paula Markowski
says:This simple salad is fantastic! I made a few additions of celery, sliced black olives, and finely chopped jalapeno. For the dressing I added chipotle pepper and ground cumin. Great for a summer side dish!
Joni
says:This salad is awesome I had corn peppers cukes and onions out of garden I used roasted red pepper Italian dressing so glad I checked this out
Brenda M.
says:This is the second time I’ve made this salad. People love it!! I added a little extra garlic to the italian dressing because I love the taste of garlic ?. May add shrimp or pasta one of these days for something a little different, but it’s perfect the way it is!
Carol Keller
says:Loved the corn and cucumber salad, only extra thing I added was crumbled Feta cheese.
Tina V
says:Love this, very tasty. Do you think this would freeze well?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Tina, I wouldn’t advise freezing this salad as the cucumber will turn into mush once defrosted and will be horrible!
Elizabeth
says:Thinking about adding a bow tie pasta and feta cheese
Laurie
says:I added some zucchini to the salad….. very yummy
Darci
says:Does this last for a few days, if I was doing it for meal prep?
Suzanne
says:If using frozen corn do you have to cook it or just thaw it out under cold water?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Suzanne, if the corn is already cooked then yes, simply defrost.
Suzanne
says:Well that is my question ,, is frozen bags of corn (Ie Birds Eye) considered cooked?
Lovefoodies
says:If it’s the birds eye frozen then I suggest piping some in a bowl with water to cover and put in the microwave for about 3 minutes then drain and cool with cold water.
Hope that helps!
Holli
says:I have a similar recipe to this.
I added seeded chopped roma tomatoes.
The dressing was way too much so i ended up pouring most of it out. I had actually cut it to 3/4 C for the recipe and not a whole lot of flavor.
I then Added double the vinegar and little more sugar and a little bit of dried basil and let it set longer and liked it better.
I ate this (as I do with my own version) with tortilla chips. Very good.
Claudia
says:amei a salada de milho vou provar.
Theresa
says:I made this colorful salad with the last of our garden’s cucumbers and peppers. My husband raved over the flavor and it will now be a definite repeat each year for our family to enjoy. Thanks for sharing recipe!
Tammie
says:My family has a reunion coming up I would love to make this. The reunion has around 200 people so not sure on how much to use for each ingredients. Can anyone help me out it would be more than appreciated.
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Tammie, I have just sent Cathy a message as it is her recipe and she will reply as soon as she is able. Thanks for writing in. Your family reunion sounds like it will be fun!
Cathy Kopp
says:Hi Tammie,
The recipe, as written, serves about 20 people as a side dish. If you are going to make 200 servings, then multiply everything by 10.