Recipe: Creamy Cucumber Salad Dressing

Joan Shaw from Fayetteville, N.C., was trying to find a recipe for making cucumber salad dressing. She was particularly fond of one served at the Baldino's restaurant chain. I was not able to locate the Baldino's recipe, but I did receive a recipe for a creamy cucumber dressing from Jennifer Simms of Santa Rosa, Calif.

Simms says she can't recall where she originally got this recipe but that she has been making it for several years, and everyone seems to enjoy it. She says it works equally well as a salad dressing or dip and that it is wonderful with raw vegetables. She also has used it as a dip for shrimp cocktail.

I made it using a seedless cucumber and fresh chives and dill from my garden, and served it over mixed greens and tomatoes for a simple, fresh-tasting summer salad.

Creamy Cucumber Salad Dressing

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons fresh chives or green onion

1 cucumber, peeled

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon fresh dill

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1. Finely chop chives or green onion. Peel and seed cucumber. Finely chop cucumber to measure 3/4 cup. Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream and chives or onion. Add chopped cucumber. Stir in milk as needed to thin mixture. Add dill and salt and pepper to taste. Chill for several hours or overnight before serving.