Lidl Cucumber Offer: Make a Quick Tzatziki-Style Salad

Lidl's cucumber offer is a handy excuse to make a cool, crisp side dish that tastes like more effort than it is. Mix cucumber with creme fraiche, freshly grated garlic, and dill for a quick tzatziki-style salad that works with grilled meat, baked potatoes, wraps, or a simple lunch.

Traditional tzatziki is normally made with strained yogurt, but creme fraiche gives this version a richer flavour and makes good use of an ingredient you may already have open in the fridge.

Ingredients

For a generous bowl:

• 1 cucumber
• 3 to 4 tablespoons creme fraiche
• 1 small garlic clove, freshly grated
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, or a smaller amount of dried dill
• salt to taste
• a small pinch of white pepper, optional

White pepper is useful here because it adds gentle warmth without overpowering the cucumber and dill. Add only a little at first.

How to make it

1. Grate or thinly slice the cucumber.
2. Sprinkle it lightly with salt and leave it for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Squeeze or drain away the excess water so the salad stays creamy.
4. Mix the cucumber with the creme fraiche, grated garlic, and dill.
5. Taste, then add salt and optional white pepper as needed.
6. Chill briefly before serving if you have time.

Fresh garlic gets stronger as the salad rests, so one small clove is usually enough. You can always add more, but there is no graceful way to take it back out.

Make the offer go further

One cucumber can cover more than a single side dish. Use part of it for the tzatziki-style salad, then keep the rest for sandwiches, lunchboxes, or a simple tomato and cucumber salad.

The finished salad is especially useful with:

• grilled chicken, lamb, burgers, or fish
• wedges, baked potatoes, or flatbreads
• wraps with leftover meat or roasted vegetables
• a snack plate with carrots, peppers, and toasted bread

Using the cucumber across two meals helps turn a small produce deal into genuine savings rather than another forgotten vegetable in the fridge.

Easy swaps

• Use thick Greek yogurt instead of creme fraiche for a more traditional, lighter tzatziki.
• Add a squeeze of lemon if you already have one.
• Use dried dill when fresh dill would mean a separate shopping trip.
• Stir in a little olive oil for a looser dressing.

The cheapest version is usually the one built around what is already at home. The cucumber offer should be the reason to make the dish, not the beginning of an expensive ingredient hunt.

How SuperSavers fits in

Check the live SuperSavers offers page before shopping to confirm Lidl's current cucumber deal and compare it with fresh produce offers from other Irish supermarkets. It is also worth checking for offers on creme fraiche, Greek yogurt, garlic, or fresh herbs, but only buy the extras you know you will use elsewhere.