Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, german cucumber salad (gurkensalat). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
This German cucumber-dill salad, called gurkensalat is a refreshing summer salad that goes well with many types of meat, especially pork. The dressing is a winning combination of vinegar and sugar for a refreshing side dish. The mixture also makes a flavorful addition to a chicken salad or tuna salad sandwich.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have german cucumber salad (gurkensalat) using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make German Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat):
- Prepare 2 large cucumbers, peeled, very thinly sliced
- Prepare 1/2 small sweet or white onion, very thinly sliced
- Make ready Dash salt
- Prepare 1/4 cup water
- Take 2 Tbs. light oil (or olive oil)
- Prepare 3 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
- Prepare 2 Tbs. sugar
- Prepare 2 Tbs. sour cream
- Get 1 pinch pepper
- Take 1/4 cup “fresh” dill, very finely chopped
- Get 1 Tsp. dried chives
- Make ready 1 Tsp. dried parsley
- Make ready 1 Tsp. fresh lemon juice
One of our all-time favorites in summer, is the traditional "Gurkensalat" (German Cucumber Salad). it is easy to make, low in calories, and very refreshing in summer as a side dish for any fish or meat dish or just by itself: Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad) Gurkensalat is a simple cucumber salad with dill that is light and refreshing. This German Cucumber Salad is just creamy enough to complement the crisp summer cucumbers without being overly heavy. German Deli Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat) Recipe by Polar Bear. Translated from the German recipe of Maria Hedwig Stuber.
Steps to make German Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat):
- Peel the cucumbers and slice the “cukes” very thin so that they’re almost transparent. Place in a bowl and dust lightly with salt as you go. This will draw out the moisture.
- Slice the onion thinly and then cut in half. Place them in the bowl on top of the cucumber slices. Allow this to sit for 30 minutes.
- In a small measuring cup (1 cp.), mix the water, oil, cider vinegar, and sugar until dissolved. Add the sour cream, dash of pepper, and mix well.
- Taste for a balance of even sweetness and sour and adjust accordingly. Add fresh dill, chives, parsley, and lemon juice and mix well. Set aside.
- Gently squeeze excess moisture from the cuke slices and drain the juices. Pour the dressing over the slices, fold over a few times, and refrigerate. After 2-3 hours fold over again.
- One hour later, drain the bowl juices into a measuring cup and taste for proper balance. Adjust for taste accordingly and pour over the salad. Serve at slightly below room temperature or chilled.
German cucumber salad recipe, aka Gurkensalad, is one of our favorite summer salad recipes. In fact, it's one that I just can't alter. I've tried, BUT, nothing beats this original recipe that I grew up with. It seems, that whenever I make it, I never make enough. Cucumber Salad is called Gurkensalat in German and is made with sour cream, vinegar, and fresh dill.
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