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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. Place the sliced cucumbers in a medium-sized bowl.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. 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
- Get Dash salt
- Get 1⁄4 cup water
- Make ready 2 Tbs. light oil (or olive oil)
- Make ready 3 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
- Prepare 2 Tbs. sugar
- Make ready 2 Tbs. sour cream
- Make ready 1 pinch pepper
- Make ready 1⁄4 cup “fresh” dill, very finely chopped
- Take 1 Tsp. dried chives
- Get 1 Tsp. dried parsley
- Take 1 Tsp. fresh lemon juice
For marinade: mix all ingredients, oil comes last; mix well. Then cut the cucumber to fine slices using a potato peeler. Drain liquid released by the cucumber. German cucumber salad is a low carb, healthy side dish that takes only a few minutes to make.
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.
Drain liquid released by the cucumber. German cucumber salad is a low carb, healthy side dish that takes only a few minutes to make. Gurkensalat is basically just thinly sliced cucumbers and onions with fresh dill in a simple oil and vinegar mix. Make this German cucumber salad recipe and use up cucumbers quickly! 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.
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