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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 particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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):
- Take 2 large cucumbers, peeled, very thinly sliced
- Make ready 1/2 small sweet or white onion, very thinly sliced
- Make ready Dash salt
- Prepare 1/4 cup water
- Make ready 2 Tbs. light oil (or olive oil)
- Get 3 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
- Get 2 Tbs. sugar
- Take 2 Tbs. sour cream
- Get 1 pinch pepper
- Prepare 1/4 cup “fresh” dill, very finely chopped
- Get 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. Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad) Homemade cucumber salad is a refreshing companion to any main dish, be it meat or fish, which is especially popular in summer.
Instructions 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. Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad) Homemade cucumber salad is a refreshing companion to any main dish, be it meat or fish, which is especially popular in summer. This simple German classic can be prepared with different dressings. Whether classic with vinegar or creamy with sour cream and dill, it's a winner! Peel cucumbers and cut into very thin slices.
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