Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, german cucumber salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cucumber and onion slices marinate in a sour cream and vinegar dressing for maximum flavor in this German cucumber salad recipe. All Reviews for Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad). This German cucumber salad is the perfect summer side dish.
German Cucumber Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. German Cucumber Salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have german cucumber salad using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make German Cucumber Salad:
- Prepare 1 large cucumber or 2 small
- Prepare 1 large tomato or a few cherry tomatoes
- Prepare 1 green bell pepper
- Prepare 2 sprigs fresh dill
- Make ready 6-9 Tbsp apple cider vinegar, or white wine or rice vinegar
- Get 1 Tbsp whole grain or Dijon mustard
- Get 1 tsp sugar
- Take to taste Salt and pepper
German grandmothers have been making Gurkensalat salads for ages. And, honestly, no grandmother makes their cucumber salad the same way. Growing up, German cucumber salad meant summer. There wasn't a meal that this cucumber salad couldn't complement.
Instructions to make German Cucumber Salad:
- Slice cucumbers as thin as possible (a slicer/mandolin works great if you have one). Chop the dill and bell pepper. Cut tomato into wedges.
- Put all vegetables in a bowl and mix with mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper. The vinegar might seem too strong at first but it will get milder after marinating. Add sugar if you like to make it milder.
- Cover and let marinate in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. Taste and add more vinegar, salt, etc if needed. Great with sandwiches, bread, or a side dish with basically any meal.
Because of my dad's German heritage, he called it gurkensalat. 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. If you are looking for German recipes, I recommend you this menu because it's easy to make and very tasty.
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