Gurken Salat (Cucumber Salad)
Source of Recipe
Military Family Exchange
List of Ingredients
Recipe
Dressing for Cucumber Salad
there are hundreds of variations.
One thing you want to ask yourself first. How sweet do you like it.
If you like a real sour tangy dressing don’t add any sugar or honey.
If you like a sweet dressing you can add a bit at a time to find out how sweet you like it.
My grandmother liked to make a dressing that she used on her potato salad or cucumber salad
that was real simple to remember. It was
1 / 2 cup vinegar,
1 / 2 cup water
1 / 4 cup sugar.
2 Tabsp. Good Vegetable Oil
If you are watching calories you can leave out the oil. I often do.
this was a very simple rule of thumb and it works well for a nice balanced sweet and sour taste.
Some people like it a bit sweeter so you could just add a bit more sugar.
To make a creamy cucumber salad:
To make the cucumber salad creamy as I said earlier I lift out the cucumbers from the marinade (so I can reuse the marinade) or drain them, Then mix in few tblsp of sour cream or cream or yogurt or a combination till you have enough to just coat t them. Beware of adding too much or they will be a gloppy mess. Some people add half sour cream and half mayonnaise or a salad dressing like “Miracle Whip”.
For the Seasoning:
I always add thin slices of purple onion if I have them, White onion or green works well also, as they taste nice and love the purple color.
add dill weed, and or fresh chopped parsley.
I have seen recipes in the German language that use herbs like chervil, lovage and borage in them. These herbs are not readily available in the states that I have seen, Chervil is an herb related to the carrot family often refereed to as the “gourmet parsley” it has a slight licorice flavor and is a bit peppery and ads a certain freshness to a dish .Borage is an herb also found in German recipes. It resembles the taste of cucumber so it is naturally a great accompaniment to this salad.
Celery seed is also a good addition.
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