Salads

Cucumber Salad Without Oil

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 3)

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber (s)
  • 4 tablespoon vinegar (herb vinegar)
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dill, fresh or frozen
  • salt
  • Pepper, black, freshly ground
Cucumber Salad Without Oil
Cucumber Salad Without Oil

Instructions

  1. This is how our grandmother made it and this is how we still do it.
  2. Mix the vinegar well in a bowl with sugar, salt, pepper and dill. Peel the cucumber and slice it into wafer-thin slices, add to the dressing with the juice, let it steep for about an hour, then season again to taste. If the cucumber gives off a lot of juice, don`t add all of it.
  3. The balance between juice and vinegar is important. Since one cucumber is not enough for four people with us, I specified 3, of course it can also be enough for four.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

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