German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]
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German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]
Description
This traditional German cucumber salad starts with peeled cucumber slices, either thin or thicker cut depending on preference. The dressing combines chopped fresh dill with thick sour cream and a pinch of salt and pepper, creating a smooth, lightly herbed coating for the vegetables. The salad is mixed gently to avoid bruising the delicate cucumbers, then chilled before serving.
The dish offers a balance of freshness from the cucumbers and richness from the sour cream, with the dill providing an aromatic note emblematic of German-style salads. Allowing the cucumber slices to sit briefly before dressing helps reduce excess moisture and prevents the salad from becoming watery.
Served cold, this salad pairs well alongside grilled meats, schnitzel, or steak and makes a light summer side dish. Its simplicity highlights the quality of the ingredients and offers a refreshing complement to heavier fare.
Ingredients
- 1 large cucumber
For the Dressing:
- 1 ½ Tablespoon dill fresh, chopped
- 3 Tablespoon sour cream thick creamy
- ⅛ Teaspoon salt
- ⅛ Teaspoon black pepper ground
Instructions
- Rinse your cucumber well and peel. I semi peel mine to add a border effect to my slices when cut.
- Use a vegetable slicer to cut thin slices of cucumber 9the way it's done in Germany) or cut into thicker slices with a knife (the way I like it).
- Keep the cucumber slices in a bowl for a few minutes. Excess water will come out, which you can discard.
- Mix your rinsed fresh chopped dill into the thick creamy sour cream with the salt and black pepper to create the dressing
- Pour the dressing over the cucumber and mix.
- Serve your cucumber dill sour cream salad cooled as a summer side dish with grilled meat or for lunch with schnitzel or steak.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 51 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 51kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 162mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 215mg | 5% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 215IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 4.5mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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