Mizeria (Polish cucumber salad)
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Mizeria (Polish cucumber salad)
Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lbs cucumbers 3 small cucumbers, 250g
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped dill
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped red onion optional
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel the cucumbers and cut them into slices. Toss them with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and let stand for 10-15 minutes.
- Drain the excess water, pat the cucumbers dry with paper towels.
- Add finely chopped onion, sour cream, chopped dill, and lemon juice.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, stir until combined. Add more lemon juice if necessary.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Ingredient notes:
cucumbers - you can use smaller Persian cucumbers or large English / hot house cucumbers red onion - it's completely optional, some people like this salad with onions and some don't, instead of red onion you could also add chives or thinly sliced green onions lemon juice - use lemon juice if you prefer a more subtle acidity and vinegar if you prefer a more pronounces acidity in your salad sour cream - it's best for this recipe, you can swap it for thick Greek yogurt, plain yogurt, creme fraiche, or Skyr dill - you can use fresh or frozen, do not use dried dill weed
- cucumbers - you can use smaller Persian cucumbers or large English / hot house cucumbers
- red onion - it's completely optional, some people like this salad with onions and some don't, instead of red onion you could also add chives or thinly sliced green onions
- lemon juice - use lemon juice if you prefer a more subtle acidity and vinegar if you prefer a more pronounces acidity in your salad sour cream - it's best for this recipe, you can swap it for thick Greek yogurt, plain yogurt, creme fraiche, or Skyr
- dill - you can use fresh or frozen, do not use dried dill weed
Recipe notes:
If you have young and fresh cucumbers that have thin and tender skin, you don't have to peel them if you have large watery cucumbers with large seeds you can cut out the middle part with the seeds you can use a food processor or a mandoline if you have lots of cucumbers to chop up you can chop your cucumbers very thin or thick - I like medium-thick slices (like on the photos) but some like it paper-thin (but please note that if you slice your cucumbers very thinly and leave them with salt, your salad won't be very crunchy) don't omit salting the cucumbers, or they will release lots of liquid and your salad will be watery you can add more sour cream if you want it extra creamy (make sure to adjust the amount of lemon juice/vinegar)
- If you have young and fresh cucumbers that have thin and tender skin, you don't have to peel them
- if you have large watery cucumbers with large seeds you can cut out the middle part with the seeds
- you can use a food processor or a mandoline if you have lots of cucumbers to chop up
- you can chop your cucumbers very thin or thick - I like medium-thick slices (like on the photos) but some like it paper-thin (but please note that if you slice your cucumbers very thinly and leave them with salt, your salad won't be very crunchy)
- don't omit salting the cucumbers, or they will release lots of liquid and your salad will be watery you can add more sour cream if you want it extra creamy (make sure to adjust the amount of lemon juice/vinegar)
- Storage: This salad should be served and enjoyed right away. After some time the cucumbers will release more moisture making the salad watery. If you have some leftover salad, you can store it in the fridge for up to 1 day, then drain the excess liquid, add more sour cream, and season it once again with dill and lemon juice.
- Calories = whole recipe. This is only an estimate!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 94 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 94kcal | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5.0
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