German Cucumber Salad With Sour Cream Recipes

GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place the cucumbers, onions and tomatoes in a large bowl. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients. Pour over salad mixture.
• Toss to coat well.
• Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM DRESSING - JUST LIKE OMA'S

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers if desired and thinly slice them with a mandoline slicer. The thinner the better!
• Place the cucumbers in a colander and salt them...generously.
• Cover the cucumbers with paper towel and place the colander over a bowl to allow the cucumbers to drain the excess water for at least 2 hours.
• Squeeze the cucumbers to remove any excess water...you want them as dry as possible.
• Add the cucumbers to a bowl and prepare dressing.
• Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl and then pour over the cucumbers. Toss gently to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

CREAMY GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place the sliced cucumbers in a bowl and toss with the teaspoon of salt. Let sit for about 30 minutes then drain thoroughly. Add the sliced onions to the cucumbers.
• To make the dressing: Place all remaining ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine. Pour the dressing over the cucumbers and onions and stir to combine. Add more salt and pepper to taste.Cover and chill for at least 2 hours (4 hours if using dried herbs) before serving.

CREAMY GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD (GURKENSALAT)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the sour cream, garlic, white wine vinegar, dill, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper until well-combined. Cover and refrigerate.
• Peel and very thinly slice the cucumbers. Add the cucumber slices to a colander placed over a deep bowl. Sprinkle with the remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and stir well to coat all of the slices. Loosely cover with a paper towel (or a clean kitchen towel) and allow to drain for 2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes or so.
• After 2 hours, press down on the cucumbers in the colander to extract any extra moisture. Spread out the slices on a couple of paper towels and pat dry. Remove the dressing from the fridge and stir in the cucumber slices. Either serve immediately or return to the refrigerator for 1 hour or up to overnight. Just before serving, adjust the salt and pepper, to taste.

GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all the salad ingredients.
• In another small bowl, mix together well all the dressing ingredients.
• Pour over the cucumber salad mixture and toss gently.
• Cover and chill for at least an hour.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM AND CHIVES (GERMAN GURKENSALAT)

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers and slice them paper thin (or as thinly as possible), and drain if watery.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the sour cream and chives. Add cucumber slices and stir gently to coat.
• Season to taste with salt (go easy on the salt) and pepper.
• Serve immediately, or cover and chill for up to one day.

GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers and finely slice into 2mm / 0.2" slices using a mandoline (or by hand and show off your knife skills!)
• Mix dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
• Toss cucumbers with dressing, then set aside for at least 4 hours or even overnight. The cucumbers will soften and leach juice which will thin the dressing to the right consistency.
• Serving: Toss well then transfer to bowl for serving. Serve chilled for the most refreshing flavour!

GERMAN CREAMED CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Salt the cucumbers and onions throughout and place in large bowl; place a plate that will fit inside the bowl on top of them.
• Let stand in refrigerator for 2 or more hours.
• When the time is up, drain the water from the cucumbers and onions; add the sour cream, half and half, vinegar and a tablespoon more of salt, if desired. If you do not like it to be too soupy, you can decrease the amounts of the half and half and sour cream by half or more, depending on your taste.
• Mix thoroughly; place in refrigerator for another half hour to a hour to chill the ingredients and serve.
• Makes about 10 servings.

GURKENSALAT (GERMAN CUCUMBER SALAD)

Steps:

• Spread cucumbers and onion on a platter; season with salt and let rest for 30 minutes. Squeeze excess moisture from cucumbers.
• Stir sour cream, sugar, vinegar, dill, and parsley together in a large bowl.
• Fold cucumber and onion slices into the sour cream mixture.
• Refrigerate 8 hours to over night; garnish with paprika to serve.