German Cucumber Salad – Oil and Vinegar Dressing

There is no substitute for a real German salad! Learn to day how to make the German Cucumber Salad with an oil and vinegar dressing. This recipe is so simple and yet so delicious! We recommend to use organic cucumbers and fresh herbs. For the vinegar we recommend to use German vinegar, if you cannot get it use the Italian red or white wine vinegar. We don’t recommend to use heavily spiced or cheap vinegar or Balsamico. To get the authentic taste it is important to use high quality vinegar and oil.
If you don’t use a grater for slicing, cut very fine slices. Happy Cooking!

Ingredients German Cucumber Salad

1 English cucumber
3 tbsp vinegar (red or white wine, or herb vinegar)
5 tbsp sunflower oil or avocado oil  –taste neutral olive oil works as well
salt, pepper to taste
1 dash sugar (optional)
some water (it needed)
fresh chopped dill, parsley

Instructions  German Cucumber Salad

• Peel and slice the cucumber (best is to use a grater that has the slicing option).
• Place slices in a bowl and sprinkle generously with salt.
• Let sit for approx. 30 minutes. You will see lots of water after 30 min. Remove the excess water.
• Add 5 tbs oil and 3 tbsp vinegar.
• Pepper and sugar (to taste). If needed more salt.
• Fill a little with purified water, if needed.
• Chop parsley and dill very fine and add to the salad.
• Let sit for 10 min before serving.

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Tips
– Fine sliced cucumbers with salt will get very watery after a while. So don’t add any additional water. Important is, that the salad should not be too dry and not too watery.
– The spices should be added to taste. I personally don’t add sugar at all to the salad but I add a hint of nutmeg and 1 tbsp finely chopped onions. If you add sugar than just 1 dash.

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