German

Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad)

Name: Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 2 cucumber, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Jonas @jonas_koeln

Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad) is German home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the condiment. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

15 min Easy Heart healthy Low carb Vegan Vegetarian Gluten free Dairy free Halal Pescatarian

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

2 cucumber, thinly sliced
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Toss the sliced cucumber with the salt in a colander and let it sit for 10 minutes to draw out excess water, then pat dry with a clean towel.
Whisk the vinegar, oil, and sugar together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves.
Add the cucumber to the dressing and toss to coat evenly.
Stir in the dill and a grind of black pepper, and let the salad sit for 5 minutes before serving; fresh and sliced the same afternoon, a different item entirely from a jar of Gewuerzgurken.

Watch how to cook Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad)

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Serve it with

A German dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The dish at the centre
- Abendbrot-Teller mit Putenschinken (Cold Evening Bread Plate with Turkey Ham)
  
  10 min
The cooked vegetable
- Blumenkohl mit Butterbroeseln (Cauliflower with Browned Butter Crumbs)
  
  25 min
What it is eaten with
- Bratkartoffeln (German Pan-Fried Potatoes)
  
  25 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 100 kcal
Protein: 1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Fat: 7 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 4 g
Sodium: 300 mg
Saturated fat: 1 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad) takes about 15 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in summer, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.