Cucumber & Tomato Salads

Name: Cucumber & Tomato Salads (Okurkový a rajčatový salát/Uhorkový a paradajkový šalát)
Cuisine: Slovakian
Ingredients: 2 whole cucumbers, peeled; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup sour cream or natural (plain) yogurt; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup sour cream or natural (plain) yogurt; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 6 tomatoes, sliced; 2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced; pinch of salt; pinch of ground black pepper; 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar, or to taste; 30 ml/2 tbsp white vinegar, or to taste; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup boiling water

Okurkový a rajčatový salát/Uhorkový a paradajkový šalát

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

These two fresh salads, cucumber salad with cream, and tomato and onion salad, will be found on almost any menu in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. They are served as side dishes, the cucumber one a favourite to accompany fried dishes such as schnitzels and fried cheese.

Ingredients

For the cucumber salad

2 whole cucumbers, peeled
pinch of salt
pinch of ground black pepper

Europe
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe

Method

To make the cucumber salad, grate the cucumbers coarsely into a bowl. Add salt, pepper, sugar and vinegar, adjusting the quantities of sugar and vinegar to taste.
Add the sour cream and crushed garlic to the salad. Then chill in the refrigerator. Serve the dish as a side salad with a fried main course.