Ukrainian Cucumber Salad

Name: Ukrainian Cucumber Salad
Yield: Serves Six to Eight
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: 1 dill sprig, to garnish; 5–10 ml/1–2 tsp salt; 1 onion, thickly sliced; 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh dill; 15 ml/1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup sour cream; ground black pepper; 2 cucumbers, decorated with a cannelle knife (zester) and thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
Six to Eight

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

Salting the cucumber with the onions draws out some of the moisture, makes the cucumbers and onions silkier and helps to combine the flavours. Serve as part of a dairy lunch or selection of salads, with herring, chopped egg and onion, and boiled potatoes.

Ingredients

2 cucumbers, decorated with a cannelle knife (zester) and thinly sliced
5–10 ml/1–2 tsp salt<

Europe
Ukraine
Lunch
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe

Method

Rinse the cucumber slices under cold running water, drain and place in a bowl.
Add the sliced onion to the bowl with the salt and chopped dill, and combine all ingredients well.
In another bowl, stir the vinegar into the sou