Cucumber salad is A wonderful side dish, light and refreshing with a sweet and sour flavor. The addition of caraway seeds is a nice twist to your everyday cucumber salad.
Gerkensalat (Cucumber Salad)
Author: International Cuisine
Recipe type: salad
Cuisine: Austria
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber, sliced thin
- Salt
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- ½ cup water
- Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
Instructions
- :
- Shake salt on the sliced cucumbers, mix and put in a colander for at least ½ hour
- Rinse with cold water and let stand to drain out as much water as possible
- In a bowl, warm the vinegar and water in the microwave, Add the sugar start with one teaspoon and mix until the sugar is dissolved.
- Combine all the ingredients add salt and additional sugar to taste. You want there to be a sweet and sour flavor.
- Refrigerate several hours
- Serve chilled.
