Gerkensalat (Cucumber Salad)

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.

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Gerkensalat (Cucumber Salad)

A wonderful side dish often served with Weiner schnitzel

Course Salad

Cuisine Austria

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 minute minute

refrigeration time and salt time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 47kcal

Author International Cuisine

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.4mg