Hungarian Cucumber Salad With Sour Cream
This refreshing creamy cucumber salad with sour cream has been making an appearance on our dinner table for as long as I can remember. Hungarian cucumber salad is a versatile side that pairs well with just about any main dish!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 English cucumbers peeled and sliced very thin
- ½ small yellow onion sliced very thin
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
For the sour cream dressing:
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Hungarian sweet paprika to taste
Instructions
- Peel cucumbers. Slice into very thin rounds, and slice onions thinly across the grain.
- Place cucumbers and onions in a large bowl, sprinkle with kosher salt, and toss to combine. Allow them to marinate for about 30 minutes.
- While the cucumbers set, prepare the sour cream dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, apple cider vinegar, water, salt, and freshly ground pepper to taste. Refrigerate dressing until ready to use.
- After about 30 minutes have passed, spoon the cucumber and onion mixture into a colander set in the kitchen sink to drain. Grab handfuls of it and squeeze as much water out as you can, placing each handful back in the mixing bowl after squeezing.
- Pour the sour cream dressing over the cucumber onion mixture. Using a fork, mix cucumbers and sour cream mixture vigorously until well-combined, frothy, and foamy. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Before serving, season cucumber salad with additional salt and pepper to taste. If desired, transfer the salad to a clean serving bowl. Sprinkle Hungarian sweet paprika over top. Serve well-chilled.
Recipe Notes
Cucumber salad may be made up to one day ahead of time. The next day you may notice some excess liquid, but just vigorously stir it up again, and you will still have the same foamy and frothy texture as when it's first made.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.4g | Protein: 3.7g | Fat: 13.6g | Saturated Fat: 9.4g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 304mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5.5g
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