Cucumber Salad With Soured Cream and Dill
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 cucumbers
- 29.58 ml cider vinegar
- 9.85 ml caster sugar
- 118.29 ml sour cream or 118.29 ml creme fraiche
- 4 spring onions or 4 green onions
- 1 bunch fresh chives, snipped
- 1 bunch fresh dill, snipped
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 0.25 ml paprika (to garnish)
directions
- Cut the cucumbers in half and run a teaspoon down the middle of each piece to scoop out the seeds then thinly slice on the diagonal.
- Place in a bowl, and sprinkle over a tsp of salt with half of the vinegar and sugar, mixing to coat.
- Pour into a sieve then place back over the bowl and set aside for 30 minutes, then remove and gently squeeze between sheets of kitchen paper to remove excess liquid.
- Place the soured cream or creme fraiche in a bowl with the remaining vinegar and sugar, add the spring/green onions with most of the chives and dill and season to taste.
- Fold in the cucumber and sprinkle with a dusting of paprika, then serve with the remaining herbs as a garnish.
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