Hungarian Cucumber Salad

Submitted by Sharon123

"An authentic Hungarian recipe sent in to the Houston Chronicle by Mrs. Van Geffen. Posted for the Zaar World Tour. Prep time does not include standing time (1 hour)."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 medium cucumbers, peeled
• 29.58 ml salt (or more)
• 118.29 ml sugar (or less, to taste)
• 59.14 ml red wine vinegar, plus
• 29.58 ml red wine vinegar
• 14.79 ml Dijon mustard
• 59.14 ml vegetable oil, plus
• 29.58 ml vegetable oil
• 1 large red onion, diced
• 2.46 ml garlic powder (optional)
• 29.58 ml fresh dill
• 9.85 ml sweet paprika

directions

1. Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds.
2. Cut cucumber halves crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide half rounds.
3. Put cucumbers in a colander and sprinkle with salt.
4. Toss with your hands to mix well.
5. Let stand about 1 hour.
6. Rinse cucumbers if desired.
7. Gently squeeze water out of cucumbers and drain on paper towels.
8. When well drained, return to colander.
9. In a large bowl, whisk sugar, vinegar, mustard and oil.
10. Add cucumbers and mix with hands.
11. Mix in onion and garlic, if using.
12. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
13. Add fresh dill and paprika.
14. Mix well.
15. Serves 6.
16. Can be stored in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Reviews

[evelynathens]

This really was a different kind of salad than we're used to and very good. I would even go so far as to qualify it as a kind of relish - it was just great served alongside grilled lamb chops. Sweet, tart and really flavourful. I can see serving this a lot over the summer with bbq.

 

[Garlic Chick]

I've made this once so far because my hubby is Hungarian. I made as directed but had a similar recipe that directed me to julienne the cucumbers so I did that. The flavor was great but I will use a lot less oil next time as I believe it does not need it. Thanks for posting.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Sharon this is delicious and made even better with my garden cucumbers, a 2 hour chilling time is a definate must for this, I reduced the salt to 1 teaspoon and increased the garlic powder to 1 teaspoon and omitted the paprika, thanks for sharing this great recipe!

 

[iris5555]

Very nice salad and a different take on the usual cucumber salads. I scaled the recipe back and initially started with less sugar, but then added the full amount as the salad did not seem overly sweet.

 

[Engrossed]

Just WONDERFUL! I followed the recipe exactly using everything. I used superfine sugar but think Splenda would work great too. It was sweet. I put it in a ziploc bag to marinate. This would be wonderful with tomatoes as well. We enjoyed it with some asian pork spareribs. Made for Holiday Tag.