Swedish Dill Cucumber Salad Recipe Recipe For Hand

SWEDISH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers and slice them thin.
• Sprinkle the cucumbers with 1 tsp salt and let stand 30 minutes. Drain.
• Combine sour cream, vinegar, chives, dill, sugar and pepper. Pour over cucumbers. Add salt, if needed, to taste.
• Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Arrange chilled cucumbers on bed of lettuce. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

CLASSIC SCANDINAVIAN CUCUMBER AND DILL SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and scrub the cucumber well, then slice thinly, ideally using a mandolin. Put the cucumber slices in a medium bowl and add 3 ounces vinegar, and the water, salt, and sugar, stirring as you go. Let it sit for 4-5 minutes, then drain off 2 ounces of the liquid-cucumbers release a lot of moisture. Add one additional ounce of vinegar, to taste, and stir again. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Sprinkle the dill over the salad and pack it down so all the dill is covered by liquid and let it sit until you're ready to serve.
• Stir, then serve.

SWEDISH PICKLED CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Put sliced cucumbers into a bowl.
• Stir vinegar, sugar, water, and salt together in a separate bowl to dissolve the sugar and salt; pour over the cucumbers. Sprinkle parsley over the cucumbers.
• Refrigerate cucumbers 3 hours to overnight.

CUCUMBER DILL SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with salt and toss. Let stand for 15 minutes, stirring once. Rinse and drain well., In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, dill, sugar and pepper. Add cucumbers and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes before serving.

DILL CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Bring vinegar, sugar, water, dill, and salt to a boil in a saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Pour mixture over cucumbers in a large bowl; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
• Drain and discard vinegar mixture and stir sour cream into cucumbers. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

SWEDISH CUCUMBER SALAD - PRESSGURKA

Steps:

• Cut cucumbers into the thinnest possible slices.
• Arrange slices in a bowl.
• Whisk together the white distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and parsley.
• Pour over the cucumbers.
• Place a plate with a weight over the cucumbers to squeeze out the liquid.
• Chill for 1 hour.

SWEDISH CUCUMBER SALAD WITH DILL AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Partially peel cucumbers by peeling a lengthwise strip, then leaving a nearby strip of peel attached, then peeling another lengthwise strip (as shown in photo above). This makes a decorative effect, and leaving some peel on also helps the cucumber slices stay structurally sound. (Of course, if you absolutely can't stand the skin, peel the darn thing all the way around.)
• Once the decorative effect is achieved, slice the cuke in half vertically. Use a tiny teaspoon to gently scoop out and discard the seeds. (If you know your homegrown cukes have tiny seeds and they don't bother you, you may omit this step.) Then slice the cucumbers thinly in half-moons. A mandolin works well for this, or use a knife for the old-school way.
• Place cucumber slices and onion slices in a deep bowl. In a measuring cup, mix the vinegar, sugar, parsley and dill, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pour mixture over the cucumbers. Let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. The cucumbers will have released some of their water and the liquid in the bowl will have increased.
• Cover and chill well before serving. I like to store it in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid, and every time I open the refrig, I turn the container over to distribute the juice.
• Serves 4-5.