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German cucumber salad recipe

Renee' Groskreutz
German cucumber salad is a delightful salad made with cucumber, sour cream, vinegar, and spices. It is ridiculously easy to make and cheap as well. Also, this cucumber salad recipe is easy to scale so that you can feed just a few or serve it at a family reunion.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cucumbers
  • ¼ red onion
  • ½ c sour cream
  • 1 t salt
  • 2 T white sugar
  • 2 T white vinegar
  • 1 t paprika
  • 2 t dried dill
  • 1 t dried parsley
  • 2 t dried chives
  • ½ t garlic salt

Instructions
 

  • Thinly slice the cucumbers. Lay the cucumber slices out on paper towels and allow them to drain for 2 hours. 
  • Thinly slice the onion and lay them on a paper towel. 
  • In a large bowl, mix sour cream, herbs, sugar, vinegar, and spices. 
  • Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge until the cucumbers and onions have had time to drain. 
  • Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and fold in the cucumber slices and the onion slices. 
  • Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 6 hours. (Remove the bowl from the fridge and stir the salad every couple of hours.)
  • Serve cold!
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