Best 8 Hungarian Cucumber Salad With Sour Cream Dressing Recipes

HUNGARIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and - if desired - peel your cucumbers. Thinly slice your cucumbers with a mandolin or four-sided box grater.
• Place the cucumbers in a bowl, sprinkle 1 tbsp of salt on top, and put the bowl in the fridge for 1.5 hours.
• After taking the cucumbers back out of the fridge, drain the excess water and squeeze the cucumbers either with your hands or by pushing a small plate on top to remove and drain any additional liquid.
• Add the chopped hot banana pepper (optional), the crushed garlic, sugar, vinegar, sour cream, pepper, and paprika. Mix everything together in the bowl and add more spices or sour cream to taste.
• Refrigerate your cucumber salad for several hours (or overnight). You can add more pepper, paprika, and chopped chives to garnish before serving.

HUNGARIAN CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM DRESSING

Steps:

• Peel cukes.
• Drag fork tines down length of peeled cucumbers to create long groves that will look very nice when you slice cucumbers very, very thin.
• Put in mixing bowl.
• Peel and chop clove of garlic.
• Add salt and sugar slices.
• Mix in sour cream.
• Add vinegar and toss well, I use my hands, till cucumbers slices and sour cream are all frothy and foamy.
• Place in serving dish and sprinkle a little paprika on top for decoration, and serve well chilled.

HUNGARIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Lightly toss cucumber slices, onion slices, and chopped dill together in a large bowl.
• Pour vinegar over cucumber mixture; toss to coat.
• Pour oil over cucumber mixture; toss to coat.
• Season with salt and black pepper.

EASY & DELICIOUS CUCUMBER SALAD, HUNGARIAN STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Peel cucumbers and slice wafer thin. Thinly slice onions.
• 2. Place cucumbers into bowl. Mix cucumbers by hand with a lot of salt (this is necessary to draw the water from the cucumbers). Chill for 30 minutes or so.
• 3. By hand, squeeze the moisture from the cucumbers ~ really wring them out! Place into colander and rinse.
• 4. Return cucumbers to bowl and add sliced onions. Add about a cup of white vinegar. Add about ½ cup of water. Add 2-3 tablespoons of sugar.
• 5. Stir and taste. Adjust vinegar, sugar and salt to taste.
• 6. If you find that you have added too much vinegar, add more water.
• 7. Once you have achieved the flavor you want, drain off liquid until the liquid comes to only about ¼ inch under the cucumbers and onions.
• 8. Sprinkle Hungarian paprika & ground black pepper over top of cucumbers ~~ Don't mix!
• 9. Chill and enjoy!
• 10. *** Variation: After adjusting the spices for the last time, drain off all of the liquid. Stir in sour cream to the desired consistency. Top with Hungarian paprika and ground black pepper as above. Chill.

PAPRIKAS WEISS' HUNGARIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Peel the cucumbers and slice into very thin rounds. Sprinkle with salt and let stand for 15 minutes. Squeeze out the liquid from the cucumbers.
• 2. Slice the onion very thin and mix with cucumbers. Add the salt, pepper, white vinegar, and water to cover the vegetables. Sprinkle paprika generously on top.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sour cream, sugar, vinegar, salt and dill. Add cucumbers; toss to coat. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

HUNGARIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Peel the cucumbers and slice them very thin. Sprinkle with salt and let stand for 30-60 minutes with a plate and a 5-pound weight on top. Squeeze out the water on a paper towel.
• 2. Combine the sugar, vinegar, garlic powder, and water. Add the cucumbers and marinate for a few hours. To serve, sprinkle paprika on half of the salad and black pepper on the other half.

MODERNIZED HUNGARIAN CUCUMBER SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine ingredients thoroughly & chill for 2 hrs to allow flavors to blend.
• Note #1: Using unpeeled thick cucumbers, slice them & soak in salted water for 30 minutes. Drain well & pour the dressing over the cucumbers. Lightly dust the surface of the salad w/paprika & add a dollop of sour cream over the paprika.
• Note #2: If a more intense flavor is desired, add garlic & finely sliced onion to the salted water for the soaking time. Drain well & finish salad as above. :-).