Best 6 Mizerja Polish Cucumber Salad Recipes

MIZERIA: POLISH CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Wash the cucumbers and radishes under cold running water.
• [Peeling] There's no need to peel this type of cucumbers, as the skin is edible and very thin. I prefer to peel the cucumbers anyway, only leaving ½ of one cucumber unpeeled (mainly for a visual effect).
• Slice the cucumbers through their length into thin medallions. Repeat with the radishes. Set aside.
• [Optional] Cut the onion in half, peel back the skin. Place the onion halves cut side down, and slice them finely into half-moons.
• Drop sliced vegetables (cucumbers, radishes, onion) into a large bowl. Sprinkle one and a half tablespoons of salt and mix everything with a spoon. The aim is to coat the cucumbers with salt evenly.
• Move the veggies into a colander (or a large sieve). Place a large bowl underneath it - it can be the same bowl we have just used, there's no need for extra cleaning. Cover with a plastic wrap, so the cukes won't dry up and chill in the fridge for 4-5 hours; or even overnight. We're not done here just yet though, follow the next step.
• Line a fine-mesh sieve (large enough to hold 24 ounces or 700 ml) with a cheesecloth (loose-woven gauze) or a piece of paper towel. Place it over a bowl.
• Pour the yogurt in, and cover the whole thing with cling film. Again, refrigerate for 4-5 hours; or overnight. We're done here, for now. See you in a few hours!
• Retrieve both bowls from the refrigerator. Unwrap them and discard the excess liquid that has collected at the bottom.
• Roll the vegetables in paper towels (or a clean kitchen towel) to dry them up and press out any excess juices.
• In a large bowl, add in the yogurt, sour cream, vinegar, sugar, dill, and black pepper. Whisk the dressing together, then add in all the vegetables.
• Toss well and have a taste. We have salted the cucumbers well before, but some of that salt will be gone at this point. I usually add one more teaspoon of salt, but you might need two.
• Refrigerate for a few hours before serving, so that the flavours can develop and blend together. If you're impatient, you can serve it immediately.
• Right before serving, you can sprinkle 'Mizeria' lightly with salt, ground pepper, and a few dill twigs.

MIZERIA (POLISH CUCUMBER SALAD)

Steps:

• For ordinary cucumbers, peel, slice lengthwise and remove the seeds
• Slice as thin as possible, no more than 1/8 inch
• If you're using the thin skinned hot house cucumbers, just slice
• Spread out the slices and sprinkle with salt
• After 20 minutes pat and press with a paper towel
• Combine the sour cream, vinegar, chives, dill, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt , and pepper
• Chill

COOL CUCUMBER SALAD ( POLISH MIZERIA )

Steps:

• 1. Wash and peel the cucumber. Slice into thin/medium-thin slices. Mix in bowl with vinegar, salt and pepper, and chill in fridge for about 2 hours.
• 2. After chilled, drain the cucumbers, and if you don't like the strong vinegar flavor, give them a rinse, too.
• 3. Mix in the sour cream. Chop dill and add that in. Mix well and enjoy! This tastes very fresh and cold and is a great accompaniment to anything off the grill, and also goes so well with baked or mashed potato!

5-MINUTE MIZERIA POLISH CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE THAT TASTES LIKE POLAND!

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers and cut it into thin slices. You can use a grater.
• Season the cucumbers with salt and leave for at least 5 minutes (they will release the juices).
• Wash and finely chop the dill.
• If you want mizeria to be watery, add sour cream right away. If not, drain the cucumbers and add the sour cream afterwards.
• Add the dill. Eat fresh!

MIZERJA - POLISH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place sliced cucumbers in a strainer and sprinkle with Kosher salt. Mix lightly, then let the cucumbers drain off their liquid for an hour. After that, you can squeeze a bit more liquid from the cucumbers with the back of a spoon. Discard all excess liquid.
• In a salad bowl, whisk together the yogurt/sour cream, vinegar, sugar and black pepper. Add the cucumbers and toss to combine. Serve, or let sit in the fridge for up to a day.

AUTHENTIC POLISH CUCUMBER SALAD (MIZERIA)

Steps:

• Place cucumbers in a medium bowl.
• Add salt.
• Mix lightly until salt adheres evenly to cucumbers.
• Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
• Drain juice from limp cucumbers.
• In a small bowl, combine the remainder of the ingredients.
• Add to cucumbers, mixing gently.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.