Polish · Side

Mizeria cucumber salad

Thin cucumber slices are lightly salted, drained and folded into a cool sour-cream dressing with dill. The short draining step keeps the salad creamy while preserving a fresh, delicate cucumber crunch.

VegetarianEasy4 side portions

Ingredients

Original recipe: 4 side portions. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 4 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 600 gCucumbers thinly sliced
  • ½ tspSalt
  • 150 gSour cream
  • 15 mlLemon juice
  • 10 gFresh dill finely chopped
  • ½ tspSugar
  • ¼ tspBlack pepper

Make it

  1. Put the sliced cucumber in a colander over a bowl, sprinkle with salt and toss. Leave for 15 minutes.
  2. Press the cucumber gently to remove released water, then pat lightly with a clean towel. Do not rinse away all the seasoning.
  3. Mix sour cream, lemon juice, dill, sugar and pepper in a serving bowl.
  4. Fold in the cucumber and serve promptly, or refrigerate covered until the meal. Stir again just before serving.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

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This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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