Balkan Cold Cucumber Salad
Recipe: #34385
February 25, 2020
Categories: Salads, Vegetable Salad, Eggs, Cucumber, Spinach, Mediterranean Marinate, more
"Most often served on spinach leaves, Balkan Cold Cucumber Salad is an ideal first course to a fish or chicken dinner. It can also be made ahead, and will keep three to four days in the refrigerator."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (242.2 g)
- Calories 67.4
- Total Fat - 0.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 1.1 mg
- Sodium - 1223.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.7 g
- Sugars - 5.6 g
- Protein - 5 g
- Calcium - 96.7 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cut cucumber slices into half-moon shapes. Place cucumbers in a large bowl with sea salt. Toss well. Let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes. Rinse well to remove salt.
Step 2
Slice eggs in half. Separate yolks and whites. Chop whites and set aside. Mash egg yolks with mustard, yogurt, honey, and vinegar.
Step 3
Toss together cucumbers, egg whites, and egg-yolk mixture. Wash spinach and remove stems. Arrange on 4 salad plates. Spoon cucumber salad on top. Garnish with dill sprigs.
Step 4
Serve at room temperature.
Tips
No special items needed.