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Viennese Cucumber Salad

Here's how you make Viennese Cucumber Salad
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15-20m
  • Cook: 5m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds cucumber (2 large seedless cucumbers)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 garlic clove, forced through a garlic press
  • 1 teaspoon dill seed (dill weed was often used as a sub by reviewers)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Score cucumbers lengthwise w/a fork & slice thin, preferably w/a slicing disk of a food processor. In a lrg bowl, toss cucumbers w/salt & let stand 1 hr.

  • Step 2: In a sml saucepan, bring vinegar & water to a boil w/sugar, garlic & dill seed, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let dressing cool.

  • Step 3: In a colander, drain cucumbers & rinse under cold water. Drain well, squeezing out excess liquid. In a bowl, combine cucumbers w/dressing & marinate (covered) at least 1 hr & up to 6 hrs. (After about 2 hrs cucumber skin will discolor, but there will be no effect on flavor.)

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • No special items are required.

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