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Danish Cucumber Salad (Agurksalat)

Here's how you make Danish Cucumber Salad (Agurksalat)
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 pound cucumber (1 English cucumber about 10 - 12 inches long)
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/3 cup white distilled vinegar
  • Pepper, to taste
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced (for garnish)
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: Cut off ends of cucumber, then thinly slice by hand or with a mandolin.

  • Step 2: Place in bowl, salt generously, put a plate on top of cakes, weigh down with vinegar bottle or some heavy object.

  • Step 3: After 10-15 minutes, remove weight and plate, and squeeze the slices by hand.

  • Step 4: Drain off liquid and discard.

  • Step 5: Add equal amounts of sugar, water and vinegar.

  • Step 6: Stir to dissolve sugar.

  • Step 7: Add pepper to taste and salt if needed.

  • Step 8: Keep in refrigerator until serving. Garnish with sliced green onion.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Mandolin, for making uniform thin slices

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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