How to Make a German Cucumber Salad | My Mom's (Ingrid) Recipe

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  • My Mom ( Ingrid) was from Germany and she would make this salad for us growing up. Crunchy, creamy and satisfying this German Cucumber Salad is simple to make and takes only a few ingredients. --- Here is Ingrid's OTHER Cucumber Recipe she made for us with vinegar and dill --
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    INGREDIENTS
    2-3 cucumbers (depending on size), peeled and thinly sliced
    1/2 onion, thinly sliced or chopped ( use 1/2 onion if large, whole onion if medium size)
    2-3 tablespoons white vinegar
    2 tablespoon white sugar
    Salt to taste
    1/2 - 1 cup sour cream (depends on how much you like, start with 1/2 add more if you want)
    2 tablespoons dill, chopped ( adjust depending on how much dill you like)
    NOTE: As with all recipes, you need to "make this your own." Sometimes I want more creamy, sometimes more bitter, sometimes with lots more dill. This recipe is just a starting point. You need to make it several times, adjust the proportions and make it the way you like it.
    METHOD
    Peel cucumbers and then slice thinly.
    Hint: use a mandolin slicer for consistent size.
    Salt cucumbers to draw out moisture, place in colander let moisture drain, 15 min
    Place sliced cucumber and onion in a bowl
    Add vinegar and sugar
    Add salt to taste, sour cream and dill.
    Mix well
    Enjoy!
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  • @missprice7215
    @missprice7215 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    My mother was German (Berlin) and she made this every summer with English cucumbers that my father grew and she would add a small quantity of lemon zest, the fragrance was pure summer. I still make it, I am 76. This also reminds me of all her wonderful recipes, including potato salad.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's not summer unless we make this salad

  • @davidsaracini7300
    @davidsaracini7300 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    I almost cried when I saw you pour out that cucumber juice... next time, add it to a shaker with some ice and vokda (vermouth optional) and quick stake, strain, and garnish with one of your cucumber slices... fabulous drink for the chef. :)

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Great use for the cucumber juice. I love cucumber in my summer beverages!

    • @peggywinslow408
      @peggywinslow408 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I went no way did he just pour that out😢!! No no it’s so good!!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@peggywinslow408 Yes I did but sometimes while filming need to move things along. And yes, it is so good. Take the cucumber water with some tonic, lime and a little gin and you have a great drink to go along with your salad!!😁

    • @snoopybluejeans
      @snoopybluejeans ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I hear you. It's the same when people discard the so called liquid from yogurt and such. It's whey protein that cost a fortune. Sigh

    • @mimsyonthemove
      @mimsyonthemove 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      But it had salt in it! You can’t drink that.. too much sodium!

  • @donnaintexas4406
    @donnaintexas4406 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    My grandmother was an Austrian immigrant in 1921. She shredded the cucumbers and added sugar into the vinegar...no sour cream or yogurt...liquid was clear. It's delicious.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Will have to try it that way!!

    • @Cthomas5678
      @Cthomas5678 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Yep that’s how my mom made it and I’m getting ready to pick my first cucumber this season

    • @janicemartin5955
      @janicemartin5955 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      My German grandmother also made it with sugar and vinegar.

  • @danf1862
    @danf1862 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    I mix the sour cream, vinegar, salt, dill and sugar in a separate bowl. That way you can get a consistent mix before adding it to the big bowl. I like to go with half the recommended sugar and twice as much vinegar. Family is from the Rhineland

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      nice tips!

    • @sharonlalli1414
      @sharonlalli1414 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I also wait until ready to serve before mixing sauce with the cukes.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@sharonlalli1414 Interesting. I like mine to marinate for a while.

    • @susanbright8735
      @susanbright8735 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm going try that🖒

    • @brigitkarlsen4294
      @brigitkarlsen4294 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I would never have known.... super thx ... for y e a r s I have tried to figure this out ...!!!!💕

  • @bridget1780
    @bridget1780 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Homemade food from the hands of someone who loves you are the best. We were very fortunate in that most of our vegetables were grown by my dad and prepared by my mom. God bless them.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fantastic to have that type of fresh produce. Great memories. Growing up we grew tomatoes, carrots, peppers, garlic. The basics. Nothing is better that homegrown :)

  • @elizabethbaldwin8488
    @elizabethbaldwin8488 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I love this salad on pumpernickel bread like a sandwich.

  • @christineschaefer8216
    @christineschaefer8216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    My mom made this while I was growing up (she is from Reichenburg, Germany) and she would soak the cucumbers in the vinegar for 20 minutes before adding the sour cream. We would eat this cold served over warm fried spaetzle. Try it, it's amazing.

  • @judyopp7485
    @judyopp7485 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    My G'pa bought me that slicer from Burpees back in 1973 when I was a newlywed! I still use it often....love my gadgets that have made it for 50 years now! I slice my onions on my slicer also...thanks for the recipe!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's my favorite kitchen tool. Keeps going after all these years!!

  • @secretsexposedIV
    @secretsexposedIV 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Great recipe. Thank you....Just an FYI for anyone who uses lite sour cream, lite mayo or anything "lite" (light), it's not better for you and in most cases it's worse.

    • @evalinawarne1337
      @evalinawarne1337 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Callie TRUE. butter is all we ate... No margarine. We ate clean food. German butcher.
      German bread. Lite terrible ingredients Callie. FROM SE MICHIGAN

    • @Cthomas5678
      @Cthomas5678 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I agree and recently was shopping for full milk yogurt and I had really look bc most of it was so called light!! I always buy the whole sour cream too can’t stand the light crap

    • @yw2274
      @yw2274 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Why?

    • @Only-me-baby-fe2ji
      @Only-me-baby-fe2ji 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Of course it would be it's artificial. Look what everyone said about butter/margarine. I'll take butter any day.

  • @kathybrown3964
    @kathybrown3964 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    I’m 73 yrs old and I’ve been eating this all my life. My maternal and paternal families are from Germany. All the dishes I grew up on were German. Love this food.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wonderful

    • @riafitzgerald2988
      @riafitzgerald2988 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I too make this frequently. Dad and mom from Germany. Mom likes it this way and without sourcream and dill. Great both ways!

    • @nancymccartney4658
      @nancymccartney4658 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    • @nancymccartney4658
      @nancymccartney4658 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    • @giselamarshall5724
      @giselamarshall5724 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kathy Braun, I'm also from manheim germany, I also beg my cucumber salad like that like my grandmother used to make, I still have my grandmother's cookbook from nineteen thirty six, Got all the good recipes in there, I'd like to make the potato balls in googles. Have a wonderful day

  • @nikmpup
    @nikmpup หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My family makes it the same but with mayo, and then we usually let it marinade for a couple hours.
    My grandma was from Kaiserslaughtern!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Yes. The longer it marinates, the better it seems to get!

  • @ildalopez2645
    @ildalopez2645 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    We were stationed in Germany 40 years ago and a German friend taught me how to make this fabulous salad. I made it for years and forgot about it after some time. I love it and thanks for reminding me about it! I'll start making it again

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Always love to hear stories like this. Enjoy!!

  • @Bitterrootbackroads
    @Bitterrootbackroads ปีที่แล้ว +14

    More cucumbers from the garden than I can handle has me thinking about the cross country trip when I stopped for lunch in a little north Iowa small town cafe. The place was packed! I got the last counter stool by the door and ordered a sandwich or something. The gal says- “you want the cucumber salad don’t you?” Not being familiar, I was hesitant, but she insisted I wanted the cucumber salad, so I said OK. That salad, when it was seasonally offered in that cafe, was apparently the reason folks drove from miles around and lined up to get in. One of the few things I’ve eaten in life that stand out as memorably good!

  • @jackiemartin9737
    @jackiemartin9737 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    My mum is Ukrainian and was forced to go to Germany during world war 2 to work as a domestic on a farm in Gieselden. She learned to cook many German recipes and this was one of my favourites. I actually make it to accompany beef goulash with German potato pancakes.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      My mom was forced to go to one of those farms with her sister also. The combo of those three dishes sounds fantastic!

    • @user-eo3sg4wy8s
      @user-eo3sg4wy8s 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sounds wonderful !

    • @bgueberdenteich5206
      @bgueberdenteich5206 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or SPAETZLE !

  • @nccrchurchunusual7990
    @nccrchurchunusual7990 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    3 Peeled, sliced Cucumbers
    And Salt let sit 20 min.
    Pour out & drink the juice.
    Thinly sliced onion
    More salt, 1 cp sour cream or yogurt. 3 TB Vinegar, 2 TB sugar, 3-4 fresh only Dill. Season to taste.

  • @michellemeyer1649
    @michellemeyer1649 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I’m half Sicilian and a quarter German and Polish. Thankfully I come great cooks from both sides of my family. I grew up eating this and still make it for my family. My husband loves this salad as well my step daughter. It just tastes like summer to me. I actually made this the other night with som grilled Italian sausage.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Summer dish for me as well. Not summer unless I have this, tomatoes, and basil. This dish goes so well with so many things.

  • @misspomerol
    @misspomerol ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Some of the best kitchen tools I have are antiques from my grandmother and great grandmother who are both Norwegian. Incredible stuff that lasts forever and works super well. Great video !

  • @barbarahustin9856
    @barbarahustin9856 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    My wonderful German Mother from Kassel Germany taught me how to make delicious Cucumber Salad when I was a child. We do not add onion, however, I think this is a nice addition and will make it this way next time. I enjoy it with a good steak and a baked potatoe. Thank you! 🥰

  • @lindafletcher1628
    @lindafletcher1628 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    My mom was Polish, We would eat this and sometimes she would slice up lettuce and add with the cukes before salting then squeeze out the water and dress. The other cucumber salad she made was just cukes dressed with salt pepper oil and redwine vinegar. All my grandkids even the toddlers love this salad

    • @patsmith4073
      @patsmith4073 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm.Polish and just a little onion, salt and PEPPER nwith the sour cream...yum ..I make it and eat it all!!❤

  • @melinda6024
    @melinda6024 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    gotta share a Texan cucumber salad that we always had when we made BBQ.... Just slice and peeled cucumbers into a bowl, top with chopped onions, add salt, and be generous with black pepper. Pour white vinegar to barely cover them. Refridgerate and then enjoy! I hope you try it.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like that would go really well with BBQ!

    • @bcaye
      @bcaye 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We always did this in Missouri with red wine vinegar. So tasty and refreshing.

    • @dolliemaesone
      @dolliemaesone 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Gotta add Tomatoes to that !

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dolliemaesone Tomatoes - Yes! To this dish - NO! Gotta keep it pure :) BUT I would take the "juice" that is left over and add it to some cut up, juicy tomatoes. Would be good!

  • @KarlaAkins1
    @KarlaAkins1 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    We grew up eating this. A taste of summer right out of grandma’s garden!!!

  • @patkern185
    @patkern185 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This was and is a summer staple in our family and my German Austro-Hungarian grandmother passed it down to all of us. Since she never measured anything, nor did my Mom, nor do I 😅, it's great to know the measurements to use for my family recipe collection. 😊 When I'm cooking, I feel my Grandmother and Mom "speak" to me... "Not too much" "a little more of that". Thx for sharing your Mom and her recipe with us. You have a new subscriber! XXOO ❤

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yay! Yes, had to sit my mom down when she was still with us and ask about the recipes. It was a pinch of this...a handful of that.

  • @julieharper6357
    @julieharper6357 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Mezzeta pickled red onions taste great in cucumber salad.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll eat pickled red onions all day long!

  • @theresachiorazzi4571
    @theresachiorazzi4571 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My grandma was German and she made the best cucumber salad ever the key was thin sliced cucumbers.

  • @etubrutus3501
    @etubrutus3501 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My grandmother was also German and she would make this recipe and put it over boiled potatoes. Yum!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice combination!!

    • @birgitmitchell5873
      @birgitmitchell5873 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's how my Mom (also Ingrid) used to make potato salad. Add chopped, fried bacon for extra yummyness.

  • @christinebeal3728
    @christinebeal3728 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Hi everyone, I’m from Eckington, near Sheffield, UK and I’m highly delighted to see you making this wonderful cucumber salad. Lovely memories of summer with my family. Thanks for reminding me - I’ve only made it twice this year! My father used to make it every summer and we loved it and I still do. Out of our family of 5, mum dad and three sisters I’m the only survivor and I’m 72. I’ve never had the recipe so had to guess. However dad didn’t include dill or sour cream. It’s the first I’ve heard of it and I will certainly try it as soon as I have fed our gorgeous furry friend her breakfast ( Today is Monday 4/9/2023). I peel and finely slice a large onion and peel and finely slice the whole cucumber. Then put everything into a container adding a good few teaspoons of sugar and the same of salt, sometimes less salt. I pour 3/4 pint of white vinegar ish with about just over half a cup of water and mix well. But keep tasting until it’s just right - 😅. I’m certainly going to try ACV with the mother today, can’t wait to make it. Oh also may try the honey tip. All great ingredients imo! I’ve really enjoyed reading the comments here, thanks everyone for sharing. I’ve subbed, liked and shared and will be looking forward to more of your recipes in the future thank you. All the best, enjoy!🇬🇧❤️🦋🌈🐾 xxx

  • @SurrealisticSlumbers
    @SurrealisticSlumbers ปีที่แล้ว +15

    When I worked at a German restaurant this was one of my favorite dishes on the menu.

  • @bgueberdenteich5206
    @bgueberdenteich5206 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    My German mom made the same recipe without the sour cream, she used white wine vinegar, dill, salt and WHITE pepper and sugar!~ Sooo good with potatoes, a combination made in heaven. I miss my mother and her cooking.

    • @willwjl
      @willwjl หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah no Mayo or dairy!!!. Great salad for summer! We weren’t big on Mayo or sour cream in my family. I like using Greek yogurt a lot nowadays, but not for cukes! Same with coleslaw! No Mayo!

    • @gillmanwoman
      @gillmanwoman หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So did mine. This is the recipe I still use.

    • @bgueberdenteich5206
      @bgueberdenteich5206 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And this salad has really almost no calories and tastes sooo good.

  • @shikhalemuel6802
    @shikhalemuel6802 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    My grandmother was from Germany also. She would squeeze the water out of the cucs after setting in salted water all day, then add crushed garlic and sour cream and top off with paprika..

  • @judithbbaum4176
    @judithbbaum4176 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I'm Hungarian and also make a similar salad. I agree, nothing better! Sometimes omit the sour cream which is also good.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes it is!! Here it the other cucumber salad that my mom would make, similar ingredients, no sour cream th-cam.com/video/7X32l8ulark/w-d-xo.html

  • @markabrice
    @markabrice 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    A cousin to this salad: cukes with onion and tomatoes, all thinly sliced, floating in a bath of diluted vinegar. Great salad, often combined with steamed sweet corn--on the cob, of course--for an easy summertime dinner.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All awesome summer foods!

    • @evalinawarne1337
      @evalinawarne1337 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My German Mom also made tomato salad like you. Memories. DANKE

  • @julierobertson148
    @julierobertson148 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This sounds like a salad my Lithuanian grandmother used to make, and I LOVED it. I plan to make this recipe as soon as I can assemble all the ingredients.

  • @juditharnold195
    @juditharnold195 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My family background is German. I make this salad and Geman Potatoe salad as well as many other German dishes.

  • @dianatobyne
    @dianatobyne 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Brings back. Memories of this. Salad. With. A. Veal cutlet, breaded, mashed potato for Sunday dinner!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Yum. You are making me hungry!~🍽

  • @42ayla
    @42ayla 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I remember making a cucumber salad at my future in laws that required a layer of cucumber, then salt, then cucumber, then salt, etc. It sat for a good amount of time before you rinsed it off and made the salad. While it was sitting my now husband came into the kitchen, said something like 'sneak attack, and grabbed a slice as his mom and I both yelled a warning. Of course that didn't stop him which gave him a mouthful of salt and us a story to tell everyone at that dinner and many to come.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He will have no cucumber before it's time! Hope he learned his lesson and learned to wait!

  • @peggymacmichael9788
    @peggymacmichael9788 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My mom used to make this but after slicing and salting the cucumber she would put them in a bowl place a small plate on top and stand something heavy on the plate and let it sit for an hr or so to draw out the water. It’s my fav salad also

    • @karrinwilley8079
      @karrinwilley8079 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      YES!!!

    • @robinobrien4350
      @robinobrien4350 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My grandmother prepared it the same way!

  • @sabredog1955
    @sabredog1955 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    My German grandmother made this salad but prepped the cucumbers and onions a bit differently than yours but somewhat the same principles.
    Cucumbers and onions sliced thin and then layered in a large bowl. One layer of cucumbers and onions then salt and continue until bowl is filled, salting each layer. Place a plate on top and add a weight (e.g. large can of tomatoes) then allow to sit for as long as possible. Pour out the water then rinse under cold water and - here is the crucial part - squeeze the cumbers and onions by hand. They will be translucent and then continue to finish as in your video.
    Just a slight variation.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She really liked to get the water out :) Thanks for sharing!

    • @rhondajackson6677
      @rhondajackson6677 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s how we make ours but use heavy cream instead of sour cream and no sugar or dill. Yum 😋

    • @ruthannhewlett6632
      @ruthannhewlett6632 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was taught doing it the same way with the cukes and onions,usually starting the soaking in the morning to be ready for a later meal, and draining but not rinsing. Just letting them drain well and continue with the dressing. SO Good!!

  • @markchilders5708
    @markchilders5708 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Thank you. Finally someone who doesn't put large quantities of granulated sugar in their food. I can't wait to try this!

  • @ElectricAngel181
    @ElectricAngel181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hello 👋 I'm so glad your channel was recommended to me as I was searching for a good cucumber sald . I'm definitely making these. My dad is German and Polish he will absolutely love this. Thank you to your mom and your great video.

  • @cindifischer6919
    @cindifischer6919 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I always cut the ends off of my cucumbers before I peel them, helps with the bitterness of the cuke and I always feel all of the green because like you said, the greens can be bitter. Cutting off the tips of the cucumber's is my grandma trick and she was German.

  • @karencates5007
    @karencates5007 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    My mom was born in Romania and migrated to Germany. Her recipe is the same except she used crushed garlic and ACV, and black pepper to taste and no dill or onion. I let the salted cucumbers sit in a colander overnight. It is a favorite for sure.

  • @Feathers-ho2sg
    @Feathers-ho2sg 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    A million, “Thank Yous”, for the flood of sweet memories of my Mom’s very same delicious cucumber salad that accompanied many dinners when I was a kid! We are of German-French ancestry, (although you’d have to go back 2-3 generations to meet those who actually lived in Europe), & I’ve made & enjoyed sharing this salad with countless family & friends. This salad ranks right up at the top of favorites but has to share the Number 1 spot with what she called, “Dutch Lettuce”…iceberg lettuce with lots of crispy bacon & covered with the slightly warm ‘dressing’, (which was chopped onion sautéed in some of the bacon drippings, vinegar, sugar & cracked pepper to taste & enough water to tame the potency of the vinegar). It’s known as “wilted lettuce” by some, but I still love to sneak the bowl to the kitchen & drink some of the sweet & sour, balcony flavored “ dressing”that’s left after everyone’s gobbled up the lettuce. Yum yum! Thanks for the happy memories of my Mum’s delicious cooking!! ❤️👍👍😋🇺🇸❤️

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are so welcome. It's a timeless recipe. Dutch lettuce sounds great, will have to try that!😊

  • @marilyn148
    @marilyn148 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My Czech Mom made this. Love it. ❤

  • @deborahklinlger8565
    @deborahklinlger8565 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My mom made this salad when I was growing up in NJ.
    I had just made some for lunch about a month ago.
    I never knew it was European.
    So refreshing on this hot & muggy summer days & nights.
    I put sour cream & mayonnaise & milk with vinegar & spring onions instead of dill & no sugar. Was great. So easy!!! Ty for posting. Ty 😁.

  • @dottay3422
    @dottay3422 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I am Polish & this is very popular in Poland we call it “mizeria”. Never tried with onion though. I will try today.

  • @egrace67
    @egrace67 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sooooooo good!!! This is going to be a frequent side dish! Thank you for sharing

  • @johndonahue4777
    @johndonahue4777 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Looks like a keeper. I mix the vinegar with the sour cream before adding it to the salad. About thick as paint. Also black pepper goes so good with cucumber it couldn't hurt. Half a cup of Dukes mayonnaise plus half a cup of sour cream plus 1/4 cup of Braggs apple cider vinegar is a great coleslaw dressing. Adjust by adding 1Tablespoon more vinegar at a time.) Then two heaping teaspoons of honey, two heaping teaspoons of dark brown sugar and three heaping teaspoons of McCormick hot Madras curry powder. Then 3/4 teaspoon each of sea salt and black pepper. Quarter a large green cabbage and crosscut into 1/2" or thinner ribbons. Toss cabbage with cashews, golden raisins (or dried pineapple chunks cut into smaller pieces) and coconut ribbons. All for curried Coleslaw. I got off track pretty bad. Sorry.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No need to apologize, always like to hear about new recipes or variations on things. Thanks for the info. Will try that for coleslaw! Yum!

  • @maribethschlosser6785
    @maribethschlosser6785 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm from a Polish family and Grandma made this all the time! Love it! 😋

  • @chrisz8585
    @chrisz8585 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My Mom would slice the cucumbers and onions and put them in a bowl together add 1 tray of ice cubes on top and sprinkle 1/4 cup salt over them and then a little cold water also to get the ice and salt working. Leave it sit about 30 minutes. Pick out the ice. Dump the whole thing in a colander and rinse well. They don't come out salty. The dressing is the same as you are doing but she added some black pepper also. The onions are slightly pickled and the cucumbers are REALLY crunchy. Wonderful and refreshing on a hot summer day !

  • @ThreeInOne111
    @ThreeInOne111 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Many thanks to you and your Mom for this fabulous German cucumber 🥒 salad recipe 😊. I had it many years ago and loved it. Now thanks to your video I'm going to make it very soon. Thank you for sharing! 🤗

  • @evieshore3270
    @evieshore3270 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My Hungarian grandma made this same salad , and I'd forgotten how much I loved it , thanks for the recipe and reminder.

  • @MSS726
    @MSS726 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I was raised with Hungarian recipes, and I make these almost the same, but do not add sugar or vinegar. I don’t measure, just throw in sour cream and chopped dill, and fresh black pepper. Everyone loves my cucumbers. Glad you are sharing these great old time recipes.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How can you not love cucumbers!!!??? Glad you enjoy this.

    • @alicassidy8913
      @alicassidy8913 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Me too. My mom was Hungarian and Czech

  • @patkimpland4454
    @patkimpland4454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I enjoy your clear & direct instructions

  • @ataraitiwhyte7240
    @ataraitiwhyte7240 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I just jhad to write and say that this recipe and the ingredients are delicious! A great find. Thank you so much for Ingrid's Cucumber Salad recipe... it is Yum!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you liked it and thanks for letting me know. Ingrid would be so happy to know people are enjoying it!

  • @janthieme3024
    @janthieme3024 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My mother in law always made this and I thought it was something from the south, but my father in law was German so I guess she learned from his mother. My kids are always happy when I make this especially in the summer with some fresh corn on the cob. 😊

  • @eileenmacdougall8945
    @eileenmacdougall8945 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I looks and sounds amazing. Thank you, and your Mom !

  • @lifeisgood9175
    @lifeisgood9175 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I grew up on this salad. Love it! I will make it with my garden cukes tonight! My mom was the first of 12 children born in the US, 9 months after they landed at Ellis Island. Cheers!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My grandfather from Italy, came through Ellis Island also. Enjoy!!

  • @DanMLarsen
    @DanMLarsen ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your cucumber salad is the way I make it. My Dad’s heritage is German. Thanks for sharing.

  • @RiceaRoni354
    @RiceaRoni354 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m so happy. My Oma always made this and I have never been able to replicate it.

  • @kimberlyrogers9953
    @kimberlyrogers9953 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks darlin and may God Bless your mom

  • @shelbywoo3229
    @shelbywoo3229 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My grandma made this for my German grandpa all during the summer each year. They lived in a different state so when I got to visit for a couple weeks each year this was the one dish I was seriously thrilled about. I can remember when I was about 9 years old and I wanted my 3rd helping and she said no, that I had to save some for everyone else. 😂 Lesson learned. It’s just an indication of how much I loved this. Over the years I’ve tried replicating it from memory and it was never quite right. Thank you, I’ll try your (mom’s) recipe for sure!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome! Hope it comes close to what you remember.

  • @imueller5497
    @imueller5497 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My name s Ingrid, and this is my favourite salad of all time.

  • @9199liz
    @9199liz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love this! Unfortunately it would never fly with my "beans and rice" Texas in-laws. Every single one says they are "allergic" to cucumbers?? So it's all for me if I make this salad. Which I do and I eat it gladly!!! Yumm and thanks for giving me more ideas to make cold food in these HOT HOT HOT summer South Texas days.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Make it for yourself, enjoy it and maybe one of them will come around and try it. If they give you a hard time ...more for you :)

    • @debbieperez5635
      @debbieperez5635 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hot as Blazes in Abilene, Tx. My mom was from Berlin and made this all the time.

    • @nellpulaski4919
      @nellpulaski4919 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Who's allergic to cucumber?

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nellpulaski4919 You would be surprised what people are allergic to nowadays

  • @sunshinegalkw9675
    @sunshinegalkw9675 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Exactly how my Nana used to make it! I have cucumbers right now, think I’ll head into the kitchen…..

  • @davescheer5038
    @davescheer5038 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This recipe is something I’ve searched for grew up eating this was one of my German fathers dishes he would make for us, after he passed the recipe was lost , thanks for posting 👍🏼

  • @AlishaArlene
    @AlishaArlene 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sounds and looks SO good! I'm sure you made your mom proud with this one! 🤩

  • @muncime
    @muncime 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My maternal grandparents came to the USA from a small village in Northeastern Hungary 🇭🇺 in 1912 with their firstborn daughter, not my mom. My mom learned to make a similar cucumber 🥒 salad from her mother and, later, taught me to make it. The biggest difference is the omission of onion, dill, and sugar. We add Hungarian mild paprika and black pepper. My mother and I always use Knudsen Hampshire sour cream because it most closely resembles the sour cream my grandparents made. I am going to try it with onion and fresh dill the next time. I will still put in paprika and black pepper. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed watching it very much.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching and letting me know about your salad. Seems a common variation is black pepper and paprika. Will have to try that.

  • @MsPattiGar
    @MsPattiGar หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you. My Ukranian mom made this as a child. I still like it. We used only oil and vinegar and sugar.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The other version of this salad is with only oil, vinegar, sugar and dill

  • @brennan353
    @brennan353 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I'm definitely trying this as it reminds me of a favorite treat of mine: many layers of thinly sliced cucumbers, chopped dill, salt, and black PEPPER between two slices of 100% whole grain sourdough rye bread with a generous amount of homemade mayonnaise. It is not unlike raita which I also like but the dill would be a nice variation. Guess what, my version will have black pepper. :-)

  • @suzyharthcock7913
    @suzyharthcock7913 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    my fav, yup. love it Mom😘🪬❣️🌟

  • @sstarkey1695
    @sstarkey1695 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wonderful recipe! Making it this week!! Thanks! (Love the salad selections on your channel!)

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! Big on salads and sides.

  • @EMC726
    @EMC726 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can’t wait to try - looks delicious with my favorite ingredients, who knew!!!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you like the ingredients,you'll love the salad!

  • @dochubbell
    @dochubbell 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love all those ingredients.......will be sure to try it.

  • @PetsNPatients
    @PetsNPatients ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks yummy. Love your mixing, serving dish too!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you 😋 One of the dishes I've had for years!! Very summer like.

  • @nancymuller3291
    @nancymuller3291 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have my mother's slicer which is exactly like yours. She gave it to me and I love it. I have tried others, and always go back to this one. It has to be at least 65 years old. I am not German but my mother embraced all food cultures.

  • @gillmanwoman
    @gillmanwoman หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My mom made a version of this using a vinegar base instead of sour cream, probably because my dad didn't eat sour cream. She was from Nurnberg, and she named me Ingrid! I still make her version of this salad .

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great name!! :) My mom made another version like the one you describe. Here is the link to the video th-cam.com/video/7X32l8ulark/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_22YSzUQZEeiDfS5 Thanks for watching!!

  • @dalemills7926
    @dalemills7926 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love cucumber salad like this ! Best is adding fresh dill ..i will love yours , and cant wait to make it again..

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's so good! Dill is the best. One of my top two summer herbs. Dill and Basil.

  • @juansmammam5071
    @juansmammam5071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Simply nice..

  • @cmsbeth
    @cmsbeth 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the recipe! The Feemster slicer is my favorite tool, too!

  • @mypointofblue5260
    @mypointofblue5260 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm definitely going to try this! but I really love that cutting board of yours as well! Thanks for sharing!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do it! You'll love the salad. Got the cutting board at sur la table when they were going out of business.

  • @novelist99
    @novelist99 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks for the recipe. I'm growing cucumbers in my garden and will soon have a ton of them.

  • @johnathanainsworth4138
    @johnathanainsworth4138 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My grandmother used to make this but with red onions. Potato dumplings and pickled red cabbage.

  • @lucybirdsong8632
    @lucybirdsong8632 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8/12/23, That’s a great recipe. I’m looking forward to more. Thank you.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Take a look around the channel. Lots of yum to find!!

  • @jameskirchner2655
    @jameskirchner2655 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I grew up in Ridgewood,Queens and it was a German neighborhood growing up and we had great delicatessen with homemade salads and early Boars Head products especially olive loaf and + great salads and the pickles yum

  • @beckjlol
    @beckjlol 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My mother-in-law made THE BEST cucumber salad! One can evaporated milk, about 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, about 3 tablespoons sugar, salt and a thinly sliced onion

  • @karinbergman1646
    @karinbergman1646 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks wonderful. Ive made the same salad for years except for no vinegar, no sweetner. Add fresh lemon juice. Yummy!

  • @carolcollins907
    @carolcollins907 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Omg, I have that slicer. Love it just used it for cucumbers last week.

  • @shinealong3755
    @shinealong3755 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just made this. Love it . Thank u.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yay! Thanks for letting me know 🙂

  • @cynthialong688
    @cynthialong688 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That looks simple and delicious!!

  • @mlang3066
    @mlang3066 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great recipe! Thank you for sharing!

  • @johntorres3473
    @johntorres3473 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That looks great. Must taste awesome 👍 . Thanks say hi to mom.

  • @thomaswiegand7348
    @thomaswiegand7348 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Icy cold is a must--very refreshing!

  • @vickirickman9373
    @vickirickman9373 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yep my grandma always made this one too 👍. Mmm mmm 😋 good
    Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find out exactly how she made it. But this was it 😋👍
    Thank you

  • @jamesdspaderf2883
    @jamesdspaderf2883 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My mom was Ingrid too. A chef in an Austrian Restaurant. Sounds like the same (or similar) recipe. How about Ingrid's potato salad? The challenge is set!

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cool! She didn't make "German" potato salad too often, as kids we liked the American version. Let me see if I can find her recipe for the German version and will get back to you.

  • @alicassidy8913
    @alicassidy8913 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Just made some last week. It is as so good, I'm making it again today.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You're hooked like the rest of us! So happy to hear!

  • @pettytoni1955
    @pettytoni1955 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I definitely mix the sauce in a separate bowl, mix thoroughly, and pour over the veggies.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Seen it done that way. As long as it ends up on my fork in the end :)

  • @c.thompson9771
    @c.thompson9771 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Try some little bit of creme fraiche, instead of sour cream. Gives a slight sweetness, and creamer finish.
    Lovely flavorful recipe. ❤

  • @akita101
    @akita101 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am saving that video, in my “ sleep aid” folder😂 Woks better then “ sound of rain”, “ camp fire ” or “ relaxing train”!

  • @phoenixkay7191
    @phoenixkay7191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A very big Thank You!

  • @cjb9754
    @cjb9754 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Yep that's how my German Grandma made it, and now I make it often. Goes good with ham sandwiches. This stuff is addicting so we eat it with many different meals.

    • @KitchenDadsCooking
      @KitchenDadsCooking  20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Addicting is the right word! Always love a good ham sandwich. Enjoy!