My Polish Mother’s Cucumber Salad recipe ! (Mizeria)

Growing up in a family of Polish immigrants, there was always food. Food, food, food. From the Old Country. Here's one of my mother's favorites....

[@BeverlyandPeach]

An old lady with an accent could cook a sneaker and we’d all be impressed at the wholesome and authentic meal.

[@dostagirl9551]

Bless her heart. For a future present, please consider buying this beautiful woman a mandolin slicer. It will save her so much time.

[@sef8630]

I will say that within a month of my owning his first mandolin- my 72-year old father took off the tip of his finger. It’s all a matter of comfort and dexterity.

[@thisisgregarcher]

I know. But she loves her old little thing. :)

[@curranjohnson7489]

And a peeler!!!

[@pricklypear7934]

But that's how she likes it. Plain and simple. Believe me, if she wanted a mandolin, she'd have one. And sometimes when you're cooking you need that work with your hands for that moment! It's like meditation. Plus, the longer she works with her hands and keeps her dexterity, the better for her.

[@INKOSK4114]

One tip with using a knife is to never use the sharp side to scrape your food into a bowl. Use the opposite side to keep from dulling your knife.

[@g-bgcg]

My mom used to make this all the time with the cucumbers from the garden. She was 100% Polish. Good memories and good recipe, thank you!

[@NeversurrenderMM66]

Cucumber with onions mixed with vinegar. Delicious! Cucumber with sour cream, super yummy!

[@charleslanphier8094]

We all think our grandmother has some kind of magical powers in the kitchen. Looks great, btw

[@vzmkitty]

Thank you for sharing her recipe. Her salad looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it.

[@mindysuarez1699]

Almost like german cucumber salad. I love dill also ❤

[@saffronlealle464]

Precious lady takes such care in each step ❤ i bet its even more delicious prepared by her loving hands.

[@thisisgregarcher]

You are so kind 🙏🏻

[@BarbaraAtkins-wy8vu]

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipe with us!

[@kelqueen9998]

My Polish Grandma used to make one similar to this, but I think it had either some lemon juice or vinegar in it too.

[@tinytt854]

I'm not Polish (🤣), but I make mine this way, only no sugar and I add tomatoes.

[@LinneaSanchez]

Yum! That sounds amazing! I’m going to try your recipe

[@juliettebobcat704]

Please tell us what was the green herb she got out of the freezer, already chopped up? The editing cut off what she called it.
I am excited to try your mother's recipe. We have an abundance of Indian cucumbers right now.

[@thisisgregarcher]

It is dill !!! Enjoy

[@user-gs7ri9hx7y]

A list of ingredients would be helpful😉

[@compunurse]

What a treat she is…

[@deborahmorreale9488]

My grandmother and my mother made this.

[@dianabensm4482]

Hi! Love your polish accent! It reminds me of me of my mom, and heritage! Thanks!

[@ccbarr58]

My husband is going to love this!

[@luizaandrzejewska7264]

you're missing some vinegar or lemon juice. Polish classic:))

[@ninabednarz2891]

My polish mom ludmilia made it too. Thank you.

[@adramaqueen73able]

I make this but i use red onion and some mayo also

[@cindyspohn1946]

Always entertaining!

[@lisahumphries3898]

Looks delicious!

[@DragonsTooth]

Was the final ingredient dill? 🤔

[@janeburke147]

Lovely recipe,is it chives that she sprinkled in at the end ?👍🏻

[@AScrapOfKindness]

Dill

[@kaywatson6505]

Cumcumbers
Salt
Onion
Sour Cream
Dill
Almost like the one I remember made with long slivers of white or yellow onions and pepper not dill.

[@Januarriii]

I am trying that tommarow

[@flam_buoy]

It is not cucumber salad. It is mizeria 😎

[@thisisgregarcher]

Tak

[@kerrypearce4264]

@@thisisgregarcher

[@katha_kf]

So called "mizerja". 😋

[@dianegribbin3582]

What wS the green stuff from the freezer please

[@orsie200]

So was that dill she added at the end?

[@morrismonet3554]

Yes

[@dorotaazzopardi8718]

Greg, please buy you mamusia a peeler from cutco- I got it for mine, and she loves it. No more struggles with knife peeling😊

[@thisisgregarcher]

She has one - she doesn’t like using it 😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@margaretlee-reed814]

Looks good ❤ TY

[@user-uj8dh7gf4g]

Mmmmmmmm!❤

[@user-kp6fx5ux3z]

It's the skin u want u never wash them

[@jakethedog4397]

What came from freezer? Were the cukes rinsed when they were in the colander?

[@gardenx5574]

Dill. No.

[@renel7303]

Not rinsed but rinsing will make it less salty.

[@pattyzinola6236]

Omg...6hrs later 😢

[@mrs_loverry]

mizeria?

[@jdrei5080]

Was the herb dill?

[@AScrapOfKindness]

Yes

[@user-cf7lw1pl2c]

Yeah, vinegar and without green onions

[@elbrown1011]

Get that lady a real cutting board.

[@thisisgregarcher]

she likes that old thing and it's light .... so she doesn't have to carry something heavy. lol :)

[@Floie.FormerlyLeungbabe_Oscar]

What was the herb at the end?

[@thisisgregarcher]

Dill ❤

[@Floie.FormerlyLeungbabe_Oscar]

@@thisisgregarcher oh dill! Thanks so much!🤍

[@user-kp6fx5ux3z]

U may as well eating saugeas salt sugar that bad for u

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

Main ingredient is carrots!!!😂