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German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

April 3, 2019 by Helene Dsouza 6 Comments

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Creamy German Cucumber Dill Salad aka Gurkensalat. You can choose to slice your cucumbers fine (the way they do it in Germany) or to cut thicker slices to add crunch (the way I do it).
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German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

Refreshing German Cucumber Dill Salad to serve as a salad side dish during the hotter months of the year.

This salad with cucumber is better known as Gurkensalat in German.

German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

What is Gurkensalat?

Gurkensalat is a super popular spring and summer salad in Germany, Austria and all the surrounding countries.

The word Gurkensalat itself means cucumber salad (Gurke is a cucumber).

How to serve this German Cucumber Salad Recipe?

This particular cucumber salad is served during the spring and summer months.

People love to serve this cucumber and dill summer salad as a side when they sit outside for food or at a BBQ.

It’s quite refreshing!

Traditionally, the cucumber salad with the dill salad dressing is served with cooked sweet water fish.

Dill herb and fish go hand in hand.

In Austria, you will often see cucumber dill salad dressing served with Vienna Schnitzel, Parsley Butter Potatoes, and Lingonberry Jam.

Otherwise, feel free to serve up this delicious creamy cucumber salad with a vegetarian or vegan meal.

German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

Variations of Cucumber Salad

There are some of the more common variations of the German cucumber dill salad.

You have the option here to make it the way YOU like it.

  • prepared with sour cream and/or greek yogurt, mayonnaise, liquid whipping cream (yep they also use high-fat liquid whipping cream)
  • cut into super thin or fat slices
  • with chopped onion and/or garlic
  • with fresh or dried herbs – Dill is the most preferred choice or also chives, parsley to just name a few.
  • with the addition of salad oil and vinegar to the creamy ingredient.
  • with the choice of Cucumber varieties and with or without peel.

You can prepare this German Gurkensalat the way you like it.

I tend to prepare a cucumber salad with sour cream and dill.

I think Austrian cucumber salad is usually prepared with liquid whipping cream while the German ones are made with sour cream.

There will be regional varieties of Gurkensalat in the German speaking countries and neighboring countries such as poland and slovenia.

German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

How I prepare my cucumber sour cream dill salad

I use whatever cucumber I can get from my local grocery store. Seedless varieties are prefered.

Step 1

I semi peel my washed cucumbers for the green peel border effect ( I eat with my eyes too).

Step 2

Then I simply cut my cucumbers into thick slices because I like the crunch.

Germans use a manual vegetable slicer to cut the cucumbers thin. So, the traditional way is to cut your cucumbers into thin slices.

Step 3

For the dressing I simply chop the fresh dill herb and mix it into the sour cream and seasoning.

The cucumber salad dressing is poured over the cucumbers and I usually do that in advance and not just before serving because I want the cucumbers to take in the dressing flavors.

German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

Tips for a creamy cucumber dill salad

Leave the cucumber to sit for a while, that way excess waters will come out, which you can discard before adding the dressing

Another idea is to let the sliced cucumbers sit with some sea salt.

The sea salt will help in getting excess liquids out of the cucumbers.

Then you are left with not adding salt to the dressing.

Keep in mind that the cucumbers will loose waters, so if you don’t want liquids but a creamy thicker dressing, simply add the dressing before you serve up the salad.

The longer the cucumber slices sit in the dressing the more liquid the dressing will turn.

More Cucumber Recipes

  • Persian Shirazi Salad
  • Lemon Cucumber Mint Water
  • Dilled Cucumber Radish Salad by reneeskitchenadventures.com

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German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

Creamy German Cucumber Dill Salad aka Gurkensalat. You can choose to slice your cucumbers fine (the way they do it in Germany) or to cut thicker slices to add crunch (the way I do it).
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Austrian, German
Keyword: German Cucumber Dill Salad recipe, How to make cucumber dill salad
Prep Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 51kcal
Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

Ingredients

  • 1 large Cucumber

For the Dressing:

  • 1 1/2 Tablespoon Dill fresh, chopped
  • 3 Tablespoon Sour Cream thick creamy
  • 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/8 Teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Rinse your cucumber well and peel. I semi peel mine to add a border effect to my slices when cut.
  • Use a vegetable slicer to cut thin slices of cucumber 9the way it’s done in Germany) or cut into thicker slices with a knife (the way I like it).
  • Keep the cucumber slices in a bowl for a few minutes. Excess water will come out, which you can discard.
  • Mix your rinsed fresh chopped dill into the thick creamy sour cream with the salt and black pepper to create the dressing
  • Pour the dressing over the cucumber and mix.
  • Serve your cucumber dill sour cream salad cooled as a summer side dish with grilled meat or for lunch with schnitzel or steak.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]
Amount Per Serving
Calories 51 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 162mg7%
Potassium 215mg6%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 215IU4%
Vitamin C 4.5mg5%
Calcium 39mg4%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Don Bethune says

    October 18, 2020 at 12:01 am

    5 stars
    I love this salad. When I first had it in Bavaria, it had paper thin shavings of soft carrot in it too. I’m not sure if that was something mama put in the salad to make it hers. It was good.

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  2. Karly says

    August 14, 2019 at 2:49 pm

    Great use of all my cucumbers. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. christine says

    April 10, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    I give you 5 stars for dealing with the previous commenter.

    Reply
    • Helene Dsouza says

      April 11, 2019 at 5:31 am

      I removed your stars. Please only rate if you have tried the recipe.

      Reply
  4. Kat says

    April 3, 2019 at 1:28 pm

    It is sad you give us your respites an then we canput it in are own receipt box to make at a later date. what do you do when you do not have a printer. I like when other people give others recipes to make at least they give it to us. I give you a 1 star just for that

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    • Helene Dsouza says

      April 3, 2019 at 4:45 pm

      Dear Kat, you have the option to pin a recipe for later to Pinterest. If you don’t use Pinterest, I can recommend “Pocket”, which is a chrome extension and a mobile app. Ratings that have nothing to do with the quality or experience with the recipe are not accepted.

      Reply

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