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overhead photo of creamy cucumber salad in a pale pink bowl, sprinkled with fresh dill

Polish cucumber salad (Mizeria)

Robyn
This refreshing Polish cucumber salad, Mizeria, is a delicious and easy summer salad with a creamy sour cream and dill dressing. It takes minutes to prepare, and is the perfect pairing to fish and grilled meats.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cucumber Salting Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Polish
Servings 4 people
Calories 66 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 English cucumber
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 spring onion (green onion) finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill finely chopped
  • 110 g sour cream
  • 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Peel and slice the cucumbers thinly. Place in a colander with 1 teaspoon salt and leave for 15 minutes. (It is best to place the colander in or over your sink.)
  • Pat the cucumber slices dry with kitchen paper towel.
  • Mix the sour cream with fresh dill, spring onion and lemon juice then add the salted cucumber and mix well. Taste and add more lemon juice if you want.
  • Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving.
  • Will keep in the fridge up to 2 days.

Notes

Cucumber – English seedless cucumber/ telegraph cucumber.
Sour cream – full fat sour cream works best in this recipe. You can use full fat Greek yogurt or natural yogurt instead, but use less lemon juice.
Lemon – fresh lemon juice. You can use white wine vinegar if you don’t have lemon juice. Start with 1 teaspoon vinegar and taste, adding a little more if needed.
Dill – fresh dill adds a lovely ainiseedy flavour to this salad.
Spring onion / green onion – a little onion flavour without the harshness of brown onion.
Salt – sea salt or kosher salt.
Mizeria is best served chilled, and straight from the fridge.
Thinly slice the cucumbers – with a sharp knife, mandolin or a slicing blade on your food processor.
Salting the cucumbers removes excess water from them, making the salad creamy rather than watery.
For a vegan/dairy free cucumber salad: use dairy free sour cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 605mgPotassium: 162mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 288IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
Keyword creamy cucumber salad, cucumber recipe, cucumber salad, summer salad

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