Thanks for sharing I like the way you made it but I’m going to try to use a red onion and see how that works

My great grandparents were from Austria and they brought over a cucumber salad recipe that does not use any dairy. It’s one of my favorites.

That's exactly how I make it! I love it! If I have a bit of fresh fennel on hand I'll add some of that, (fronds and finely sliced bulb) for a bit if a kick - it's great!

Don't throw away the seeds! They are so good for you!

I make line’s with a fork…

This became my all-time favorite salad when I was 13 and I never had a recipe, but had always craved that salad. So, when I grew up I just made my own version and it was perfect. Recently my daughter just begged me to please make her that cucumber salad that I used to make when they were growing up. I just happened upon your video and was curious to see how different our recipes were and I'm so glad to see that your mom and I make the exact same salad 😂, with the exception of the dill. I've never had it with dill, but I'm definitely adding it next time. My 4 kids LOVE this salad, and I'm sure my grandbabies will too! Also, I didn't know to pre salt and drain the cukes... Great idea! Thanks for the video and the added tips!

Toasted sesame seeds and rice wine vinegar make it Japanese?

I grew up on this recipe too. German/polish first generation american dad. I love several of their old world recipes!!

I thought this was mom's recipe. I don't think they had Truvia back in the day.

Thank you. Going to give it a try.

I love this recipe! You should try it with tomatoes, it's delicious too.

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A touch of mustard in the recipe will stop the oil and lemon juice from separating.

wow, almost exactly how Oma made it❤

Thanks. Can’t wait to make this salad.

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Made it just now!! Really delicious!!

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My Mother(RIP) immigrated to here(US) after WW2. Suffered much during that time. She's from Lahr, Germany. Anyhow, if she knew this recipe she never made it. She made German potato salad,, and wurst salad.

Just made this tonight. It's absolutely delicious. Best cucumber salad I've ever tasted. Will always make it this way from now on.

So much for sharing another great salad with us

My mother was German and my father American. We lived in Germany from 72 to 96. I used to buy my gurkensalat at HL. Delicious. My mom did make tomato and cucumber salad but she bought seleriesalat and karrotensalat at HL or Aldi.😅

Skyr cream and yogurt ugh! It’s made with oil vinegar or lemon juice sugar lots of garlic and dill. Then sprinkle with a little paprika. With cream it’s so sickly.

You’re a complete clown to use paper towels to drain cucumbers. You have loaded the cucumbers with paper shavings. All paper towels shed them and lots of them. You need to use a lint free kitchen towel.

I use mayo lemon juice pepper fresh celery leafs fresh parsley and no salt ✌️🇳🇱

Can I rehydrate dried dill for this recipe.

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

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.

😮😮hauptsache ihr nehmt auch Saure Sahne und nicht Sourcreme. Das ist der Unterschied. 👍👍🇩🇪 btw da wird nichts von der Gurke weggeschüttet!!!

No vinegar, you ruined it

I have that same mandolin that my mom used. First time I’ve ever seen another like it.

Where can we buy the thing you sliced the cumber with?

Danke👍🎉🌺

I add frozen peas and small chunks of sharp cheese

To reduce any bitterness, chop end off and quickly rub cut ends together-sucks out bitterness

I bet tomatoes in it would be good to. This looks amazing ❤❤❤❤❤

we use dried dill all the time its all we have here

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.

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!! ❤️👍👍😋🇺🇸❤️

for all the different styles to this dish, your's is VERY minimalist. I use a base similar to this and can completely alter the cultural flavor with the addition of thin sliced sweet gerkin or kalamata rings. One other nuance I hit on was a really good sun dried tomato and macadamia nut slivers. I did my chemistry labs using food and sauces so I have experimented with textures and flavors a lot. Great basic recipe...and it just goes to prove that with all the bluster over the science in cooking, Grandma and Mom still win every time.

We had it in central Italy and called it miseria, woth white onion and sour cream, but yoghurt is a great idea.

Here’s ANOTHER comment: I’ve been yearning for GermanSalad for forty years. ThankYou

My mother was from the old country too but never did she put yogurt or sour cream in her salad. She'd salt the cukes and onion then add the vinegar and oil 3/4 vinegar to 1/4 oil add the sugar to taste and refrigerate.

Hendricks Gin (herbasceous!) pairs well with cukes. I will use that vuke juice in a Hendricks cocktail.

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

Delicious and God bless your mom and your family always ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I bought one of those slicers when I was a young housewife. I'm 78 now & still have it. But is it safe? I don't think so. I've cut my fingers several times. It definitely makes quick work of slicing most things.

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.