Braised cucumbers with smoked salmon

Name: Braised cucumbers with smoked salmon
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2-3 Braised cucumbers (1,2 kg); 2 Onions; 3 TABLESPOONS butter/margarine; 100 g Schmand; 2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth; 1 collar Dill; 250 g Couscous (coarse durum wheat semolina); 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, sugar; 2-3 TABLESPOONS sauce thickener; 1-2 TABLESPOONS Lemon juice

AUTHOR
Eunice Scott

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
20 mins

TOTAL TIME
20 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

2-3 Braised cucumbers (1,2 kg)
2 Onions
3 TABLESPOONS butter/margarine
100 g Schmand
2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth
1 collar Dill
250 g Couscous (coarse durum wheat semolina)
7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, sugar
2-3 TABLESPOONS sauce thickener
1-2 TABLESPOONS Lemon juice

Directions

1
Cucumbers wash, peel and lengthwise halve. Scrape out the seeds. Cut the cucumbers into pieces. Peel and chop the onions
2
Heat 2 tablespoons of fat in a large frying pan with lid. Fry the gherkins and half of the onions. Add 3/8 l water, sour cream and stock. Bring to the boil and braise covered for 10-12 minutes. Wash and finely chop the dill. Dice salmon
3
Heat 1 tablespoon of fat in a saucepan. Brown the rest of the onions in it. Add couscous. Deglaze with 1/4 l water, add salt and bring to the boil. Remove from heat, cover and allow to swell for about 5 minutes (see also package instructions).
4
Cucumber pan with sauce binder tie. Season with salt, pepper, 1 pinch of sugar and lemon juice. Stir in dill. Sprinkle with salmon cubes. Loosen the couscous with a fork, add
5
Drink: mineral water