Homemade Danish cucumber salad

AUTHOR
Janie Gentry
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 1
COOK TIME
20 mins
TOTAL TIME
20 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 3-4 Cucumbers (about 1,5 kg)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 Onion
  • 300 g Sugar
  • 30 g Mustard seed
  • 4 Bay leaves
  • 300 ml White wine vinegar

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash and clean the cucumbers and slice them into very thin slices with a vegetable slicer (alternative: cut them into thin slices with a sharp knife). Put cucumber slices in a bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of salt.

  2. 2

    Leave to infuse for about 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    In the meantime peel and finely dice the onion. Boil 300 ml water with onion, sugar, mustard seed, laurel and vinegar. Simmer for about 2 minutes.

  4. 4

    Pour the cucumbers into a sieve, drain well and then pour into the glasses. Pour over with hot stock, close well and let cool down. Keep cold until you eat them.