Recipe: Delicious Sig's German Beetroot and Cucumber Salad

Sig's German Beetroot and Cucumber Salad. Cucumber and onion slices marinate in a sour cream and vinegar dressing for maximum flavor in this German cucumber salad recipe. This recipe is quick, easy, and delicious. Substitute cider vinegar for a different flavor.

It's the perfect German grandmothers have been making Gurkensalat salads for ages. And, honestly, no grandmother makes their cucumber salad the same way. This German cucumber salad is the perfect summer side dish. You can have Sig's German Beetroot and Cucumber Salad using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sig's German Beetroot and Cucumber Salad

1. It's 300 grams of fresh beetroot.
2. You need 1 pinch of salt.
3. You need 1/2 of medium sized cucumber.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried mint.
5. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of sherry or apple cider vinegar.
6. You need 1 pinch of fresh cracked black pepper.
7. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of olive oil.
8. It's 1 small of bag lambs lettuce.
9. It's 125 grams of halved walnuts.

I still peel and slice cucumbers and serve them with a sprinkling of salt for a simple summer side dish, but you'll more often find my cucumbers in this German cucumber salad recipe. Cucumbers are one of my favorite veggies and I could probably eat them every day. I love making all different variations of salads with cucumbers! After looking at numerous German cucumber salad recipes I noticed the one thing missing, oil.

Sig's German Beetroot and Cucumber Salad instructions

1. Remove the leafs from the beetroot. Boil the Beetroot in salted water for about 30 minutes until cooked. Remove them from boiling water and rinse under cold tap immediately...
2. Peel and remove seeds from cucumber. Slice the cucumber thinly.
3. Wash the lettuce and arrange in serving glasses or on plates ..
4. Make dressing out of oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and mint.
5. Pour dressing over the cucumber.
6. Peel, slice and cut the beetroot into fine strips. If you don't want to boil the beetroot to save time buy ready boiled beetroot, that is not pickled..
7. add the beetroot to the cucumber and mix gently.
8. Arrange on serving plates with the lambs lettuce. Garnish with walnuts.

This recipe came from a friend who ran his own inn in Germany. It's a very cool, light salad with an exhilarating taste that's delicious anytime of the year - especially when made with fresh-from-the-garden cucumbers and tomatoes. German Cucumber Salad is a refreshing summer salad made with simple ingredients that are a staple in most kitchens! German cucumber salad from West Germany was cucumbers thinly sliced, salted and let drain for a few hours. Place the cucumbers, onions and tomatoes in a large bowl.