Cucumber Salad - Creamy Hungarian Cucumber Salad

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice adds freshness while being more accessible.

Peel cucumbers, optionally leaving some skin for texture.

Slice cucumbers as thin as possible using a mandolin or a slicing contraption.

Place sliced cucumbers in a bowl and add 2 tablespoons of fine table salt.

Transfer cucumbers to a colander and let sit for at least 20 minutes or up to a couple of hours to draw out moisture.

While cucumbers are sitting, prepare the dressing by slicing 1/2 of a red onion and placing it in a bowl.

In the same bowl, add 1/2 cup of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika.

Whisk the dressing ingredients together until combined and let the onions sit in the mixture to mellow their flavor.

After the cucumbers have released moisture, pat them dry with a paper towel to remove excess liquid.

Combine the drained cucumbers with the dressing and mix well until everything is coated.

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