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Cucumbers with sour cream - a win-win combination: refreshing, crunchy and juicy salad is perfect not only for hot summer days, but also for any other time of year when you want a light vegetable snack.

⏱ Cooking time — 55 minutes overall. Includes 10 minutes of preparation and cooking + 45 minutes unattended.

🥣 Ingredients:

✔ 300 g (11 oz) cucumbers
✔ 1 shallot (or 1/2 white/red onion) (optional)
✔ 2-3 sprigs of dill
✔ 1/4 lemon (lemon juice + zest)
✔ 60 g (3 tbsp.) sour cream
✔ salt
✔ pepper

🍳How to cook:

1️⃣ Finely slice the cucumber and shallots into circles about 2 mm thick.

2️⃣ Put the cucumbers and onions in a sieve or colander to drain the liquid.
Salt with a pinch of salt and stir gently with your hands. You don't have to squeeze too hard. Place in refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.

3️⃣ Prepare the dressing. Cut off the stems of the dill sprigs and finely chop the herbs. Grate the zest of 1/4 of a lemon.
In a salad bowl, mix together the sour cream, a pinch of salt, dill and lemon zest, squeeze the juice of 1/4 lemon, and pepper with black pepper. Taste for salt, add more if necessary. Set aside.

4️⃣ After 30 minutes, remove the cucumbers and drain off any accumulated liquid.
Add the cucumbers and onions to the dressing. Stir well.
Serve at once.

🔗 Check full step-by-step recipe at the bayevskitchen.com/sour-cream-cucumber-salad/

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