Creamy cucumber salad

This creamy cucumber salad with sour cream, red onion and dill is a refreshing side dish for a summer meal or barbecue. White wine vinegar gives the dressing a light, fresh acidity.

Serves: 4 people
Preparation: approximately 10 minutes
Chilling: 30 minutes
Cooking: approximately 5 minutes
Total time: approximately 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers
• 200 g sour cream
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 red onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• a few sprigs of dill
• salt
• black pepper

Preparation

1. Slice the vegetables
   Wash the cucumbers and cut them into thin slices. Peel the red onion and cut it into thin slices as well.
2. Prepare the seasonings
   Peel the garlic and crush the cloves. Finely chop the dill.

Method

1. Make the dressing
   Put the sour cream, white wine vinegar and sugar in a large bowl. Add the garlic and dill and stir everything together well. Season the dressing with salt and black pepper.
2. Mix the salad
   Add the cucumber and red onion to the dressing and toss everything carefully so that the vegetables are evenly coated with the dressing.
3. Chill the salad
   Cover the bowl and refrigerate the salad for 30 minutes so that the flavours can develop. Toss the salad once more before serving.