Cucumbers in sour cream

Name: Cucumbers in sour cream
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 ½ Tbsp Salt; 3 cups Water; ½ cup Sour cream; 3 Cucumbers, medium-sized (Main); 2 Tbsp Cider vinegar; 2 Tbsp Dill, or fennel, chopped; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 to taste Salt & freshly ground pepper

for 6 people

By

Jan Bilton

Food writer and cookbook author.

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Brine

1 ½ Tbsp	Salt
3 cups	Water

Salad

½ cup	Sour cream
3	Cucumbers, medium-sized (Main)
2 Tbsp	Cider vinegar
2 Tbsp	Dill, or fennel, chopped
1 tsp	Sugar
1 to taste	Salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions

Dissolve the salt in the water.
Peel the cucumbers and thinly slice. Layer in a medium-sized bowl.
Add enough brine to just cover the cucumbers. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
Drain and rinse in clear water. Drain again and pat dry. Place in a serving dish. Blend sour cream, vinegar, sugar and dill or fennel. Fold into the cucumbers. Season.