Croatian Simple Cucumber Salad Recipes

CROATIAN SIMPLE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peal the cucumber and cut into thin slices.
• Mince garlic well and add into sliced cucumber.
• Add vinegar, oil and water and season as you like with salt and pepper.
• Leave in refrigerator to cool a bit and serve.

CROATIAN SIMPLE TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cut onion into thin rounds. Cut tomato into thin pieces, or into 1/8 parts.
• Put that into a salad bowl; add vinegar, olive oil, water, salt, pepper and marjoram. Mix, cool it for a while and serve.

STANDARD CROATIAN MIXED SALAD

Steps:

• Cut tomato into 1/8 parts.
• Cut green peppers into thin stripes.
• Peal cucumber and cut across into thin parts.
• Cut onion into thin rounds.
• Season with salt and pepper, add vinegar and oil (you can dissolve vinegar with some water) and cool it for 30 minutes. Serve cold.

NORTH CROATIAN CUCUMBER STEW ("CUSPAJZ OD KRASTAVACA")

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers and cut them as for salad. Salt it and put aside for 10 minutes.
• Melt lard and add finely minced garlic and flour and sauté it until flour become brownish. Add paprika and stir well. Add cold water and make creamy liquid.
• Squeeze cucumbers with hand to extract bitter liquid and add cucumbers into the pot. Add vinegar, salt and pepper and cover with water.
• Cook not more than 30 minutes. Before serving add sour cream and stir.

SIMPLE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• put sliced cucumbers in colander.
• add salt, and press with plate covered by a heavy can, for 30 minutes.
• rinse, and in bowl add remaining ingredients.
• chill up to several days, and serve.