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Cucumber Salad (salade de concombres)

Thinly sliced cucumber salted and pressed for 2 hours, then mixed with oil, vinegar, and pepper; can be seasoned with sugar instead of oil. Erken 1914.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 410 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A classic pressed cucumber salad served with fried meat and fish. Erken gives the French name, which was common in finer cookbooks of the time.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Slice the cucumber

    Peel the cucumber and cut it into paper-thin slices with a sharp knife or on a cucumber slicer.

  2. 2

    Press with salt

    Sprinkle salt over the slices and let them stand under light pressure for 2 hours.

  3. 3

    Pour off the liquid

    Pour off the liquid that has formed.

  4. 4

    Mix

    Mix the cucumber with oil, vinegar, and pepper. Sprinkle a little finely chopped chervil or parsley over if you like. If you want to omit the oil, add a pinch of sugar to the vinegar instead.

Changes from the original

Measures modernized to tablespoons; 'table salt' kept as salt. The 2-hour pressing time is included in the total time.

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Fra19141949Modernisert
Til19141949Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 410) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 454)~41% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
(Salade de concombres.) 1 agurk salt 3 spiseskefulde spiseskjefulle olje 1 spiseskefuld spiseskjefull eddik 1 knivsod x knivsodd pepper. Agurken skrælles skrelles eller ikke og skjæres i løvtynde løvtynne skiver enten med en skarp kniv eller paa agurkhøvl, på agurkhøvel, bestrøes med bordsalt, med hvilket den staar står i 2 timer under let pres. Laken, lett press. Laken som har dannet sig, heldes helles bort, og salaten blandes med olje, eddik og pepper. Litt finhakket kjørvel eller persille kan strøes over. Man kan sløife oljen, om man vil, og istedenfor tilsætte tilsette en knivsod knivsodd sukker til eddiken. Utpresningen med salt kan og bør kanskje sløifes!

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Frequently asked questions

Why should the cucumber be salted for 2 hours?
The salt draws liquid out of the cucumber slices. Lightly pressed and salted, they turn out firmer with less water in the salad. The liquid is poured off before the dressing is mixed in.
How thin should the cucumber be sliced?
Paper-thin — use a sharp knife or a cucumber slicer. The cucumber is peeled first.
Can I make the salad without oil?
Yes, the recipe says the oil can be omitted. Instead, add a pinch of sugar to the vinegar, along with pepper.
What can be sprinkled over as garnish?
A little finely chopped chervil or parsley.

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