The recipe for the sauce for cucumber salad I found is no good, it's just Mayonnaise and milk. I need a simple basic normal cucumber salad sauce, I tried looking on up and all I get is oil & vinegar ones. I wanted to make it myself instead of going to the deli like always.
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Quoth Zellie Crescent View PostThe recipe for the sauce for cucumber salad I found is no good, it's just Mayonnaise and milk. I need a simple basic normal cucumber salad sauce, I tried looking on up and all I get is oil & vinegar ones. I wanted to make it myself instead of going to the deli like always.Engaged to the sweet Mytical He is my Black Dragon (and yes, a good one) strong, protective, the guardian. I am his Silver Dragon, always by his side, shining for him, cherishing him.
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1 large cucumber, peeled
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
2 tsp white or cider vinegar
1 tbs snipped fresh dill or 1 tsp dried dill weed
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
The Wife added notes to add hot sauce, lemon & oil. No quantity given, so I am guessing just a dash or two.
Thinly slice the cucumber. Mix thoroughly. Let chill for .5 hours before serving.
Dice cucumbers to make a Cucumber Riata.
Puree the mix to make a Creamy Cucumber Sauce.
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I guess the best way I can describe it is a light white water type sauce, it doesn't taste thick or heavy. One of the deli ladies puts a little bit of dill when she makes it but the other doesn't, that's the only ingredient I know only because I was curious to know "what those things are in it"........./\
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We had a sour cream and cucumber salad at work once which tasted very similar to the sour cream and potato salad I've made before. Here's a list of what we use for our potato salad (minus potatoes):
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup fresh chives, finely chopped
2 teaspoon dried dill
1 teaspoon salt
ground black pepper to tasteKnowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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This might work for you, though I don't know if it's what your looking for:
Juice of one lime.
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.
Dill (optional).
Whisk all ingredients together with a fork or spoon, toss cucumber salad in it.
Alternative 1: look up recipes for creme fraiche, which sound a lot like what you're describing. Easy to make, too....just thinned out sour cream.
Alternative 2: next time you're in the deli, just ASK the deli ladies what they use in that dressing. Sometimes, it really is that easy....
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I'm not sure if it was or wasn't tzatziki sauce, but if it was, I'd go with this recipe. Since, ya know, it's a Greek sauce, and this is a recipe from a Greek recipe site.
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Here's my mom's recepie... give it a whirl if ya like.
Tzatziki
1 cup chopped, peeled cucumbers, drained very well
1 cup plain yogurt, drained overnight or use thick Greek yogurt
½ tsp crushed garlic
Pinch salt
½ tsp dill weed
Combine, cover, and refrigerate to let flavors blend,
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Quoth Tyg3rW01f View PostHere's my mom's recepie... give it a whirl if ya like.
Tzatziki
1 cup chopped, peeled cucumbers, drained very well
1 cup plain yogurt, drained overnight or use thick Greek yogurt
½ tsp crushed garlic
Pinch salt
½ tsp dill weed
Combine, cover, and refrigerate to let flavors blend,When you start at zero, everything's progress.
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I concur with Tyg3rw01f's recipe but just wanted to add a little tip:
In order to REALLY drain the cucumbers, add a bit of salt and blend it well in. The salt will cause the cucumbers to release more fluid than just pressing/draining them will do.A theory states that if anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for, it will be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
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