Cucumber and sour cream salad is the simplest salad to make with only 7 ingredients. Cucumbers, sour cream, tomatoes, green onion, salt, pepper, and lettuce come together to make the perfect nod to my Polish grandfather.

You guys have heard me gush about my Dziadzia (Polish for Grandpa, pronounced jah-jah) a lot on this blog.

Aside from what an amazing person he was, he was a pretty stellar cook too. But none of this is new to you, my loyal readers.

The reason he was such an amazing cook, and what I have always marveled at, is that his food was always simple. That is something I, as a cook, struggle with.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to make something simple.

I find myself always adding in a pinch of this or a dash of that, roasting and frying, and coming up with long names for recipes until I make things so complicated that the everyday cook takes one look at the list of ingredients and thinks, “Meh.”

Or at least that’s what my Mom says.

Today, I am not giving in to the urge to make something new or trendy. I am taking a clue from my Dziadzia and making his easiest and tastiest recipe.

In all reality, his simplest recipe for cucumber and sour cream salad is by far the best during the summertime. 

It is so basic; cucumbers, tomatoes, sour cream, green onion, salt, and pepper. The perfect combination!

I don’t know how he made this salad, but for some reason his version always tasted better than anything me, my mom, or my brothers have come up with.

Combine the cucumber slices and halved grape tomatoes in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Here is the trick to this recipe: you need to let the cucumbers and tomatoes sit at room temperature for at least twenty minutes before adding the sour cream.

The salt will draw out all the natural liquid from the vegetables and add so much flavor to the salad.

This salad is crowd pleasing to say the least. It is always fun to try to make it as good as my Dziadzia used to.

Another great Polish recipe is his sauerkraut or this cucumber radish salad.

Cucumber & Sour Cream Salad

Yield: serves 1-2

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

SEVEN ingredients; cucumber, tomato, lettuce, green onion, sour cream, salt, and pepper come together to make the easiest salad.

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Ingredients

• 2-3 small cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 small roma tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges each
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 2 cups romaine or iceberg lettuce, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp sour cream

Instructions

1. Add the cucumbers to a large salad bowl. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top. Let the cucumbers sit for 5-10 minutes until a good amount of liquid has been drawn out from them and is visible in the bowl.
2. Add the tomatoes, lettuce, and green onion. Mix to combine.
3. Stir in the sour cream and adjust the salt and pepper to taste.

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