Dilled Cucumbers Finnish Recipes

Steps:

• Put sliced cucumbers into a bowl.
• Stir vinegar, sugar, water, and salt together in a separate bowl to dissolve the sugar and salt; pour over the cucumbers. Sprinkle parsley over the cucumbers.
• Refrigerate cucumbers 3 hours to overnight.

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with salt and toss. Let stand for 15 minutes, stirring once. Rinse and drain well. , In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, dill, sugar and pepper. Add cucumbers; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Cut the pickling or ridged cucumbers into sticks or slices. Layer with the coarse crystal sea salt in a large bowl, cover and leave overnight. Drain away the brine, then rinse.
• To make the pickling vinegar, put the whole spices in a medium saucepan. Toast over a low heat until they begin to smell aromatic. Add the dried chilli flakes last, as these can easily catch. Add the bay, pour in all of the vinegar and sugar, let it dissolve, and bring to a simmer. Add the dill sprigs.
• Pack the cucumber into jars, pour over the hot vinegar and seal. Ready to eat in 2 weeks, or longer, if you like.

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a medium bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir in dill and sour cream. Chill until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers, slice as thinly as possible. ("Salad shooter" is great!).
• Sprinkle with salt, mix, let them set in a bowl until they draw water out. Then squeeze them tightly.
• Put a handful in jar, then a sprinkle of dill. Then more cucumbers, etc. Mix vinegar, sugar, and pepper. Pour over cukes in jar. Stick a knife through to mix vinegar with cucumbers. Refrigerate. (Keeps a long time.).

Steps:

• Rinse the cucumbers. Do not peel, but score the skin by peeling the lines of a fork lengthwise through the peel.
• Slice cucumbers into very thin slices. Put into bowl with a lid.
• Mix the dressing ingredients.Pour over the cucumber slices and toss lightly.
• Cover with a lid and shake to coat evenly. Chill several hours to allow flavors to blend.
• It keeps well for days!

Steps:

• Combine sliced cucumber and onions with all other ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, combine cucumbers, onions and dill. In a medium size bowl combine sugar, vinegar, water and salt; stir until the sugar dissolves. Pour the liquid mixture over the cucumber mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving (the longer this dish marinates the tastier it is!).

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers.
• Cut several thin slices and put in ice water.
• Save these slices for garnish.
• Chop remaining cucumbers.
• Sauté cucumbers and onion in butter over medium heat until wilted, but not browned.
• Pour into blender and pulse until finely chopped, almost liquid.
• Return to saucepan; add chicken stock, lemon juice, dill weed and salt.
• Simmer about 5 minutes to blend flavors.
• Remove from heat; cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
• Just before serving, stir in sour cream.
• If desired, add 1 to 2 drops of green food coloring.
• Garnish each serving with a cucumber slice and fresh dill weed.

Steps:

• Combine the cucumber, green pepper, scallions, dill and garlic in a food processor and process until nearly a puree. A little texture is welcome. Stir in the vinegar.
• Soften the gelatin in one-quarter cup of the water in a metal measuring cup, place the cup in a pan of simmering water and cook gently until the gelatin has dissolved. Heat the remaining water in a saucepan, add the dissolved gelatin and cook just until the gelatin has dissolved in the water.
• Stir the gelatin mixture into the cucumber mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a two-cup mold or bowl or to individual half-cup molds, refrigerate and chill until set.