Danish Cucumber Salad (Agurkesalat)

Name: Danish Cucumber Salad (Agurkesalat)
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, sliced paper thin; 1 tsp fine salt; 100ml white wine vinegar; 60g caster sugar; 60ml water; 0.5 tsp ground white pepper; 2 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped

Wafer thin cucumber in a sweet and sharp vinegar dressing with parsley. Just right with meatballs and roast pork.

Time15 min plus standing
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.70 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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2cucumberssliced paper thin
1 tspfine salt
100 mlwhite wine vinegar
60 gcaster sugar
60 mlwater
½ tspground white pepper
2 tbspfresh flat leaf parsleychopped

Method

1
Slice the cucumber as thin as you can, using a mandoline if you have one.
2
Toss with the salt in a colander and leave over a bowl for 15 minutes.
15 min
3
Squeeze the cucumber gently to remove the water.
4
Stir the vinegar, sugar, water and pepper until the sugar melts.
5
Mix the cucumber with the dressing and parsley. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
30 min

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