Would you like a potato salad? Or would you prefer cucumber salad? Why not have both and make a delicious potato and cucumber salad Grandma's style? The classic salad tastes delicious and goes well with any garden party.
Salads taste bland and boring? We see it completely differently! A potato and cucumber salad gives us the best of both worlds and is packed with flavors and aromas. The preparation is really super easy and the salad complements absolutely every dish perfectly.
A crunchy cucumber salad or onefilling potato salad? Now we don't have to choose anymore! A potato and cucumber salad is a real classic that we know from our grandma's days and that we feel like we could eat every day. Whether as a small side dish or even as a main meal - you simply can't go wrong with this recipe.
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 1 kg potatoes, waxy
- 120 ml vegetable broth
- 1 medium-sized cucumber
- 1 small onion
- 20 ml apple cider vinegar
- 40 ml olive oil
- 1 TL Dijon-Mustard
- Salt and pepper
preparation
- Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for about 20 minutes and peel while they are still warm.
- Heat vegetable broth and add apple cider vinegar.
- Cut the potatoes into slices and sprinkle with salt.
- Cut the onion into thin rings, place on the potatoes and season with a little black pepper.
- Pour the vegetable broth over the whole thing and add olive oil and mustard over it.
- Mix gently with a wooden spoon and let stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
- Cut the cucumber into thin slices with a vegetable slicer or a sharp knife and add to the potato salad.
- Stir everything carefully again and put it in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- And voilà – your delicious potato and cucumber salad is ready!
How to store the potato and cucumber salad?
The very best thing about our potato and cucumber salad is that it tastes even better after a few hours or the next day. You can store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can enjoy the salad both cold and warm.
This way you can refine the recipe
The potato and cucumber saladGrandma's wayAlso really good in the classic version. But why not add some variety and spice up the recipe? Maybe you'll really impress your grandma - who knows?
- It tastes even creamier and more delicious if you serve the potato and cucumber salad with yogurt or cream dressing of your choice.
- Swap the cucumbers with pickles for an even more intense flavor.
- Or why not make it a complete meal and spice up the potato and cucumber salad with bacon?
