Polish Cucumbers (Ogorki) and Cream Salad

The fact that I'm almost 100% Polish means that I often have cravings for vinegary foods. I love dill pickles, oil and vinegar coleslaw (maybe I'll post that recipe someday), but my favorite cure for the vinegar craving is this cucumber salad. I grew up having this dish quite often. Every Christmas, my mom and I make an extra large bowl of the salad so we can have a midnight snack once the company has left and we're in our pajamas.

The fact that the dish is mostly cucumbers also means that it's pretty much guilt-free. My friends at work know that I can devour a large tupperware of this salad for lunch and not think twice about it.

Ingredients:

-3 large cucumbers peeled and sliced thinly (by hand or by mandolin)

-1 small onion very thinly sliced

-1/2 cup sour cream

-1/3 cup white vinegar

- salt and pepper

1: Slice cucumbers and onion as thinly as you can. A mandolin will give you the best results, but if like me you're terrified of that blade, just use your knife to make thin slices. 

2: Toss cucumbers and onion in A LOT of salt and a bit of pepper. You will get rid of most of the salt later, but right now you need the salt to get the water out of the cucumbers.

3: Let cucumbers sit for 20 minutes, then squeeze the water out of them and set them aside. 

4: In the empty bowl, mix the sour cream and vinegar together. Then mix in the squeezed-out cucumbers.

5: There should be enough residual salt on the cucumbers, but it's best to taste the salad to make sure it's properly seasoned. I usually have to add a bit more pepper at this point.

That's it! Simple and delicious!