Mizeria (Polish Cucumber Salad)

This is the recipe my Polish family always made for every holiday and occasion. I love it! Pretty sure they used white vinegar instead of the lemon juice. Since the seedless cukes are available now, I use those and they are PERFECT for this recipe!

I like this recipe a lot ,I made this to the letter . However what did because I made 5 times the amount on the recipe . I made the dressing and salted the cucumber let it drain. here is how I kept it great. I keeped the cucumbers separte from the dressing . When I was going to eat it I put it together at least 1 hour before I had the dinner .It retained the flavor and the texture . That way I had enough for the week.

Super simple to make. Easy to adjust to your own taste. Might add jalapeno next time!

Easy and delicious. If you have time to let it sit in the fridge for 3 or more hours, even better. We love dill so I put a lot in.

Great recipe. Made it as written the first time. Second time, I added onion and omitted the sugar. My son loved it too!

I grew up in a Polish family and we had this frequently!! I still enjoy it when the garden gives us fresh cucumbers and dill!

This was delicious as is. Made it for our book club dinner with Polish theme.

I made this for New Year’s Eve. Easy to throw together, and everyone inhaled it–wish I’d made a double batch!

Very refreshing side dish, reminiscent of one my Mother used to make. I used red wine vinegar and added more sugar and dill than was called for.

I really wanted to like this. The recipe sounded delicious. I followed the recipe to the letter. It went into the trash. There were 10 people here for dinner, not one of them liked it.

Peel your cucumbers!! Polish people always peel the cucumber

Really nice, refreshing salad that can be thrown together very quickly. It was good on its own but I added a splash of red wine vinegar because imo it needs a little extra tanginess. Will definitely make again though!

Easy and tasty go-to salad. One of our favourites – and very similar to the one my Russian Baba made.

I didn’t add sugar. Who needs those calories!! Was great without it.

I have made this a dozen times. Always well liked by everyone.

I have made this Pan-Slavic salad for 30 years. It is not just a Polish recipe but one that is common to many if not most Slavic cultures and countries. This recipe is just wrong. You need a heck of a lot more sour cream and you need white or salad vinegar. 2 and a half table spoons doesn’t even begin to cut it. Start with a cup and go for 2! The vinegar is essential. I use 2-4 tablespoons depending on the number and size of cukes.

Just okay. I like my mom’s recipes with onion better.

Just okay. I like my mom’s recipes with onion better.

You have everything you need here to make a good version of this dish, but you really have to tweak and taste to get it tasting right. Following the recipe initially, the dressing tastes of nothing but sour cream. It needs a lot more acid, and a tad more sugar, then it is really on point. Just a warning to folks who tend to follow a recipe exactly and then throw up their hands when it doesn’t taste how they want. Adjust.

Changed recipe slightly – a bit more sugar and used yogurt instead of sour cream.

7 18 17 … Somehow this managed to still taste rich with that little amount of reduced fat sour cream. Good trick! 😀 I added 1/4t dill for fresh; subbed red wine vinegar for the lemon & only 1/2t; maybe that’s how the richness is evident. ‘Liked didn’t love. If I have excess cucs, I may try again. 🙂 I’m also going to try Sassy’s