Franks Hungarian cucumber salad and korozott

Recipes / Salads

Try this traditional Hungarian cucumber salad served with spiced cheese spread.

Recipe «Franks Hungarian cucumber salad and korozott» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 telegraph cucumbers, peeled, thinly sliced, 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp caster sugar, 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, 2 garlic cloves, crushed , 3 tsp sweet paprika, 2 tsp chopped fresh chives, Rye bread, crackers, halved cherry tomatoes, and red capsicum, carrot and celery sticks, to serve , 250g block cream cheese, chopped, softened, 60g unsalted butter, chopped, softened, 1 tsp sweet paprika, 1/2 tsp mustard powder, 1/2 tsp crushed caraway seeds.

Ingredients:

  • 2 telegraph cucumbers, peeled, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tsp salt 
  • 1/2 tsp caster sugar 
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 3 tsp sweet paprika 
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh chives 
  • Rye bread, crackers, halved cherry tomatoes, and red capsicum, carrot and celery sticks, to serve 
  • 250g block cream cheese, chopped, softened 
  • 60g unsalted butter, chopped, softened 
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika 
  • 1/2 tsp mustard powder 
  • 1/2 tsp crushed caraway seeds 

Instructions

  1. Make Korozott: Place cream cheese and butter in a bowl. Combine well. Stir in paprika, mustard powder and caraway seeds. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight to allow flavours to develop.
  2. Place cucumber in a bowl. Add salt. Toss to combine. Set aside for 1 hour or until cucumber softens slightly. Drain well, squeezing any excess liquid from cucumber. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Transfer to a large bowl.
  3. Combine sugar, vinegar, garlic, paprika and ²⁄³ cup water in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour mixture over cucumber in the bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
  4. Sprinkle chives over korozott. Serve korozott with cucumber salad, rye bread, crackers and vegetable sticks.