POLISH RECIPES

The authentic Polish salad is the surowka, which consists of grated winter vegetables like cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, leeks and apples. A tasty but simple salad is mizeria, sliced raw cucumbers in sour cream or sour milk.

Cucumber Salad (Mizeria)

1 large cucumber
150 ml sour cream
juice of half a lemon
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons freshly chopped dill (for garnish)

Peel and thinly slice the cucumber. Place it in a colander, sprinkle with salt and leave for 30 minutes for the juices to drain. Rinse and drain thoroughly. Arrange the cucumber in a salad dish. Meanwhile, make the dressing from sour cream and lemon juice. Pour over the cucumber and garnish with dill. Serves 4.

Lettuce Salad (Salata po Polsku)

2 crisp iceberg lettuce
1 tablespoons chopped dill
1 teaspoon lemon juice
150 ml sour cream
salt and sugar
2 eggs, hard-boiled and diced

Break off leaves from lettuce, wash and dry well. Tear into bite-size pieces and arrange in a salad bowl. To make the dressing - in a small bowl combine the  sour cream, chopped dill, lemon juice, salt and sugar to taste. Pour over salad and toss well. Sprinkle with diced eggs and serve. Serves 6.