Who hasn't been to a Greek restaurant and had tsatsiki? You know tsatsiki. It is the yummy cucumber and yogurt concoction served alone or with meat. Ummm- My mouth waters just thinking of it. Well my mom made a version of this every summer when cucumber were in. Instead of yogurt she used -you guessed it, sour cream. Using sour cream led me to assume that this was a Polish version-who really knows. My first cucumbers are in and I could not resist making my mom's creamed cucumbers to serve with mashed potatoes and roast beef for my Father's Day dinner. Hubby used to LOVE this as a summer staple for Sunday meals at Mom and Dad's house. My version of mom's creamed cucumbers were a hit. We could not get enough of it. Here is the recipe. Enjoy!
Creamed Cucumbers
Thinly slice 3 large cucumber or 6 small cucumbers. Thinly slice 1 medium onion. Put them all in a bowl and sprinkle 1 tablespoon salt over the mixture. Mix thoroughly. Set aside at room temperature about 1 hour. The salting draws water out of the cucumbers and onions. Squeeze liquid from the cucumbers and onions and return to dry bowl. Add the juice of one lemon, some fresh dill, and 1/2 cup or more sour cream. You can certainly lighted this recipe by using reduced fat sour cream. Garnish with fresh dill.
I was apprehensive about this but it really tastes good on everything!
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