A very simple, very German salad. Great with spicy foods.

Yield

2 cups

Ingredients

• 2-3 cucumbers
• Kosher salt
• Sugar
• Distilled vinegar
• Pepper
• Caraway seeds (optional)

Directions

Peel the cucumbers. Slice wafer-thin using a mandoline. Place in a colander, spinkle with salt, mix, and leave to drain for at least an hour.

Rinse briefly, drain. Place in bowl, and add sugar and vinegar (start with 1 tblsp vinegar, 1 tsp sugar, then modify to taste. Add pepper and caraway seeds (Jane doesn’t like them, but Ingo finds them indespensible, and they are typically German).