Cucumber Sauce
Quick, simple, and flavorful! Cucumber Sauce perfectly enhances your usual dishes, whether meat, chicken, or boiled potatoes. The cucumber adds freshness, while garlic gives a sharp, piquant note. It’s also excellent for making shawarma.
Updated : 20 August, 2025
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
2
Cucumber
100 grams
Sour cream
2
Garlic
to taste
Ground black pepper
to taste
Salt
to taste
Greens
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Take 2 medium cucumbers, 3 small ones, or 1 large cucumber. Choose good quality, natural sour cream without vegetable fats. Fat content can vary - it only affects the sauce’s thickness and calories. Use garlic according to taste; 1 clove is fine.
Step 2
Wash cucumbers well and cut off the ends. Taste them to make sure they aren’t bitter, as bitter cucumbers spoil the flavor. If very ripe with large seeds, peel and scoop out the seeds. Grate the cucumbers on a medium grater - not coarse, to keep the sauce smooth.
Step 3
Place grated cucumbers in a bowl and squeeze out excess liquid. Peel and crush the garlic into the cucumbers. You can also finely grate it if no garlic press is available. Salt and pepper to taste, then mix. Optionally, add finely chopped herbs like dill, parsley, or cilantro according to preference.
Step 4
Add sour cream to the bowl and mix well until smooth. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed.
Step 5
Transfer the sauce to a serving dish, garnish with cucumber slices and herbs. Serve with meat, chicken, cutlets, boiled potatoes, or use it for Greek-style shawarma. Enjoy!