Retro Recipe

Green Salad with Cucumber

Published in the USSR in 1955, Cookery provides a wide variety of even the simplest dishes so that home cooks can master the basics. This light and refreshing salad features crisp chopped lettuce and fresh cucumber slices, while a sprinkle of fragrant dill, a Russian favorite, adds a delightful herbal note. A yogurt or sour cream dressing would provide a bit more richness, but the dressing choice is ultimately up to the chef. If you go that route, add the yogurt or sour cream, and finish with a seasoning of salt and pepper. This salad is a versatile side dish, or a light snack on its own. And it’s nutritious; loaded with essential vitamins and minerals, cucumbers offer a convenient and delicious way to boost your health. Who needs a multivitamin when you can enjoy this refreshing and nutritious salad?

• 1 ½ cups chopped lettuce
• ½ cucumber, sliced
• Salt
• Dressing, by preference
• Dill

Mix the prepared green salad with cucumbers, cut into thin slices, add salt, pour salad dressing, mix, put in a salad bowl and sprinkle with dill.