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Name: Ogórki w zalewie gyros
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 24 h
Yield: Refrigerator preparation, approx. 12 side dish portions
Cuisine: Polen
Ingredients: 2 kg of cucumbers; 30 g gyros seasoning; 2 large carrots; 2-3 cloves of garlic; 2-3 onions; 3 peppers; 1 glass of vinegar (approx. 250 ml, 10%); 1/2 glass of oil; 2 tbsp salt; 2 glasses of sugar

Store in the refrigerator, remove with clean cutlery and use within a few days.

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Ogórki w zalewie gyros

Refrigerator preparation, approx. 12 side dish portions · Side dishes/stock

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For me, pickled cucumbers like this are exactly the kind of recipe that makes a collection complete. They are spicy, slightly sweet and sour and bring to the table exactly that special side dish idea that you don't find everywhere.

Timing

Preparation: approx. 30 minutes
Brewing time: at least 24 hours
Total: from 24 hours

Estimated nutrition

per serving · Calculated for 12 servings.

Energy: ≈ 205 kcal
Protein: ≈ 2.8 g
Carbohydrates: ≈ 42.1 g
Fat: ≈ 1.5 g

Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.

Calculation basis

Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.

Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping

2 large carrots · ≈ 160.0 g
2-3 cloves of garlic · ≈ 7.5 g
2-3 onions · ≈ 250.0 g
3 peppers · ≈ 450.0 g
1/2 glass of oil · ≈ 10 g
30 g gyros seasoning · ≈ 30.0 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
2 glasses of sugar · ≈ 400 g

Unspecified frying oil: 10 g assumed per recipe.

The midpoint was used for quantity ranges.

Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria

Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0

Ingredients

2 kg of cucumbers
30 g gyros seasoning
2 large carrots
2-3 cloves of garlic
2-3 onions
3 peppers
1 glass of vinegar (approx. 250 ml, 10%)
1/2 glass of oil
2 tbsp salt
2 glasses of sugar

Instructions

Wash the cucumbers and cut them into thick slices. Mix with salt and let steep briefly.
Cut onions into half rings, carrots and peppers; Chop garlic. Add to the cucumber vegetables.
Stir the vinegar, oil, gyros seasoning and sugar together thoroughly. Mix with the vegetables.
Pour into clean, sealable containers and store immediately in the refrigerator.
Let it sit in the fridge for at least 24 hours. This preparation is not boiled down and is not a long-lasting canned food.