Mizeria is a popular green cucumber salad. The cucumber salad can be served with vinegar, onion, yoghurt, kefir or sweet cream. The cucumber salad is usually served in summer with dinners, but the cucumber salad can also be prepared in jars for the winter. Check what nutritional values and how many kcal the cucumber salad has.
Mizeriais a salad made of raw cucumbers, sliced or grated. Sour cream, yoghurt, kefir, curdled milk, vinegar are used as additives.
Add dill and chives to cucumber salad and season with s alt and pepper. The cucumber salad can also be prepared in jars for the winter.
Mizeria - he alth properties
The nutritional value and he alth benefits of cucumber salad mainly result from the value of green cucumbers, which are low in calories, contain a lot of water, have cleansing properties and are an excellent choice for people who are slimming.
Additionally, they are a source of vitamins and minerals, incl. B vitamins, thanks to which they reduce stress, and magnesium and potassium, which can lower blood pressure levels.
Cucumbers also have a beneficial effect on the digestive processes. In addition, they have diuretic properties and help to cleanse the body of toxins.
The choice of an additive to cucumber salad determines its nutritional value. The least caloric cucumber is vinegar, but usually sugar is added to this type of cucumber.
The cucumber salad with cream has the most calories and it is characterized by the highest content of saturated fat. On the other hand, a cucumber salad with yoghurt and cream contains more calcium and vitamin A compared to a cucumber salad with vinegar.
Mizeria with vinegar
To prepare cucumbers with vinegar, you will need: peeled and diced cucumbers, diced onion, vinegar, olive oil, s alt, sugar or honey and chopped dill. Mix the cucumbers and onions with s alt and leave them to release the juice.
In the meantime, a sauce of olive oil, vinegar and honey is prepared, which is then added to the previously prepared cucumbers and onions. The whole thing is mixed and - depending on your preferences - you can add chopped dill.
Worth knowingVinegar cucumber salad - nutritional values, calories (per 100 g)
Caloric value - 15 kcal
Protein - 0.6 g Fat - 0.1 g Saturated Fat - 0.028g Monounsaturated fat - 0.0 g Polyunsaturated fat - 0.037 g Carbohydrates - 3.2 g Fiber - 0.5 g
Minerals(% of RDA for an adult)
Sodium - 10.1 mg (0.7%) Potassium - 115.1 mg (3%) Calcium - 14.0 mg (1%) Phosphorus - 21.0 mg (3%) Magnesium - 7 .0 mg (2%) Iron - 0.2 mg (2%) Zinc - 0.22 mg (2%) Copper - 0.1 mg (11%)
Vitamins
Vitamin A - 26.0 µg (3%) Vitamin E - 0.15 mg (2%) Vitamin B1 - 0.027 mg (2%) Vitamin B2 - 0.035 mg (3%) Niacin - 0.17 mg (1%) Vitamin B6 - 0.037 mg (3%) Vitamin C - 7.4 mg (8%)
Nutritional value: own study,% of the recommended daily intake based on the IŻŻ Nutrition Standards, 2022
Mizeria with yoghurt
This is a lighter version of the cucumber salad. Cucumbers are peeled and cut into slices. Then it is set aside for a few minutes, the separated water is drained from the cucumbers, seasoned and natural yoghurt and possibly chopped dill are added.
Worth knowingCucumber with yoghurt - nutritional values, kcal (in 100 g)
Caloric value - 25 kcal
Protein - 1.6 g Fat - 0.6 g Saturated fat - 0.32 g Monounsaturated fat - 0.158 g Polyunsaturated fat - 0.045 g Cholesterol - 2.0 mg Carbohydrates - 3.7 g Fiber - 0.4 g
Minerals(% of RDA for an adult)
Sodium - 24.0 mg (1.6%) Potassium - 144.0 mg (4%) Calcium - 54.0 mg (5%) Phosphorus - 48.0 mg (6%) Magnesium - 10 .0 mg (3%) Iron - 0.2 mg (2%) Zinc - 0.3 mg (3%) Copper - 0.09 mg (10%)
Vitamins
Vitamin A - 25.0 µg (3%) Vitamin E - 0.13 mg (1%) Vitamin B1 - 0.033 mg (3%) Vitamin B2 - 0.083 mg (6%) Niacin - 0.18 mg (1%) Vitamin B6 - 0.045 mg (3%) Vitamin B12 - 0.1 µg (4%) Vitamin C - 6.3 mg (7%) Vitamin D - 0.008 µg (0.05%)
Nutritional value: own study,% of the recommended daily intake based on the IŻŻ Nutrition Standards, 2022
Mizeria with cream
Classic version of cucumber salad and most often served in Poland. Cucumbers are peeled and cut into slices and s alt. Then add the cream mixed with pepper.
You can also add citric acid or lemon juice and dill.
Worth knowingCream cucumber salad - nutritional values, calories (per 100 g)
Caloric value - 56 kcal
Protein - 1.2 g Fat - 4.6 g Saturated fat - 2.71 g Monounsaturated fat - 1.44 g Polyunsaturated fat - 0.16 g Cholesterol - 14.0 mg Carbohydrates - 3.1 g Fiber - 0.4 g
Minerals(% of RDA for an adult)
Sodium - 18.0 mg (1.2%) Potassium - 123.0 mg (4%) Calcium - 36.0 mg(4%) Phosphorus - 35.0 mg (5%) Magnesium - 9.0 mg (2%) Iron - 0.2 mg (2%) Zinc - 0.25 mg (2%) Copper - 0.09 mg (10%)
Vitamins
Vitamin A - 59.0 µg (7%) Vitamin D - 0.035 µg (0.2%) Vitamin E - 0.2 mg (2%) Vitamin B1 - 0.029 mg (2%) Vitamin B2 - 0.06 mg (5%) Niacin - 0.16 mg (1%) Vitamin B6 - 0.038 mg (3%) Vitamin B12 - 0.1 µg (4%) Vitamin C - 6.0 mg (7%)
Nutritional value: own study,% of the recommended daily intake based on the IŻŻ Nutrition Standards, 2022
Sweet Mizeria
Sweet cucumber salad is a cucumber salad with cream and sugar. Cucumbers, as in the case of the classic sour cream salad, are peeled and sliced.
Next, it is s alted with a small amount of s alt, left to release the water, which must be squeezed out. Sour cream is mixed with sugar, added to cucumbers, mixed and sprinkled with chopped dill. In addition to sugar, you can also add lemon juice, vinegar or sweet pepper to the cream.
Mizeria in jars, for the winter
The cucumber salad can be jars and you can enjoy it all winter long after adding yoghurt, cream or kefir. You will need green cucumbers, vinegar, sugar, s alt, pepper, possibly rapeseed oil, and dill.
Peel the cucumbers, season with s alt and pepper, add vinegar and sugar, stir and leave until they release the juice.
Then put the cucumbers prepared in this way into jars and pasteurize. You can also prepare a marinade of vinegar, oil, sugar, s alt and pepper.
The cucumber salad can also be prepared with cucumbers with the skin and without the addition of vinegar. Then s alt and sugar are added to the cucumbers, and left aside for a few hours for the cucumbers to release their juice.
Oil is then added, put into jars and pasteurized.