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Today is the official start of Oktoberfest! Celebrate with this delicious Bavarian-inspired Cucumber Salad Sandwich. The WÜSTHOF Santoku excels at thinly slicing cucumbers with ease due to its slender blade and hollow edge. In addition, the WÜSTHOF Precision Double-Serrated Bread Knife ensures a straight cut every time with less crumbs, ideal for halving a golden pretzel crust. Check out the full recipe below!

German Cucumber Salad Sandwiches

1 large or 2 small seedless cucumbers (such as English, Persian, or hothouse), very thinly sliced
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 small shallot, very thinly sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 soft Bavarian-style pretzels
1 ½ tablespoons salted butter
½ cup arugula

Add the thinly sliced cucumbers to a large, clean tea towel. Squeeze the excess moisture from the cucumbers (doing this over the sink is helpful) and then add the cucumbers to a medium bowl. Stir in the sour cream, chopped fresh dill, white wine vinegar, thinly sliced shallot, salt, and freshly ground black pepper until well combined. Set aside.

Using a bread knife, slice the soft pretzels in half lengthwise. Pop them in the toaster or toaster oven and toast to golden-brown.

Spread the cut sides of the toasted pretzels with the butter. Divide the cucumber-dill salad between the bottom halves of the pretzels, piling as high as gravity will allow (save any extra salad for later or to enjoy alongside your sandwiches). Top with the arugula and close the pretzel sandwiches. Enjoy immediately.

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