SWEET PICKLED CUCUMBER

May 11, 2017

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Steve Ott

in Recipes

Sweet pickling your harvested cucumbers is so easy it’s a joy!

You can also use them the very same day, and they are perfect on barbecued burgers or hot dogs.

SERVES 6

Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 5 minutes

• 1 cucumber

• 100ml/3½fl oz wine vinegar

• 100ml/3½fl oz water

• 50g/2oz sugar

• 1 tsp salt

1. Cut the cucumber into thin slices, place them on a plate and sprinkle them with a little salt.

2. Simmer the vinegar, water, sugar and salt until the sugar has dissolved.

3. Squeeze any excess water from the cucumber slices, then place them in a glass and pour the mixture over. Seal and refrigerate until needed.

Cucumbers

About the author

Steve Ott

Steve Ott is editor of Kitchen Garden magazine and started his career as a professional grower, producing everything from cut flowers to vegetables. He has been growing fruit and veg all his life and spends most of his spare time in his garden in the East Midlands. He loves to experiment with crops and varieties he has never grown before and when he isn’t gardening is to be found out in the countryside bird watching and walking his dog Ted.

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