Quick Pickles
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- 40 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:About 2 cups
- 4small firm cucumbers, such as Kirby or Persian, peeled or scrubbed, sliced ⅛-inch thick
- 1tablespoon sugar
- 1½teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1tablespoon rice vinegar
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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)
116 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 28 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 16 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 1432 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Slice cucumbers ⅛-inch thick using a mandoline or a sharp knife. Toss with the sugar and salt and leave in a colander to drain for 20 to 30 minutes. Rinse well and drain.
- Step 2
In a bowl, toss cucumbers with the vinegar, tasting and adding more as desired. Store in a container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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Nellie Armstrong
Leave out the sugar, add sour cream and you have my Hungarian grandmother's cucumber salad.
Jen in Astoria
Let me share with you a Nordic variation on this that my paternal Grandma made: Slice 3 cukes and one sweet white onion as thin as you can; peel cukes if desired. Take about a 1/4 cup of white vinegar and a tablespoon or so of sugar--NO salt and NO water; only a few drops of water if needed to loosen up the sugar. Pour and mix over veggies, let sit overnight. Stir well before serving. This is an oft-requested recipe when I go to summer potlucks, BBQs, etc and it couldn't be easier.
Raj LI, NY
Add a few pinches of toasted and ground cumin, and a dash of black or rec (or both) pepper of your choice, and you have an Indian version of it.
Lise Bendixen
Add a bit of chopped dill, and fresh ground pepper and you have a classic scandinavian cucumber salad - the old school accompaniment to a spring roast chicken.
You could could replace the vinegar with something more european, like regular white vinegar, but rice vinegar works great with dill.
Gen
Don't complain about the sugar! It and salt are what help remove excess liquid from cucumbers and is not consumed. As written, this is a quick, tasty side dish.
Tom
In the Asian areas of Queens, NY, they have 4 dishes plus rice for $4 counters. This is always one of the choices, with a few drops of toasted sesame oil added. Nice lady in Elmhurst gave me her recipe.
Ellen
Add spicy green peppers (or jalapeno's) to make Indonesian cucumber salad.
Susie
I add a hit of chili sesame oil, a hit of toasted sesame oil, some toasted black and white sesame seeds, Japanese red pickled ginger and ships leaves. Sometimes I add all these things sometimes just a few.
Leslie
Great, quick little side that goes with a lot of things. If you are feeling creative, you can add a further flavoring ingredient -- dill, cilantro, sour cream, a spice -- but it's delicious as written.
Added bonus: a great way to get a child to eat a vegetable without having to make broccoli or carrots AGAIN!
I mix everything in a bowl and stir it up once or twice, then drain in a colander when I am ready to serve. Mixes the ingredients together better.
Gayle
Add chopped chives along with your sour cream and you have my Austrian great-grandmother's cucumber salad!
Jane Vavra Jolly
Add one more step halfway between slicing, soaking and serving and the receipt will be similar to my Slovak Grandmother Vavra's Cold Cucumber Salad: Pick up thin cucumber and onion slices in your two hands, squeeze as hard as you can and replace in liquid to soak another half hour or so under a heavy plate.
DLK:
NYT Reader: Let me share with you a Nordic variation on this that my paternal Grandma made: Slice 3 cukes and one sweet white onion as thin as you can; peel cukes if desired. Take about a 1/4 cup of white vinegar and a tablespoon or so of sugar--NO salt and NO water; only a few drops of water if needed to loosen up the sugar. Pour and mix over veggies, let sit overnight. Stir well before serving. This is an oft-requested recipe when I go to summer potlucks, BBQs, etc
Lauren
leave out the sugar, add sour cream and fresh dill and you have my moms delicious cucumber salad.
Russ
Great accompaniment to a spicy stir fry! A keeper!
Greg Pyke
Good with just a couple shakes of dry dill weed too.
David
I use Kirby’s sliced a bit thicker. Add some dill. As one who has, in the past, made a big production out of making pickles, this is a game changer. So easy, so good.
Rita
Very bland. Missing just about everything
Lisa R.
A friend gifted me a cucumber and this is what I did with it. The only thing I would do differently is make the slices slightly thicker.
Gregor
1 Tbl of vinegar for all those cukes seemed like too little. It was. I sliced 3 & 1/2 small cukes, & followed the recipe but when it came time to add the vinegar, it wasn’t enough to moisten, much less “pickle” them. Am I missing something?
Hoda
To peel or not to peel the cucumbers? The recipe says to peel but the photo shows unpeeled cucumbers.
CarolB
"Peeled or scrubbed"
Elizabeth Behrman
My mother used to do this, but slightly differently: after slicing the cukes into a bowl put sugar, salt, and vinegar; then put a plate atop the mixture and weight it to press down on the slices. All ready in 30 min.
Vk
Adding to my copy Let me share with you a Nordic variation on this that my paternal Grandma made: Slice 3 cukes and one sweet white onion as thin as you can; peel cukes if desired. Take about a 1/4 cup of white vinegar and a tablespoon or so of sugar--NO salt and NO water; only a few drops of water if needed to loosen up the sugar. Pour and mix over veggies, let sit overnight. Stir well before serving. This is an oft-requested recipe when I go to summer potlucks, BBQs, etc and it couldn't be eas
KDD
Works great with just vinegar if you're looking to cut down on salt, sugar, or both.
Mary
Followed the recipe & then added a T of Harissa. Soooo goood & nicely spicy.
Lillian
Would this recipe, by any chance, work with zucchini?
MB
Yes - zucchini pickles are very good. The skin is thinner than cucumbers and may need to be sliced a bit bigger than the cucumbers. Also like the addition of small slices of yellow or purple onion. Start with a small batch and see how you like them, and can adjust seasoning accordingly.
Valerie
Possible to use sugar substitutes?
Hetha NH
I made as is using Persian cukes. These worked out perfect for use with the Korean Grilled Beef Lettuce Wraps. Will definitely play around with this recipe again. Thank you!
Sharon
I use lime juice but this is the recipe I use for quick pickles for the last 15 years or so. The sugar is negligible but necessary. Yes, sometimes I add dill or pour the liquid over avocado but mostly I love it for its delicious simplicity.
PaulajaneM
If you have fresh dill from the garden, use it! Simply lovely. Persian/English cucumbers are the best. Need to find a way to can or preserve.
Lola
A great quick addition to any meal
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