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Spicy Lightly Pickled Cucumbers

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What raw cucumbers lack in cheer, pickled cucumbers make up for in zip, zing, and crunch. The brine can work with any crunchy veg, but we like them best with cucumbers. We guarantee they'll be the sleeper hit of your next party spread.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

2

lb. medium Persian cucumbers (about 12), cut lengthwise into spears

¼

cup white wine vinegar or unseasoned rice vinegar

1

tsp. sugar

¾

tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

2

tsp. kosher salt, plus more

2

Tbsp. chopped dill

2

Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Toss cucumbers in a large bowl with vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes, and 2 tsp. salt. Chill, tossing once, at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.

    Step 2

    Just before serving, add dill and lemon juice and toss to combine. Taste and season with more salt if needed.

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  • Excellent recipe. I added some thinly sliced garlic, which worked well. I let mine pickle for about two hours and thought their crunchiness was perfect at that point. Had they gone longer, I don't think they would have been as satisfyingly crunchy. But to each their own! This was the quickest hors d'oeuvres to throw together, and they were gone fast.

    • Mark

    • Austin, TX

    • 11/6/2023

  • My wife and I give this two thumbs up. I closely followed the recipe (used extra red pepper flakes) and English cucumbers from my garden - I also marinated them in a zip lock bag to make sure the spears were nicely soaked -- Yum!

    • A Person from Santa Cruz

    • Santa Cruz

    • 7/29/2023

  • I can’t read the recipe even though I signed in.

    • Anonymous

    • 6/25/2022

  • Love this simple recipe. Perfect fresh crispy cucumbers to serve with holiday dinners.

    • K. Jones

    • Los Angeles

    • 1/2/2022

  • Great recipe! It was a star of last dinner party. Easy to make and with interesting taste

    • Anonymous

    • 12/6/2021

  • Finally, something new and tasty to do with cucumbers. We had this recipe for our vegetable last night along with Pork Loin and mashed potatoes. It was spicy and much better than any pickle I have had.

    • Maureen Brinkerhoff

    • Eugene, OR

    • 8/26/2021

  • easy and good

    • Margy

    • nj

    • 8/26/2021