Quick Pickled Cucumbers
These pickled cucumbers are crisp, tangy and ready in just 24 hours. With just a few simple ingredients you’ll add the perfect crunch to your sandwiches, burgers and salads.
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 16kcal
Ingredients
The Base:
- 750 g Persian cucumber about 1 ½ pound
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups distilled white vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sea salt
- ½ Tablespoon granulated sugar or honey
- 4-5 large garlic cloves halved
Flavorings & Aromatics:
- 3 sprigs fresh dill you can use any fresh herbs you like
- 1 Tablespoon whole cloves or whole black peppercorns for a classic profile
- pepper halved lengthwise (optional for heat)
- Other options: Bay leaves coriander seeds, mustard seeds
Instructions
- Clean cucumbers under cold running water then place in a large bowl of cold tap water.
Meanwhile make the pickling solution:
- In a saucepan over medium high heat, add water, vinegar, salt and sugar. Stir to dissolve and bring to a boil.
- Lower heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes then remove from heat and let it cool down until warm, about 15 minutes.
Prepare your jar:
- At the bottom of your jar add garlic, and any whole spices you are using.
- Drain cucumber and pat dry then pack them tightly standing in the jar.
- Add jalapeño halves and dill.
- Pour the warm pickling liquid over the cucumbers to cover, if your solution did not cover the cucumbers add equal parts of vinegar and hot water until it reaches the top.
- Cover with the lid and place in the fridge for 24 hours.
Notes
- Pack the cucumbers standing in your pickling jar(s) to have an idea of how well they fit in and how many jars you’ll need.
- You can use any cucumber you like, my favorite and more common in the Middle East, is the Persian cucumber. My next favorite is English cucumbers. Because English cucumbers are too big to be pickled whole, you can slice them or cut them into spears.
- How to store: good in the fridge for 2 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 438mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg
