Sweet Cucumber Fridge Pickle Recipe

If you have an over productive cucumber patch try this.  I made it with surplus ridge cucumbers and red onions and we can’t stop eating it.

It makes 1 decent sized lunchbox full and is a really light pickle/tangy salad.

Ingredients for Sweet Cucumber Fridge Pickle:

• 1 kg cucumbers – thinly sliced
• 3 small onions – thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp chopped dill – optional
• 250g granulated sugar
• 1 level tbsp salt
• 200ml cider vinegar

Method for Sweet Cucumber Fridge Pickle:

1. Put the cucumber, onions and dill (if using) in a large bowl.
2. Mix the sugar, salt and vinegar & pour over the vegetables – it will look dry at this stage
3. Cover and leave overnight for the juice to run out of the cucumber – you should end up with enough liquid to cover the vegetables.
4. Put vegetables and pickling liquid into a plastic tub with a lid and store in the fridge – it will keep for 2 weeks if you can leave it alone.

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