Pickled Cucumber Recipe

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Ingredients for Pickled Cucumber:

• Cucumbers
• Salt
• Spiced Vinegar

Method for Pickled Cucumber:

1. Wash the cucumbers and wipe clean.  Do not peel unless they are bitter or a variety with a spiky skin.
2. Cut into slices or dice into cubes.
3. Layer with salt in a basin, finishing with a layer of salt.
4. Leave for 24 hours, which will extract lot of the moisture from the cucumber .
5. Rinse thoroughly in cold water and drain well.
6. Pack into clean, sterilized jars and cover with spiced vinegar (can be either hot or cold).
7. Cover and label with contents and date.

Note: Best if left for 4 weeks before using. Goes well with a traditional cold meats mixed salad.

This pickle, kept in properly sterilized and sealed jars, should keep for 6 months in a cool dark place. Once opened, keep in the fridge and try to use within 4 weeks.

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15 comments on “Pickled Cucumber Recipe”

1. davina says:

   14th Sep, 2009 at 10:11 pm

   Hi
   can you tell me if this would be the same for gherkins i cant find a recipe for pickled gherkins?
   thanks

2. paulette Robitaille says:

   17th Sep, 2009 at 9:13 pm

   I am looking for a receipe for diced cucumber in a mustard sauce please…Thanks.

3. betty turner macknight says:

   20th Sep, 2009 at 5:00 pm

   cucumbers , green tomatoes done in mustard sauce thanks

4. john paylor says:

   11th Oct, 2009 at 12:32 pm

   1st year growing in poly tunnel & cucumbers have gone mad.thanks for recipe

5. steve bonn says:

   8th Jan, 2010 at 3:35 pm

   thanks very much,i know where to look for all my pickle
   recipes now,thanks again.

6. trevor says:

   5th Aug, 2010 at 5:58 pm

   thanks for recipe just given it a go. 6.0pm

7. cheryl says:

   23rd Aug, 2010 at 3:29 am

   look up mustard pickles. that is what i am making right now. hope this helps. Cheryl

8. Julie says:

   6th Sep, 2010 at 8:39 am

   I made the piccalilli 2 weeks ago and everyone says its the best home made that they have had. I am now going to pickle cucumbers, thanks for all the help I get from this site

9. Chris says:

   8th Oct, 2010 at 8:51 am

   What a fantastic site. My hubby has just acquired an allotment and grown his own veg this year for the very first time. Really looking forward to next year now with all your lovely receipes and helpful advice for a novice, many thanks.

10. eileen says:

    27th Oct, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    Great site for recipes:) I’ve tried beetroot relish, green tomato chutney, curried apple chutney, plum jam and am just going to try pickled cucumber all with great success.

11. marion says:

    8th Aug, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    Would it be alright to slice the cucumbers length wise as mine are minature cucumbers and leave fairly large as you see in the shops

12. viv says:

    24th Oct, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    yeah, is it ok to use the mini cucumbers?

13. Maggie says:

    24th Jun, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Could I do this with whole small cucumbers?

14. Sue says:

    20th Jul, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    Hi how long will the pickled cucumber keep, I was thinking of making for Christmas!

15. Valerie Gilbert says:

    9th Aug, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    Hi there, I’ve just made you’re pickled cucumber & I wondered how long it will keep for. Thanks for such a fantastic website, it is so helpful.