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Minty Pickled Cucumbers

Name: Minty Pickled Cucumbers
Total time: 2 h 42 min
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 100 g sugar; 120 ml water; 120 ml rice vinegar; 2 tbsp dried mint; 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tbsp mustard seeds; 2 cucumbers, about 500 g, sliced

Sliced cucumbers covered with a hot brine of rice vinegar, sugar, dried mint, coriander and mustard seeds, then left to cool and pickle. Bright, sweet-sour and ready in a few hours.

YieldMakes about 2 cups
Hands-on15 min
Total2 h 42 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

100 gsugar
120 mlwater
120 mlrice vinegar
2 tbspdried mint
1 tbspcoriander seeds
1 tbspmustard seeds
2cucumbers, about 500 g, sliced

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Mustard
Rice
Cabbage family (any)
Cucumber
Cilantro / coriander
Mint
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Meal prep

Effort

Under 20 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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