With too many cucumbers to keep up with from the garden, I made batches of ginger-pickled cucumbers!

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ginger-pickled cucumbers!

This is an excellent snack to keep on hand in the fridge or at work.

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 Cucumbers
  • 1/4 cup Rice Vinegar
  • Splash of filtered water
  • 1/2 – 1  tsp sugar
  • 1″ piece of fresh ginger, grated
  • Salt, Pepper

You can either peel the cucumbers or leave the skins on.  I like to peel them in stripes because I think I’m fancy.

Combined the sliced cucumbers and all other ingredients in a shallow dish.

You only need splash of water, but you can adjust the vinegar/water/sugar ratio to taste.

Shake the container to coat cucumbers in the mixture and allow to sit at least a few hours in the refrigerator.  The longer these sit the softer and more pickled-tasting they get.  The ginger flavor is so good!!

August 12, 2011