Saturday, August 13, 2011

Easiest pickles EVER

Yes, you can make yummy cucumber bread and butter pickles in your freezer!!

You'll need:

2 large cucumbers
1-2 tsp sea salt
A couple of shallots
1/2 cup or 120 ml Cider vinegar
About 2 tbsp sugar (you can adjust this to your liking)
Mustard or Celery seeds

Slice the cucumbers and shallots thinly and place in a bowl.

Sprinkle sea salt over the veggies, mix well, and leave on the counter for 2 hours to draw out the moisture in the cucumbers.

Rinse the veggies in a colander with cold water and press firmly to squeeze out all moisture.

 Mix the vinegar and sugar to your tastes to fully dissolve sugar and then add the spices.  Pour over the veggies, cover and leave overnight in the fridge.  

Put your pickles into plastic freezer containers or glass jars leaving a space at the top (approx. 1cm) and put in your freezer.

When you want pickles - pull one out and thaw!  Use thawed pickles within about a week - as if they'll last that long!!

There you go - an easy (and very cheap) way to make your own pickles.  And soooooo yum.

Always enjoy,
Kat



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