lemon cucumber pickles
You can add hot peppers to this if you prefer it spicy. Fermented foods are so good for you and this is much easier than going through the whole boiling bottles process.You can add these to other foods, like tuna salad. You can also add other veggies into this (except tomatoes, they will fall apart).
prep time
20 Min
cook time
method
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yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 5-6 medium lemon cucumbers
- 1/4 medium red onion
- 1 medium serrrani chili pepper (seeded and minced) if you like it spicy
- 2 small sweet bell peppers (seeded and minced) if you like it mild
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 quart mason jar
- 1 tablespoon course sea salt
- - filtered water
How To Make lemon cucumber pickles
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Step 1Place the sliced cucumbers in a large bowl and mix with the onion, chili or sweet pepper, garlic and lime juice.
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Step 2Pack into your 1 quart mason jar.
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Step 3In another bowl add the filtered water and sea salt. Give it a good mix to dissolve the salt.
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Step 4Pour into the mason jar over the pickles. Make sure all the cucumbers and other veggies if added are covered. Leave about 1" air space above the veggies.
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Step 5Seal tightly and leave on the counter at room temperature for 3 days. Then check to see if the water is fizzy. If not leave it for a couple more days. It should ferment. If it is fizzy taste a pickle to see how it is. If you like it then you're done.
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Step 6Store in the fridge.
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Step 7Enjoy!
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Category:
Other Snacks
Diet:
Vegetarian
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#lemon
Keyword:
#hot
Keyword:
#cucumbers
Keyword:
#pickles
Keyword:
#MILD
Keyword:
#fermented
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