Cucumber Apple Pickle
A refreshing Japanese-inspired pickle featuring crisp cucumbers and sweet apples, enhanced with ginger and vinegar. Perfect as a side dish or condiment.
4 servings
24 hr 35 min
Ingredients
- •½ pound Japanese or Kirby cucumbers
- •1¼ teaspoons fine sea salt
- •½ whole Fuji or Granny Smith apple
- •2 cups water
- •⅓ cup rice vinegar
- •1 tablespoon ginger
- •¼ cup sugar
- •1 pinch Korean hot red-pepper threads
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Slice cucumbers crosswise 1/8 inch thick and toss with sea salt. Let stand 30 minutes, then rinse well and squeeze out excess liquid with your hands.
30 min
- 2.
Halve apple half lengthwise and cut out core. Slice crosswise 1/8 inch thick.
5 min
- 3.
Toss apple with cucumbers and remaining ingredients and marinate, chilled, turning occasionally, at least 1 day.
1440 min
