Pickled Radishes and Cucumber Recipe
How to make Pickled Radishes and Cucumbers
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 ounces radishes about 4
- 2 Persian cucumbers or ⅓ English cucumber
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1½ teaspoons brown & yellow mustard seeds
- ¼ cup water
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel the garlic and smash it carefully with the flat side of a chef's knife or with a small pot.
- Cut the ends off the radishes and thinly slice them.
- Halve the cucumbers lengthwise and thinly cut crosswise.
- In a small sauce pot, combine the smashed garlic, vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds and ¼ cup of water.
- Bring to a boil and cook for a couple of minutes while stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.
- In a small bowl, add the radishes and cucumbers and cover with the marinade.
- Let sit for at least 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Serve as garnish.