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Pickled Bur Cucumber

25m

This Pickled Bur Cucumber is the perfect way to get creative at using this unusual vegetable! It is perfect for salads and sandwiches. It also works as a side for grilled fish or steak tartare.

Bur cucumber is a unique vegetable that looks like a small, bumpy cucumber, with a pale flesh inside, similar to a regular cucumber, but with a tangy flavor.

It is very common in certain regions of Brazil, and is often used to pickle or added raw to various dishes.

Pickled Bur Cucumber can be stored for up to 2 months in the refrigerator.

  • Add 1 cup of white wine vinegar and 1 cup of sugar to a saucepan over high heat

    Step 0
  • Add 2 cups of water and 1 chili pepper cut in half

    Step 1
  • Add a pinch of salt and stir to combine and dissolve the sugar. Bring it to a boil and remove from heat. The gastrique is ready

    Step 2
  • Thinly slice 2 bur cucumbers

    Step 3
  • Add the chili pepper to the Gastrique. Place the bur cucumber in a bowl and cover it with the liquid

    Step 4
  • Cover with cling film and let it sit for at least 10m to pickle. The pickled bur cucumber is ready

    Step 5
  • Use it in salads or sandwiches! Enjoy!

    Step 6

Yield 1 cup

  • Bur Cucumber

    Bur Cucumber

    2

Gastrique

  • White Wine Vinegar

    White Wine Vinegar

    1 cup
  • Sugar

    Sugar

    1 cup
  • Chili Pepper

    Chili Pepper

    1
  • Salt

    Salt

    a pinch
  • Water

    Water

    2 cups

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