Pickled Cucumber ( Chinese Cooking )

by Tarla Dalal

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Pickled cucumber, a great appetizer that tastes splendid when served chilled. This salad must be made in advance so that the flavors are soaked up by the cucumber chunks. The salt-sweet-sour cucumber is extremely refreshing. Try grating ginger into the salad for a more flavorful version, or add chopped garlic if you prefer a garlicky flavor. Crunchy and yummy!

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Preparation Time: 7 mins Cooking Time: 0 mins Total Time: 7 mins 2Makes 2 cups
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Ingredients

2 cups cucumber , peeled and cut into 50 mm. (2”) long pieces
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp vinegar
3 tbsp powdered sugar

Method

Sprinkle 1 tsp of salt over the cucumber pieces and mix well. Keep aside for 15 minutes.
Combine the remaining 1 tsp of salt, vinegar and sugar in a bowl and mix well.
Add the cucumber pieces to it and toss well.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled.

Handy tip:

Do not throw away the water that oozes out from the salted cucumber pieces. Instead, add it to the vinegar mixture.

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Nutrient values per cup

Energy	87 cal
Protein	0.5 g
Carbohydrates	20.8 g
Fiber	3 g
Fat	0.1 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	0 mcg
Vitamin B1	0 mg
Vitamin B2	0 mg
Vitamin B3	0.2 mg
Vitamin C	8.1 mg
Folic Acid	17.1 mcg
Calcium	11.6 mg
Iron	0.7 mg
Magnesium	0 mg
Phosphorus	0 mg
Sodium	11.6 mg
Potassium	58 mg
Zinc	0.2 mg