Cucumber Apple Pickle

Name: Cucumber Apple Pickle
Total time: 24 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
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

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

Published October 4, 2025

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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