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How to Freeze Cucumbers

Freezing Cucumbers is a great way to preserve your harvest. Find out how to freeze cucumbers, including the best way to do it, including lots of tips for usage!

Course: Others
Cuisine: Keto , AIP

Ingredients

  • 6 medium cucumbers (about 8 cups sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2/3 cup avocado oil (or extra virgin olive oil or other light oil)
  • 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup low carb sweetener (or sugar or other sweetener, as desired)
  • 1 medium chopped onion (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt (optional)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard seed (optional)

Instructions

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  1. Wash cucumbers well.
  2. Slice cucumbers into equal slices to make about 8 cups of slices.
  3. Place the cucumber slices in a bowl with 2 Tablespoons of salt. Cover.
  4. Let sit for about 2 hours.
  5. Drain and rinse the cucumbers.
  6. Put the cucumbers back in the bowl. Add the vinegar, oil, sweetener, onion and spices, if using.
  7. Freeze the brine-soaked cucumbers in mason jars or other freezer-friendly rigid containers, leaving at least 1 inch of head space for expansion.
  8. Freeze for at least a week before thawing and eating.