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Pickled Cucumbers and Myoga
Add prized Japanese ginger to jazz up your quick pickles in this Pickled Cucumbers and Myoga recipe. All it takes is 5 minutes of easy prep time and you can enjoy this fresh and crunchy cucumber dish in just a few hours. It makes a great palate cleanser!
Prep Time
10 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 6 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 2 Japanese or Persian cucumbers (12 oz, 340 g)
- 3 myoga ginger (0.6 oz, 17 g; you can substitute a small amount of regular ginger, preferably mild-flavored young ginger)
- 1 knob ginger (1 inch, 2.5 cm)
- 1 dried red chili pepper
- 1 piece kombu (dried kelp) (1 x 2 inches, 2.5 x 5 cm per piece)
- 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Peel 2 Japanese or Persian cucumbers alternately to create a striped pattern. Remove the ends.
- Slice the cucumbers using the rangiri Japanese cutting technique by slicing at an angle and rotating the cucumber a quarter turn between cuts.
- Discard the tough ends of 3 myoga ginger and slice thinly.
- Thinly slice 1 knob ginger and cut the slices into julienned strips.
- Remove the seeds from 1 dried red chili pepper and cut it into rounds.
- Cut 1 piece kombu (dried kelp) into thin strips using a pair of scissors.
- In a mason jar, add all the ingredients and 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt.
- Close the lid and shake it to distribute the salt around the ingredients.
- Open the lid and put in the weights. Close the lid tightly and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to several hours. The salt will drawn out the moisture from the cucumber and that will dilute the saltiness.
Cup of Yum
To Serve and Store
- Remove the weights and serve in a dish. You can store the jar (without the weights) for 2 days.
Nutrition Information
Calories
6kcal
(0%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
149mg
(6%)
Potassium
60mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
63IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 6
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 6kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 149mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 60mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 63IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.