Comments on: Cucumber Pickles – NQN’s Mum’s recipe

By: Hiske

Hiske — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:46:51 +0000

Love this, i put some ginger, tumeric as well, so nice and easy thanks

By: pam

pam — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:24:44 +0000

Hi
just wondering if you could tell me how long thes pickles keep and if they need to be in the fridge
thanks

By: Lynn Shanghai Cuisine, Sydney CBD @Not Quite Nigella

Lynn Shanghai Cuisine, Sydney CBD @Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:01:43 +0000

[...] These are slices of thinly sliced cucumber rolled with a pickling juice over it-in fact it smells just like my mother’s cucumber pickles. There are also pieces of chilli and slices of garlic. It’s a bit watery and I much prefer my [...]

By: Carol Norman

Carol Norman — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:48:26 +0000

First time Ive tried this so far its brill thankyou

By: Maze Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay, Melbourne @Not Quite Nigella

Maze Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay, Melbourne @Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:02:24 +0000

[...] We both get a serve of the barramundi dish which we figure is the start of the mains. One thing we noticed is that the mains seems a bit safer than the experimental entrees and whilst this is skillfully prepared, we were both thoroughly enjoying the experimentalism of the entrees. The barramundi has a gorgeously crispy skin, a butternut squash puree, a small thimble sized piece of roast pumpkin covered with roasted nutty pumpkin seeds. And the pressed cucumber is interesting-we were both wondering what pressed cucumber was and do you know what it is? It’s a doppelganger for my mum’s cucumber pickle recipe (sans chilli)! [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:21:04 +0000

With a glut of Giant Russian cucumbers (really) I started searching the web this weekend to see if I could find some pickling recipes, came across this one, and because it looked both easy and delicious (I’m a complete pickling novice, this was my first attempt!), I gave it a go. They smell delicious, but I wanted to know: Should they sit in the jar for a certain period of time before eating them, and how long do they keep? I don’t want to ruin them by leaving them too long or too little!

Cheers!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:44:44 +0000

Great recipe, thanks. Had a glut of cucumbers and gave it a try – very pleased with the results.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/conlad/4405390338/

Not particularly elegant presentation-wise, but very tasty…

By: Neil Perry’s Cucumber with Smashed Garlic @Not Quite Nigella

Neil Perry’s Cucumber with Smashed Garlic @Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:04:10 +0000

[...] I’d meant to make these for months and it wasn’t until I made another batch of the cucumber pickles that I was reminded of these. They’re easy and fantastically healthy and the perfect cooling [...]

By: EMT Karen

EMT Karen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:28:55 +0000

In reply to Jilian, these are not preserved – you are correct, they need to be boiled. Then I wonder how to do this as they are cold from being in the fridge. If you put cold jars into hot water lots of bad things can happen. I think if you let the jars warm up to room temp it should be ok to bathe them, and still not ruin the cucumbers. I did not have enough jars to bother preserving ! LOL…. I will let you know if I try it

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:09:44 +0000

Hi Jillian-Thankyou! Hmm I don’t know if they’re technically preserved. To be honest they disappear really quickly in our household!

Hi EMT Karen-Thankyou very much and thanks for letting me know! I appreciate it