Lightly salted cucumbers
10 servings
15 minutes
A quick and simple recipe in which cucumbers that have not yet gained salt and strength are helped by horseradish, currant and cherry leaves.
CaloriesProteinsFatsCarbohydrates
94.5
kcal5.4g
grams0.7g
grams17.5g
gramsCucumbers
5
kg
Water
5
l
Salt
5
tbsp
Horseradish leaves
10
pc
Blackcurrant leaves
20
pc
Cherry leaves
20
pc
Garlic
2
head
1
Wash the cucumbers and cut off the ends. Peel the garlic.
- Cucumbers: 5 kg
- Garlic: 2 heads
2
Boil water and add salt at the rate of one heaping tablespoon per liter of water.
- Water: 5 l
- Salt: 5 tablespoon
3
Place a layer of horseradish leaves, cherries, currants, dill stems, and garlic in the jar, then add cucumbers, followed by another layer of greens and garlic, then more cucumbers and cover them with greens.
- Horseradish leaves: 10 pieces
- Cherry leaves: 20 pieces
- Blackcurrant leaves: 20 pieces
- Dill flower heads (umbels): 10 pieces
- Garlic: 2 heads
- Cucumbers: 5 kg
4
Fill the jar with brine, close it, and leave it for a day.
- Water: 5 l