Spicy Pickled Cucumbers

These spicy pickled cucumbers are delicious and easy to make. Try this spicy combo that just gets better over time. Feel free to increase the proportion of vinegar or to add more spice for your perfect pucker-up combo.

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Servings:

6

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Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 7 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/8 teaspoon pickling spice
• 1/8 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• fresh dill to taste, divided

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Directions

1. Rinse cucumbers and pat dry. Trim off the ends, then slice in half. Slice each half into spears. Place spears in a clean, wide mouth mason-type canning jar.
2. Add water, vinegar, and honey to a saucepan. Add about half the garlic pieces, then drop the remaining garlic into the jar with cucumber spears.
3. Using a mortar and pestle, grind peppercorns, pickling spice, mustard seeds, and pepper flakes together. Sprinkle about half the mixture into the saucepan, then add remaining mixture to cucumber spears. Add as much fresh dill fronds as desired to the saucepan and also drop some into the pickle jar.
4. Add salt to the saucepan. Heat on low, stirring constantly, until the honey has melted. Pour over cucumber spears, filling jar to within 1/8-inch of rim, then close the lid on tightly. Refrigerate for 1 week before using.