Makes 1L of pickles

Ingredients

• 5-6 short persion cucumbers
• ~20g pickling salt
• 500mL water
• spices to taste
• 1 small carrot
• 1-2 small red radishes
• white vinegar (optional, to taste)

Instructions

1. Rinse cucumbers, radish; peel and top the carrot
2. Slice cucumbers into quarters or eights according to size or taste
3. Finely chop carrots and radish
4. In a separate container, add salt to water and stir until well disolved
5. (optional) Add spices as desired to brine
6. In a 1L jar, add in chopped carrot and radish
7. Pack cucumber slices into the jar
8. Fill the jar with the brine solution
9. Leave on counter in a sunny spot for 1-3 days (it should start bubbling after a day or two)
10. Transfer to fridge for storage when desired
11. (optional) Add white vinegar to jar after initial fermentation to taste

Spice ideas

• dill and garlic
• cumin and dill seed
• cumin and tumeric