Cucumber & Chilli Relish

hoto © Anne-Marie Minhall

There's something about this time of year which makes me want to fill jars with ..

Vegetables, fruits, vinegar, sugar, spices .. & the most important ingredient ..

Love ..

Anyway, I'm looking to do something new today. 

Cucumber & Chilli Relish

For 3 jars ..

1 kg Cucumbers

1 Onion peeled & chopped

2 tbsp Salt

300ml Cider Vinegar

200g Granulated Sugar

1 tsp Turmeric

1 tsp Pickling Spice

1 tsp Fennel Seeds

1 tbsp Yellow Mustard Seeds

1 Red Chilli deseeded & thinly sliced

Peel the cucumbers, halve & then remove the seeds with a teaspoon

Slice them into 3-4cm pieces & place into a colander together with the chopped onion & place over a bowl 

Add the salt making sure everything gets covered by turning it over

Pop a clean teatowel over the top of the colander & leave for 2 hours

Rinse the salt off in very cold water before wrapping the mixture in another clean kitchen towel and squeezing out any excess water

Into a pan add the vinegar, sugar, turmeric, pickling spice, fennel & mustard seeds plus the sliced chilli

Heat & stir to dissolve the sugar before bringing to a gentle boil

Next add the cucumber & onion & heat through till everything comes to the boil for 3 to 4 minutes then simmer for around 5 minutes

Spoon into your sterilised jars

I'm hoping that this might be quite tasty on top of a burger or on some cheese on toast, maybe a roast beef sandwich .. 

Always excited to try new things & in this autumnal season looking towards preserving tasty treats for the colder months ahead.

AMM