Crunchy courgette pickle

Crunchy courgette pickle

Try this fresh, sharp pickle with cold poached salmon, burgers off the barbecue or just buttered bread

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 1 litre

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Method

  1. Thinly slice the courgettes using a sharp knife, mandolin or slicing blade on a food processor. Put in a bowl with the shallots and sprinkle over the salt. Cover with ice-cold water, stir to dissolve the salt and leave for 1 hr. Drain the courgettes thoroughly and pat dry using kitchen paper or tea towels. If they stay too wet, the water will dilute the pickling solution.
  2. Meanwhile, put the pickling ingredients into a pan and bring to a simmer. Bubble for 3 mins, making sure the sugar has dissolved, then leave to cool until warm but not hot. Add the courgettes and stir.
  3. Scoop the mixture into 2 x 500ml sterilised jars (see below to find out how to sterilise a jar). Seal and leave for a few days in the fridge. Kept chilled, these will keep for a couple of months.
Try

How to sterilise your jars

Wash them in hot, soapy water, then dry in an oven heated to 170C/150C fan/gas 3 for at least 10 minutes. Always ladle pickles, jams and chutneys into jars while the jars are still warm.

Per serving

6 kcalories, protein 0g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 1g, salt 0.25 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.

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  • 01 August 2010

    GingerBex rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A very nice pickle which i have made a few batches of, I would recomend you leave for a few weeks before eatting - as the taste definatly gets better with age!

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  • 02 August 2010

    dotmonster rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipe is incredible! I made a batch a week or 2 ago and i find myself eating it straight out of the jar when peckish and also as an accompaniment to anything vaquely mediteranean or with cheese. Goes very well with a roasted vegetable couscous. Took a jar round to my mother who loved it too. Well worth making. mouth watering!

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  • 08 August 2010

    jenny commented on this recipe

    Other than the mustard powder & the chilli, it's the same as a recipe i use for cucumbers, from my canadian family, that we call "bread and butter pickle" And i made 2 kilner jars yesterday with my own cucumbers!

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  • 15 August 2010

    Micky rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I will definatley try this pickle as I have picked yet another 10 courgettes today

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  • 23 August 2010

    Gail rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    What a fantastic way of using up courgettes. A really nice pickle. I can see me making this every year. The mustard and chilli give it a lovely flavour.

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  • 28 August 2010

    jenny commented on this recipe

    I just made this and the sauce i very runny, is this correct? Does it have to kept in the fridge even if I boiled the jars for about 15 minutes. This was my first time trying to make pickles and I was a bit lost!

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  • 28 August 2010

    Julie M Callow rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    lovely on top of tikka marsala

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  • 05 September 2010

    Micky commented on this recipe

    I should have rated this 5 star. It's absolutly lovely I can't leave it alone Good job it's very low in calories as I ate 2/3 of a jar in one go. Will be making this again and again. When the jar was finished I used the pickling sauce as a dressing on my salad. One of the best courgette recipes I have tried .

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    06 September 2010

    SM rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty and yummy. Works just as well without celery seeds.

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    08 October 2010

    liz rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 07 November 2010

    PaperTigress commented on this recipe

    I wonder how much is a serving of this...?

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  • 13 April 2011

    youngone commented on this recipe

    These are very similar to the pickles I make myself. I also add some minced fresh ginger and garlic, and some freshly ground coriander seeds to the pickling mix, and a handfull of dill at the end is very good also.....Yummy

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  • 24 April 2011

    Mary commented on this recipe

    I made a large batch of this & used some as Xmas presents with the Balsamic Pickled Shallots on another page. Was really pleased with the results & how easy it was to make. Gorgeous, just the right texture for a good pickle.

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  • 09 July 2011

    rachael heath commented on this recipe

    where can i buy non-iodised salt from?

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  • 04 August 2011

    Theresa commented on this recipe

    I made this last night but it is really runny, like pickled onions, what have I done wrong.

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  • 07 August 2011

    hungry eyes commented on this recipe

    Isn't it meant to be like pickled onions? That's what it looks like in the photo anyway. Pickled courgettes, it's not a chutney.

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  • 12 September 2011

    Mizz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Perfect. My other half requested it hotter so on second attempt added extra chilli which worked a treat. Great with cheese or hummous.

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  • 04 February 2012

    Mrs P commented on this recipe

    What kind of low-salt recipe has two tablespoons of salt as in ingredient?

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  • 23 August 2012

    DavidB commented on this recipe

    This is fab. Also works well replacing the chilli with dill (leaf or seeds)

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  • 28 August 2012

    Alsbeth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simple but delicious. Really crunchy and sweet/spicy. Didn't have any mustard poder so added grated fresh ginger which worked really well. Good with cold meat and cheese or just straight from jar!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 1 litre

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Ingredients

FOR THE PICKLING LIQUID

  • 500ml cider vinegar
  • 140g golden caster sugar
  • 1 tsp mustard powder
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp celery seeds
  • ½ dried chilli , crumbled
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
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Per serving

6 kcalories, protein 0g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 1g, salt 0.25 g

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