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Brian McDermott's pickles

Chef Brian McDermott
Chef Brian McDermott

Chef Brian McDermott joined Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 to share some cost-effective recipes.

Ingredients

  • 120ml White wine vinegar
  • 60g Caster sugar
  • 20 Mustard seeds
  • Pinch fresh dill
  • 1 Large cucumber

Method

For the pickle place sugar, mustard seeds and vinegar in a pot and bowl until the sugar dissolves. Take off the heat and allow to cook. Add chopped fresh dill. Pour into a kilner jar.

Peel the cucumber and using a vegetable peeler shave in full lengths. Add cucumber slices to the pickle.

Seal by closing the lid. Can be used immediately. This recipe will store for 6 months.