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Oil Cucumber

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Ingredients 9 ingredients

  1. Onion
  2. Salt
  3. Cucumbers
  4. 3 teaspoons salad oil
  5. Turmeric
  6. Must
  7. Vinegar
  8. Black pepper
  9. Cut
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Cucumber Source of vitamin K · Source of protein

    Source of vitamin K · 16 µg per 100 g, 22% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting.
    • Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Vitamin K is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. It’s important for blood clotting and healthy bones and also has other functions in the body. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 0.7 g per 100 g, 17% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Cucumber, with peel, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Pare and cut well grown cucumbers in thick slices 1 inch, or lengthwise, add a large onion as for the table, sprinkle well with salt and let stand over night.
  2. Drain in a colander for 4 or 5 hours.
  3. Put first in your quart jar 3 teaspoons salad oil, then layers of cucumbers, horseradish scraped fine.
  4. A little of each cayenne and black pepper and turmeric.
  5. Fill jar with strong cold vinegar and cover closely.
  6. Cucumbers must be kept well under the vinegar.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Colander