Troy’s Cucumber Coins

Name: Troy’s Cucumber Coins
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 12-15 mini cucumbers (thinly sliced with knife); 4 Tablespoons salt; 1.5 cup sugar; 1 cup vinegar; 1-3 Serrano peppers (or red Thai peppers) diced, add more if desire more spice

2 steps

Prep:1h

Our dear Chinese friend would always make this recipe. It was always a favorite. He was kind enough to share it with us! *This photo is not of this exact recipe. This photo is from https://www.reddit.com/r/vegetarian/comments/tns17f/yummy_asian_cucumber_salad_recipe_in_comments/ A photo has not yet been taken of this recipe.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:00:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories219.3 kcal (11%)

Total Fat0.1 g (0%)

Carbs54.5 g (21%)

Sugars51.9 g (58%)

Protein0.7 g (1%)

Sodium4655.8 mg (233%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

12mini cucumbers

thinly sliced with knife

4 tablespoonssalt

1 ½ cupsugar

1 cupvinegar

1Serrano peppers

or red Thai peppers, diced, add more if desire more spice

Instructions

Step 1

Thinly slice cucumbers (with skin on). Mix with salt and let sit and “weep” out moisture for 30 minutes to dry out. Then rinse out salt (do a few rinses) and pat dry. Taste to make sure not too salty. Place in new bowl. Add sugar, vinegar and diced pepper. Keep in refrigerator and allow to marinate.

Step 2

If too sweet, add more vinegar; if too tart, add more sugar.