Ingredients
1½ cups white-wine vinegar
¼ cup Absolut Citron vodka
juice of 1 lemon
200g sugar
1t salt
1T coriander seeds
10 black peppercorns
1 red chilli
350g mini cucumbers, sliced lengthways
2 lemon slices
3 dill sprigs, leaves only
Method
Bring all the ingredients except the cucumber, lemon slices and dill to a boil in a pot, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Remove it from the heat and let it cool.
Pack the cucumber, lemon and dill into a sterilised jar. Pour in the vinegar mix, making sure the cucumbers are well covered, and seal the jar.
Store it in the fridge and use it within two months of opening. Serves 2 – 4
Originally published HL September 2015