Lime-Mint Freezer Pickles

Submitted by Dancer

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 4 pints.

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs pickling cucumbers
• 3 tablespoons pickling salt
• 1⁄2 cup sliced onion
• 1 small red bell pepper, cored,seeded,and cut into 2 ",long matchsticks
• 1 grated lime, zest of
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄4 cup minced fresh mint leaves
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups distilled white vinegar

directions

1. Gently wash cucumbers and thinly slice, discarding a slice from both ends of each cucumber.
2. You should have about 8 cups.
3. In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss cucumber slices with salt.
4. Let stand two to three hours, drain.
5. In a large nonreactive bowl, stir together remaining ingredients.
6. Pour over cucumbers and stir well.
7. Cover and refrigerate eight to 10 hours.
8. Pack mixture and syrup in freezer bags or rigid containers and freeze.
9. Thaw in refrigerator eight hours before serving.

Reviews

[pumpkinpatti]

Wow Dancer these were awesome!! I made them and I didn't have the red bell pepper but still they were like having a fresh mojito. I do grow some of the best spearmint so it took to the recipe well. My coworkers loved them too. Thanks a bunch, I'll be making more next week.

 

[mellen2]

Wow these were great! A kind of Mojito pickle. I followed the recipe exactly the first time. The second I used lemon cucumbers and it was still fabulous. Thanks Dancer, this is a family favorite now.