Salt & Sugar Pickles

Name: Salt & Sugar Pickles
Ingredients: 3 very large radishes; 2 thin daikon radishes; 2 thin-skinned cucumbers with few seeds; 2 pounds seedless watermelon; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 teaspoon sugar

6 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3 very large radishes
2 thin daikon radishes
2 thin-skinned cucumbers with few seeds
2 pounds seedless watermelon
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon sugar

Directions

1

Prepare the vegetables and fruit and arrange in separate bowls; there should be about 1 1/2 cups of each kind.
2

Halve the radishes and slice into thin wedges.
3

Cut the daikon radishes crosswise into slices about 1/8 inch thick.
4

Cut the cucumbers crosswise into slices about 1/4 inch thick.
5

Remove the rind of the watermelon and cut the flesh into slices 1/3 inch thick and then into 2-inch wedges.
6

In a small bowl, combine the salt and sugar, and sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of the mixture over each vegetable and the watermelon and toss.
7

Let the pickles stand for 5 to 10 minutes, arrange separately on a platter, and serve immediately.