Sunday Afternoon Tea Quick Pickled Cucumber And Onion

• 1 whole cucumber
• 1 small onion, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 60 ml malt vinegar
• 75 g sugar
• mint (to garnish) or parsley (to garnish)

1. Use a fork to run through the surface of the cucumber, vertically downwards, to obtain a fluted pattern when sliced.
2. Cut cucumber into thin slices and put into a large bowl, sprinkle with salt and mix well. Leave the cucumber for 10 minutes to absorb the salt then rinse with cold water. Drain off excess liquid in a colander. Return cucumber to the large bowl and add the sliced onions.
3. Combine sugar and vinegar together. Add to cucumber and onion slices and mix well.
4. Decant into a plastic container, and refrigerate overnight or for a few hours before serving.
5. Garnish with mint or parsley.
6. Keeps in the fridge for a week.

cucumber, onion, salt, malt vinegar, sugar, mint

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sunday-afternoon-tea-quick-pickled-cucumber-and-onion-245742 (may not work)