Miso Cucumber Pickles
This delicious miso pickled cucumber recipe is a little smoky and packed with umami!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: about 1 1/2 cup 1x
- Category: Condiments
- Method: Pickling
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Japanese cucumber, or 2 Kirby cucumbers
- 1 1/2 tablespoon white or red miso paste (red miso paste is saltier and more pungent than white miso paste)
- 1/4 teaspoon gochugaru (Korean chili flakes), optional
Instructions
- Slice cucumber into 1/8-inch slices (1/4-inch thick is also fine) and transfer to a bowl.
- Add miso paste and stir using chopsticks or a spoon until all the cucumber slices are coated.
- Sprinkle gochugaru, stir and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
These miso cucumber pickles are best when eaten within the first 2 hours. Since water gets extracted from the cucumber slices, the miso paste will get diluted and lose its punchy flavor.
Find it online: https://pickledplum.com/quick-cucumber-pickles/