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Zoetzure Komkommers: Cucumbers in sweet and sour liquid

Name: Zoetzure Komkommers: Cucumbers in sweet and sour liquid
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 1 Cucumber; 80 ml Water; 160 ml Distilled white vinegar; 2 tsp Sugar

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Whenever we’d eat cauliflower with meatballs, my mom would make these cucumbers in a sweet and sour liquid. I loved eating cucumbers this way, and when the meal was over, I’d often drink the liquid!

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Zoetzure Komkommers: Cucumbers in sweet and sour liquid

Learn to make these delicious cucumbers in a sweet and sour liquid! This is what my mom would make every time we ate cauliflower with meatballs. I loved it as a kid, and would end up drinking the juice the cucumbers were in. It's quick to make, and is a great addition to any meal!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine Dutch

Keyword cucumber, Dutch Food, sour, Sweet

Cook Time 5

Resting Time 1

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 98kcal

Ingredients

1 Cucumber
80 ml Water
160 ml Distilled white vinegar
2 tsp Sugar

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Instructions

Mix water, vinegar, and sugar. Make sure the sugar is fully dissolved.
Peel your cucumber, and slice it really thin.
In a bowl, combine the cucumbers and water/vinegar mixture. Cover, and let sit for 30 minutes in the fridge

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Amy K Cooney says:

July 21, 2026 at 9:27 pm

My next door neighbor made these every summer. She used very thin sliced cukes (not peeled) 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tsp salt and 1/3 cup of white vinegar. I make them myself now and they're really popular!