Microwave Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Cucumbers and onion are cooked in a sweet and sour pickling mixture in the microwave and stashed in the refrigerator for an easy version of bread-and-butter pickles.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 29 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 large English cucumbers, thinly sliced
• 0.25 teaspoon celery seed
• 0.25 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 0.5 cup white vinegar
• 0.5 teaspoon mustard seed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir sugar and vinegar in a large microwave-safe bowl until sugar has dissolved; mix in salt, mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric. Stir cucumbers and onion into the pickling mixture.

Step 2

Microwave on high, stirring twice, until cucumber slices are tender and onion is translucent, 7 to 8 minutes. Chill before serving.