Pickled Cucumber & Fennel Meze Recipe - (4.4/5)

Ingredients

• 1 pound very young cucumbers or better yet, Persian cucumbers
• 2 very young fennel bulbs
• 3 Thai bird or similar hot pepper
• 10 clove garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste) optional
• 3 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• olive oil to taste