Recipes · Swedish · Jams and Preserves
Bostongurka (Swedish Cucumber Relish)
One serving has 27 kcal. Ready in 270 minutes.
- Preparation: 260 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (38.6 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Low carb
- Contains: mustard
Ingredients
- 20 g Cucumber, raw
- 4 g Onions, raw
- 4 g Bell pepper, red, raw
- 0.3 g Salt
- 5 g Vinegar, white
- 5 g Sugar
- 0.2 g Mustard seeds
- 0.05 g Turmeric
Method
- Halve the cucumber lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and grate it coarsely or chop it very finely. Chop the onion and red pepper just as finely.
- Mix the vegetables with the salt in a bowl, cover and leave in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- Tip into a sieve, rinse briefly under cold water and press out as much liquid as you can.
- Bring the vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds and turmeric to the boil in a pan, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the drained vegetables, bring back to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Pack the hot relish into clean, hot jars, close them at once and keep them in the fridge. It is ready after a day, keeps for several weeks, and goes with sausages, pyttipanna and meatballs.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 27.1 kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 6.4 g | |
| Water | 31.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.29 g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.27 g | 1% |
| Tryptophan | 0 g | |
| Threonine | 0.01 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.01 g | |
| Leucine | 0.01 g | |
| Lysine | 0.01 g | |
| Methionine | 0 g | |
| Cystine | 0 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.01 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0 g | |
| Valine | 0.01 g | |
| Histidine | 0.01 g | |
| Fat | 0.11 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.05 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.03 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.02 g | |
| Saturated | 0.02 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 5.4 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.13 mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 4.4 mg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.04 mg | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 9 mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 46.4 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.56 µg | 1% |
| Sodium | 117 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.07 mg | 1% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.07 mg | 1% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.07 mg | 1% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 4.3 µg | 1% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 1.9 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 7.3 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 6 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.08 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 3.5 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.02 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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