Jude Kereama served up tasty pickled cucumbers with shallots for the festive season on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas.

The ingredients include: Distilled vinegar, caster sugar, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, chilli flakes, turmeric and star anise, 5 baby cucumbers, salt and a shallot.

See pickling recipes in the book titled: Pickled Pantry, The: From Apples to Zucchini, 150 Recipes for Pickles, Relishes, Chutneys & More available from Amazon now.