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- Cucumber & Fennel Meze serves 4 CLICK here for a printable recipe
- 1 lb very young cucumbers or better yet, persian cucumbers
- 2 very young fennel bulbs
- 3 thai bird or similar hot pepper
- 10 clv garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
- 1 T fennel seeds
- 1 T coriander seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
- 1â2 t red pepper flakes (or to taste) optional
- 3 c white vinegar
- 1 c water
- 3 T sugar
- 2 T kosher salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 t black peppercorns
- olive oil to taste
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 1813g | |
| Calories 394 | |
| Calories from Fat 21 | 5% |
| Total Fat 2.48g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat 0.19g | 1% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 4886mg | 204% |
| Potassium 2692mg | 77% |
| Total Carbs 61.04g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 17.1g | 57% |
| Sugars 22.4g | 15% |
| Protein 8.15g | 13% |
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