Korean Melon Pickles

Ingredients

• 1 Korean melon
• 80ml water
• 70g sugar
• 6g salt
• 3 cardamom pods
• bay leaf
• 30ml white wine vinegar
• 30ml lemon juice
• a little pink peppercorn

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Steps

1. 01

   Halve the Korean melon, scoop out the seeds, and slice the flesh with a mandoline.

2. 02

   Strain the scooped-out seeds through a sieve once, then put them in a pot with 80ml water, 70g sugar, 6g salt, 3 cardamom pods, and a bay leaf, and simmer until everything dissolves.

3. 03

   Pour 30ml white wine vinegar and 30ml lemon juice into the pot from step 2 and mix well, then pour over the sliced melon from step 1 and add a little pink peppercorn. These are the Korean melon pickles I'll be enjoying all summer.