You can freeze cucumbers? Yes, you can. I had my doubts when I first heard it, too. After all, there's so much water in a cucumber. Doesn't it get mushy? Well you can't just throw a cuke into a Ziploc bag because the cell walls will burst and lead to cucumber nastiness, but you CAN freeze your cuke slices in a vinegar brine, and essentially it ends up creating a type of "cucumber salad" when you finally enjoy it months later.
In this video below, I show you how to do it, step by step. The recipe is:
Ingredients:
2 qt. sliced cucumber
1 large red onion, sliced
1 cup white vinegar
1 1/2 c. sugar
1-2 t. kosher salt
Fresh dill, optional
1. Dump onion and cukes in a big bowl. Add 1-2 teaspoons of the salt and mix it all up with your hands. Cover bowl and chill in fridge for 2 hours.
2. Prepare the brine: Heat the sugar and vinegar in a pot on the stove until sugar dissolves. Let it cool to room temperature.
3. After the cukes have chilled for 2 hours, rinse the salt off in a strainer. Pour cukes back into bowl. Pour the brine over the cucumber/onion mixture and mix well.
4. Pack into freezer containers -- I use Ziplocks.