Acar ketimun (Indonesian cucumber pickle)

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Acar ketimun (Indonesian cucumber pickle) Vegan

Name: Acar ketimun (Indonesian cucumber pickle)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers; 100 ml vinegar; 1 red chilli; 2 shallots; 1 tablespoon sugar; salt

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This fresh and mildly spiced cucumber salad, or acar ketimun, is a delicious accompaniment to spicy stews, and as a pickle as part of an Indonesian banquet.

15 minutes

6 persons

Side dishes

Nutrition balance score

Great

9.1/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

40.51 (Low)

2.11 (Low)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

25.22 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

5.21 g
4.18 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

0.10 g
0.00 g

Proteins

0.65 g

Fiber

1.09 g

Sodium

406.67 mg

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Recipe acar ketimun (indonesian cucumber pickle)

Ingredients

6 persons

2 cucumbers
100 ml. vinegar
1 red chilli
2 shallots
1 tablespoon sugar
salt

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chopping board & chef's knife
medium bowl
optional: mandoline

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-12-06, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 15 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-23

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Preparation time

15 minutes

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Total time

15 minutes

Making acar ketimun – 15 minutes

Mix the vinegar with a tablespoon of sugar in a medium bowl, stirring until the sugar has mostly dissolved.

Wash the cucumbers and cut them into thin slices. You can do this with a mandoline or with a chef's knife.

Peel the shallots and cut them into thin rings. Remove the seeds from the red chilli, if desired, and cut into pieces.

Mix the cucumber, red chilli and shallot well with the vinegar, and season with salt.

This cucumber salad is best when the flavour has time to develop. Delicious as a side dish or as part of an indonesian meal. Enjoy your dinner!

Tips!

Do I have to heat the acar ketimun?

You can heat the pickling liquid for the acar ketimun first, so that the sugar dissolves faster in the vinegar. This is not necessary if you are going to serve the cucumber salad immediately. However, if you are going to preserve it to keep it longer, you should pour the hot vinegar over the cucumber and then seal the sterilised jar.

Is acar ketimun spicy?

As well as being sweet and sour, acar ketimun is also mildly spicy. You can make this as hot as you want, but if you only use 1 red chilli the spiciness will not dominate the dish.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

25.22 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

5.21 g
4.18 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

0.10 g
0.00 g

Proteins

0.65 g

Fiber

1.09 g

Sodium

406.67 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

0.45 mg

Calcium

18.18 mg

Magnesium

10.45 mg

Potassium

10.45 mg

Phosphorus

11.25 mg

Copper

0.05 mg

Zinc

0.14 mg

Iodine

0.00 µg

Selenium

0.00 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

42.40 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

0.04 mg

Vitamine B1

0.02 mg

Vitamine B2

0.03 mg

Vitamine B6

0.05 mg

Vitamine B12

0.00 µg

Folic acid

14.58 µg

Vitamine E

0.00 mg

Vitamine K

0.00 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
0.33		cucumbers	5.83	0.92 g	0.75 g	0.08 g	-	0.25 g	0.38 g	3.33 mg	0.21 mg	6.25 mg	4.17 mg	58.33 mg	8.33 mg	0.04 mg	0.06 mg	-	-	3.33 mg	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	2.08 µg	-	-	-
16.67	ml	vinegar	0.17	0.08 g	0.08 g	-	-	-	-	0.83 mg	0.02 mg	0.83 mg	0.83 mg	5.00 mg	1.67 mg	-	0.02 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.17		red chilli	6.50	1.13 g	0.88 g	-	-	0.25 g	0.50 g	2.50 mg	0.10 mg	5.00 mg	2.50 mg	87.50 mg	1.25 mg	0.01 mg	0.06 mg	-	-	37.50 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.04 mg	-	12.50 µg	-	-	-
0.33		shallots	2.67	0.61 g	-	0.02 g	-	0.15 g	0.22 g	-	0.13 mg	6.00 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.57 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.17	tablespoon	sugar	10.05	2.48 g	2.48 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05 mg	0.10 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		salt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	400.00 mg	-	0.10 mg	2.90 mg	0.05 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
			25.22	5.21 g	4.18 g	0.10 g	-	0.65 g	1.09 g	406.67 mg	0.45 mg	18.18 mg	10.45 mg	150.98 mg	11.25 mg	0.05 mg	0.14 mg	-	-	42.40 mg	-	0.04 mg	0.02 mg	0.03 mg	0.05 mg	-	14.58 µg	-	-	-