Acar (pickled vegetables)

Instructions

1. Cut the cucumber, carrots and red onion into sticks or thin slices.
2. Shred the cabbage into strips and sprinkle all the vegetables with salt, then leave them to sweat for 15 minutes.
3. Rinse the vegetables and squeeze them out thoroughly.
4. In a saucepan, heat the vinegar, sugar, salt and turmeric until fully dissolved.
5. Add the minced garlic, ginger and chilies to the warm vinegar.
6. Pour the hot brine over the vegetables in a clean jar.
7. Leave to marinate for at least 2 hours in the fridge before serving.