Fried pickles with beetroot and dill salad

I’ve tried various types of gherkins and pickled cucumbers for this recipe, but I finally found that the best ones to use are sweet, pickled cucumbers. Avoid using the really vinegary ones as they can be too strong. If you can’t buy them as spears, then simply slice the whole sweet pickled cucumbers into quarters lengthways before coating in the crumbs.