As the harvest from our gardens, CSA's and Farmer's Markets start to roll in, it's easy to find yourself with an abundance of bounty. If you can't quite finish them all off in other meals, try one of these 10 quick pickle recipes — and not all of them are vegetables!
If we had to name one type of food that always sounds delicious it would be pickles! Although we're not always in the mood for a cucumber per say, we're always feeling like a little vinegar and garlic pick me up. Our true love is pickled carrots and runner up is the first one below — pickled eggs!
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1. Two Recipes For Pickled Eggs: We tried both these recipes within hours of them being posted and we can assure you, this is time well spent! Tasty snack? Yes please!
2. Easy Japanese Pickled Cucumber: These pickles feel familiar with an Asian twist!
3. Ann's Pickled Cauliflower and Purple Cabbage: These brightly colored bits are hot and spicy, not to mention delicious!
4. Pickled Beets: Pickling beets is a great way to warm yourself to this root veggie, just in case you're not already addicted!
5. How To Make Sauerkraut: Homemade is far superior to store bought, give this one a try for sure!
6. Aunt Lorraine's Refrigerator Pickles: Dead simple, super fast and oh so satisfying!
7. Quick-Pickled Cherry Peppers: These plump snacks are great on their own, with other finger foods or in front of an open fridge at 2am in your pjs!
8. The Zuni Pink Pickled Onions: If you're a first time pickle-r, this is a great starter recipe that's sure to woo you to the art!
9. Quick Radish Pickles: Although radishes might have passed their prime in your part of the country, they're bountiful in others and this looks like a great way to keep them for a little while longer.
10. How To Make Dill Pickles: Although this one went unpictured, we figured most everyone had seen a traditional, crunchy dill spear before. The question is, have you made your own (and then drank the juice!)?
What's your favorite pickled item? Let us know below!
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Question folks: I have an unbelievable amount of those baby carrots. Can these be pickled?
@sparkula: Yes!!! They are delicious pickled. And then serve them alongside a grilled cheese sandwich.
One of my favorite recipes for pickled baby carrots:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/firecrackers-recipe/index.html
Whoa... this is like some creepy mind-meld-ESP-thing. I was *just* looking up a bunch of pickling recipes last night for turnips/beets/cukes/etc.
How bizarre. (and timely! Thanks!)
Ditto keltrue's comment. Just last week I pickled for the first time: salmon, and seperately, onions. The salmon turned out pretty good, we had an abundance from my sister-in-law who returned w/25 reds from dip netting. I grew up w/a Scandavanian mother, so I loved pickled anything!
Slow Lorus - That's one of my favorite recipes as well, I'm a huge nerd for pickled carrots.
I guess you know what I'm making tonight! Thanks Slow Lorus!
I've been making a similar version of the Japanese pickled cucumbers for the last month. I've used what they are calling at various stores; Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Fresh&Easy, "Persian Cucumbers". They are smaller and with my trusty oxo hand held mandoline I can slice the whole package in record time. I pop them in a quart size ball jar and just keep adding as I use them. Man, they are super yummy and addictive! I eat them neat, just as a side salad, pop on my veggie burger, sandwich or throw into a cabbage/coleslaw slad that I make with a peanut dressing - what a treat! Although I am not a sour pickle person, nor am I a sweet favorer, I do think that the 2 tablespoons in this recipe is not enough. I use more like 1/2 cup and it makes the cukes, IMO taste just right!
Sorry I omitted saying 2T sugar is not enough and I add up to 1/2 cup