32 Must-Try Pickling Recipes

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32 Must-Try Pickling Recipes2/32 Pickled Carrots and Daikon Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 20 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This recipe is inspired by a pickle my family and I enjoyed at a local Asian restaurant. It is a delicious side to roasted meats as well as a tasty condiment on a burger or sandwich. You won’t miss the high fat dressing or mayonnaise. —Lisa Keys, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 3/32 Garlic Dill Pickle Recipe 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Old-Fashioned Garlic Dill Pickles Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings

Crushed red pepper flakes gives the pickles a bit of bite

3 quarts Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: When I was raising my big family, I’d make this garlic dill pickle recipe toward the end of the growing season for winter’s keeping. Crushed red pepper flakes gives the pickles a bit of bite.— Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia Is there a type of pickle more iconic than garlic and dill? This recipe makes three 1-quart jars: eat one with these homemade pastrami sandwiches, another with Gouda turkey clubs and one all by itself with your bare hands. There’s a reason this is one of our favorite pickling recipes! Also check:

What’s sweet, sour, spicy, and red all over?

What’s sweet, sour, spicy, and red all over? A chamoy pickle, the latest viral recipe taking over TikTok. 4/32 Pickled Strawberries 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Spicy Pickled Strawberries Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 10 min Servings 6 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I developed a unique and healthy recipe to feature my most-loved spring and summer fruit. My favorite way to serve these strawberries is as an appetizer with cheese. —Roxanne Chan, Albany, California 5/32 Refrigerator Dill Pickles 48 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 40 min Servings about 100 pickle spears Go

No one will believe you made them yourself!

to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Easy and economical, refrigerator dill pickles are tangy, zesty and crispy. No one will believe you made them yourself! —Jake Haen, Ocala, Florida 6/32 Pickled Corn Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 15 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: When fresh corn is in season and you’re overeating it straight off the cob, try making pickled corn instead! —Amanda Phillips, Portland, Oregon 7/32 Pickled Brussels Sprouts Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings 6 pints Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This year,

I had never even tasted a pickled Brussels sprout before

when I asked my brother what he wanted for his 31st birthday, he answered, “pickled Brussels sprouts.” I had never even tasted a pickled Brussels sprout before. It’s hard for me to say “no” to my younger brother, so he got his wish and thought the Brussels sprouts were delicious! —Heather King, Frostburg, Maryland Brussels sprouts are delicious and versatile—they’re good when roasted, grilled and even raw. It should be no surprise that these sprouts are also outstanding when pickled with garlic, onion and a pinch of chili flakes. 8/32 Pickled Eggs 19 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pickled Eggs with

Ever since I can remember, my mother served this pickled egg recipe at Easter

Beets Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 10 min Servings 12 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Ever since I can remember, my mother served this pickled egg recipe at Easter. It was a tradition that my family expected. I made them for my granddaughter the last time she visited and they were all gone before she left. —Mary Banker, Fort Worth, Texas 9/32 Pickled Green Tomatoes Test Kitchen Approved Pickled Green Tomatoes Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 10 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I had no

I thought he was nuts, but they are fantastic!

clue what to do with all the green tomatoes from my garden until my husband said to pickle them. I thought he was nuts, but they are fantastic! Making pickled green tomatoes is a wonderful way to keep your garden produce from going to waste. —Lori Eaton, Downs, Kansas 10/32 Pickled Jalapenos Test Kitchen Approved Pickled Jalapeno Rings Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 15 min Servings 32 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I started canning Hungarian hot and mild peppers with my dad every year, but they are hard to find in California, so

I now make pickled jalapenos instead

I now make pickled jalapenos instead. They stay crunchy, unlike the mushy kind you find at the store. —Lou Kostura, Belmont, California 11/32 Homemade Pickling Spice 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Homemade Pickling Spice Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 10 min Servings 1/3 cup Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I can every year, and I love to use this homemade pickling spice for my pickles. Everyone says they are the best they have ever had. —Olivia Miller, Memphis, Tennessee In the mood for pickling recipes, but don’t have store-bought pickling spice on hand? There’s a

Then, get ready to make all kinds of pickled vegetables

good chance that you already have the ingredients to make this homemade version. Then, get ready to make all kinds of pickled vegetables. 12/32 Pickled Carrots 3 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Mom’s Pickled Carrots Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 6 cups Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My mother is the only other person I’ve known to make this recipe. In fact, when I take it to a potluck or picnic, no one has ever heard of pickled carrots. But once they try them, they are hooked. —Robin Koble, Fairview, Pennsylvania

13/32 Best Ever Sweet Pickles 7 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Best

13/32 Best Ever Sweet Pickles 7 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Best Ever Sweet Pickles Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 10 min Servings 4 pints Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I pack away homegrown cucumbers every summer. This recipe is based on the pickled veggies in Brown Eggs and Jam Jars by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque, but I’ve made it less mustardy and more garlicky to fit my family’s tastes. This method keeps them incredibly, refreshingly crunchy. —Ellie Martin Cliffe, Taste of Home Digital Deputy Editor These pickle rounds are refreshing, crunchy and utterly irresistible. Chop

I call this recipe Summer in a Jar

the pickles up and stir into old-fashioned egg salad, or use them as a sweet-and-sour accent on top of spicy cheeseburgers. 14/32 Pickled Sweet Peppers 5 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pickled Sweet Peppers Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 50 min Servings 5 pints Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I love to can my homegrown produce. I call this recipe Summer in a Jar. The peppers have a nice combination of tart and spicy flavors. —Edna Clemens, West Branch, Michigan This pickled pepper recipe uses a mix of red bell peppers and banana peppers for a

variety of flavor and color

variety of flavor and color. You can make this recipe using any type of peppers from the store or even hot peppers from the garden. 15/32 Pickled Peaches 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Pickled Peaches Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 12 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Fresh peach quarters soaked in vinegar, sugar and warm spices are a classic southern treat. Serve with ice cream, pound cake, roasted meat and veggies, or mix into your favorite salad greens.—Nick Iverson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fresh peach quarters pickled with sugar and warm spices is

a classic southern treat

a classic southern treat. Serve these tart pickled peaches with homemade ice cream, fresh baked buttermilk pound cake or roasted meats like pork chops. 16/32 Spiced Pickled Beets 11 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 1 hour 50 min Servings 4 pints Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: With sweet, tangy and spiced flavors, these pickled beets are so good that they’ll win over just about everyone in your house. Jars of colorful beets make great gifts, too! —Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana One of our favorite pickling recipes, these sweet-and-sour pickled beets are infused with warm autumn spices—which, quite

honestly, are welcome all year round

honestly, are welcome all year round. Try serving them on toothpicks with a piece of nutty cheese, like Gouda. 17/32 Pickled Green Beans 9 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 30 min Servings 4 pints Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This recipe produces zippy little pickled green beans, preserving my veggies for months to come … if they last that long. I crank up the heat a bit with cayenne pepper. —Marisa McClellan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania These zippy little pickles have a spicy bite thanks to a generous amount of cayenne pepper. Try them in Bloody Mary for a

brunch cocktail that will really wake you up!

brunch cocktail that will really wake you up! 18/32 Pickled Red Onions 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pickled Red Onions Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 10 min Servings 8 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Everyone should have a jar of this pickled red onion recipe in their refrigerator at all times. I put them on everything and they keep for weeks, if they last that long. —James Schend, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin 19/32 Pickled Asparagus Recipe 2 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 50 min Servings 6 pints Go to Recipe From the