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June 30th, 2010adminSides, Summer

Make your own fresh pickles quickly and easily. These are great to bring along to BBQ’s and a great thing to keep on hand at home – they make great sides to lunches and a great snack for midnight eaters

There are so many variations you can do just by swapping out different types of peppers, different herbs, etc.

Refrigerator Pickles

Only 30 calories for a whole cucumber’s worth

Kirby cucumbers cut lengthwise into quarters – depending on size, I can fit 4-5 cucumbers into a jar
3 T kosher salt
2 T sugar
1 1/4 c white vinegar
2 T peppercorns
5 large garlic cloves
16 dill springs
optional – green hot chilies, halved lengthwise

Jars – either mason jars you purchase in the canning section of Walmart. etc. Or just save up some jars from mayo, pickles, etc. and reuse them !

Pack veggies into 2 clean 1 quart glass jars. Mix salt, sugar, vinegar, peppercorns and garlic in another jar. Cover and shake until sugar is dissolved. Add 2 c water and pour over the vegetables. Tuck the chilies and dill in and add enough water to make sure the veggies are completely covered. Close jars and refrigerate over night or for as long as 3 weeks.

Tags: chilies, cucumber, dill, garlic, kirby, peppercorns, pickle, refrigerator pickles, salt, Sides, vinegar

4 responses to “Refrigerator Pickles”

Kat January 29th, 2010 at 10:46

Hi,
I came cross your blog on The Foodie Blogroll. Your site looks great and I am bookmarking lots! My husband and I love good pickles that are so hard to find or very time consuming to make. These look great! Will give them a try this weekend!
admin January 29th, 2010 at 11:59

Welcome ! And good luck with the pickles. I just made them again recently – they are sooooo good. I hope you enjoy too.
Allison Linnell June 30th, 2010 at 18:13

I make pickles like this all the time! So yummy and fresh for summer. What is the herb in your picture? It looks more like basil than dill.
admin June 30th, 2010 at 18:16

It is basil – good eye ! I switch it up all the time – sometimes I use garlic and basil, sometimes just dill, sometimes a medley of herbs

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