Refrigerator pickles are so crisp and full of garlic and dill flavor – I promise if you make them, you’ll never want to buy a jar at the store again! Enjoy these pickles with a sandwich, in salads, on top of hamburgers, or by themselves as they make a super healthy and easy homemade snack.
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The sons have a love hate relationship with pickles.
They either love them or hate them with two for and two against.
I bolster the for them side since I am all for their salty, briny taste!
We’ve always got a family size jar in the fridge just for when one of us needs a pickle fix.
Or at least we did.
Then I got a deal from our local farmers market that resulted in us getting several pounds of free cucumbers and I couldn’t let those beauties go to waste.
Fortunately, I found a way to make an easy, refrigerator pickle with no complicated ingredients or methods involved. I’m looking at you pickling spice!
With a few easy ingredients and three short days later we were busy crunching down on the fruits pickles of our labor.
Ingredients
To make these you’ll need:
- Cucumbers– You can slice them into spears or slices. We normally do jars of both.
- Vinegar– Use white vinegar instead of any other variety.
- Water– To make the base of the brine.
- Sugar– To cut the acid.
- Salt– Go for sea salt instead of table salt.
- Seasonings– Garlic cloves, fresh dill and peppercorns.
How to Make
How long will they stay good in the fridge?
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These easy refrigerator pickles are a simple way to make and enjoy the most flavor packed homemade pickle ever. Make them to satisfy your pickle craving today!
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Quick & Easy Refrigerator Pickles
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups white vinegar
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 heads of dill weed
- peppercorns to taste, but about 20 per jar
- 4 cups cucumbers or about 3-4 average sized cucumbers
Instructions
- Cut cucumbers into spears or slices. We typically do jars of both.
- Combine water, salt, sugar, and vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil on the stove. After it starts boiling, remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Place cucumbers, dill, and garlic in one large glass jar or several small jars. Get as many pickles into your jars as you can without crushing any of them.
- Pour cooled liquid in jars and seal and refrigerate for 3 days. They should last about a month in the fridge.
Nutrition
recipe adapted from All Recipes
post originally published August 31, 2014
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Love these Meaghan!
Pickles, of the dill type, have always been a favourite of ours too. And home-made ones are so much better than the bought ones. I used to use the left over juice heated up to partially pickle carrot sticks which were almost as popular.
I am an all pickle lover! sweet with cheese and crackers or tuna salad and dill with a burger.
i could certainly see myself making a big batch of this pickles… droooling..
Hi Meaghan,
These pickles sound so easy and look delicious! I’m so glad you shared this recipe. I can probably still find a few local cucumbers, and I’m sure going to make these. Thanks! Pinning.
These sound amazing!! I just published my recipe for spicy sweet jalapeno pickled carrots on madtastes.com. But now i’m trying these. Thanks!