Description
Elevate your snack or mealtime with these vibrant Homemade Refrigerator Pickled Vegetables! This quick and tangy recipe brings a colorful crunch to your table that’s as delightful to look at as it is to eat. Perfect for beginners and fantastic for adding zing to any dish.
Ingredients
Cauliflower Pickles:
- 2 cups cauliflower florets
Carrot Pickles:
- 1 cup sliced carrots
Cucumber Pickles:
- 1 cup sliced cucumbers
Pepper Pickles:
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
Green Bean Pickles:
- 1 cup green beans, trimmed
Brine:
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Vegetables: Combine cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, red bell pepper, and green beans in a large bowl.
- Make Brine: In a saucepan, bring vinegar, water, salt, sugar, mustard seeds, peppercorns, and red pepper flakes to a boil. Stir until salt and sugar dissolve.
- Pickle Vegetables: Pour the hot liquid over the vegetables, ensuring they are submerged. Cool to room temperature.
- Jar and Refrigerate: Transfer vegetables and liquid into jars, ensuring vegetables are fully submerged. Seal jars tightly. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving chilled!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer/Snack
- Method: Pickling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 45 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1030mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
