Quick Pickle Recipe - How to Quick Pickle Anything! (Quick Pickled Cucumber, Beans and Onion)
If you love the taste of pickles but hate how long they can take to make, I've got you with this quick pickle recipe! Use the brine base and add any spices or herbs that you like to make quick pickled cucumber, beans, onion or any other vegetable that you like! This recipe makes one jar of pickled vegetables, and can be adjusted based on how many jars you plan to make!
Servings 1 jar pickled vegetables (about 2 cups)
Equipment
- Glass jars with airtight lid (2 cups)
Ingredients
Brine Base
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup vinegar apple cider vinegar or pickling vinegar works best
- 1½ tsp pickling salt
Pickled Red Onion
- 1 batch brine base
- 1 large red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tsp sugar
Dill Pickled Cucumber
- 1 batch brine base
- 2 cups pickling cucumbers sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup fresh dill
- 1 clove garlic peeled
Pickled Spicy Beans
- 1 batch brine base
- 2 cups string beans cut to fit har, ends chopped off
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 clove garlic peeled
Instructions
Make the brine
- Bring water, vinegar and salt to a boil in a small pot over medium heat.
Pick your vegetable
- Place desired vegetable in a clean pickling jar, along with any herbs or spices you're adding (garlic, dill, sugar, etc).
- Pour water, vinegar and salt mixture over the vegetables. Ensure they're covering the vegetables fully, with ½ inch room at the top.
Add to jar and let sit
- Screw lids tightly on jars and place in the fridge. Let sit for at least two hours, and up to two weeks. Enjoy!
