87 pickled vegetable recipes

Quick-pickled dill carrots with apple cider vinegar, garlic, red pepper flakes, and fresh dill. Crunchy refrigerator pickles that get better after a few days of soaking.

Pickled zucchini with onions and bell peppers in a sweet cider vinegar brine spiced with mustard seed, turmeric, celery seed, and cinnamon. A classic canning recipe.

Green tomato relish turns end-of-season unripe tomatoes into a tangy-sweet preserve spiced with allspice, cloves, mustard, and celery seed. Salted overnight to draw water, then simmered with brown sugar, vinegar, and lemon. Cans up beautifully.

Pennsylvania-style cucumber pickles with olive oil, dry mustard, black pepper, and apple cider vinegar. Salt overnight, jar them up, and wait 6 weeks for a bold, mustardy pickle.

Classic bread and butter pickles with thin-sliced cucumbers and onions in sweet-tangy brine. Canning recipe makes 8 pints for year-round crunch.

Homemade hot dog relish with red and green bell peppers, onions, apple cider vinegar, and mustard seeds. A tangy, sweet canning relish that makes 8 pints for summer cookouts.

Old-fashioned pickled red cabbage with a sweet spiced vinegar brine of celery seed, mace, allspice, and cinnamon. A Pennsylvania Dutch-style preserve that keeps for months.

Ice-water pickles: quartered cucumbers chilled in ice water, packed over onions, and covered with a boiling apple cider vinegar and mustard seed brine. Sweet, crisp, classic refrigerator pickles.

Quick Korean-style pickled napa cabbage with chili powder, fresh ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and white vinegar. No cooking needed. Salt, mix, jar, and wait 24 hours for a tangy, crunchy side dish.

Pickled beets and onions, a classic canning project with fresh beets and onions in a sweet pickling spice brine. Shelf-stable jars that brighten salads, sandwiches, and holiday plates.

An old-fashioned vinegar-pickled cabbage with whole cloves, mace, and allspice. A simple, shelf-stable recipe straight out of a Victorian-era American cookbook, updated for modern jars.

Sweet and spicy candied pickle sticks made from dill pickles soaked in sugar with cherry peppers, celery seed, and mustard seed. No cooking, just patience. Addictively crunchy.

Pickled beet salad tossed with English cucumber, thinly sliced red onion, and fresh dill. A four-ingredient cold side that comes together in minutes and pairs with everything from grilled fish to roast pork.

Pickled kohlrabi with carrots, garlic, and dill: a crunchy, tangy refrigerator pickle with mustard and dill seed, ready in 3 to 4 days. No canning required, just a jar and a fridge shelf.

Historical American "mangoes" - stuffed pickled bell peppers filled with cabbage, mustard seed, and white pepper, brined and canned. 19th-century Midwest preserving tradition.

Pennsylvania Dutch pickled eggs and red beets steeped in a brown sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, and clove brine. The bright magenta deviled egg base every diner counter in PA Dutch country swears by.