Quick pickles are delicious, small-batch friendly, and super easy to make. Plus, they require no special equipment and are usually ready to eat within a day or two of preparation.
In my fridge: Mexican Carrots, Pickled Red Onions, Swedish Cucumbers, and Cucumber Salad
Our garden is bursting at the seams right now, and we are hustling to preserve all that fresh garden bounty, and one of our favorite ways to do that is pickling. (Yeah, I know, Portland. We can pickle that.) Our fridge is crammed with tart, tangy quick pickles that will last us through the next couple of months until our traditionally canned,”real” pickles have had time to percolate in their jars out on the pantry shelves.
Quick pickles, also known as refrigerator pickles, are simply vegetables that are pickled in a vinegar, water, and salt solution and stored in the refrigerator. (Depending on the recipe, the solution may also include sugar and other spices.) Quick pickles are usually ready in just a day or two, as opposed to traditional pickles, which can take many weeks before they are ready to open.
Cucumber Quick Pickles
Clockwise from top left: Lower Sugar Bread & Butter Refrigerator Pickles, Easy Sweet & Spicy Bread & Butter Pickles, Homemade Dill Chips, Homemade Cinnamon Spice Pickles
- Easy Sweet and Spicy Bread and Butter Pickles {Pinch & Swirl}
- Homemade Cinnamon Spice Pickles {The Spice Train}
- Swedish Cucumbers {Me! ♥}
- Pickled Cucumber Salad {The Fit Blog}
- Spicy Quick Pickled Cucumbers {Sidewalk Shoes}
- Lower Sugar Bread and Butter Refrigerator Pickles {The Seasoned Mom}
- Homemade Dill Chips {Culinary Ginger}
- Easy Homemade Refrigerator Dills {Certified Pastry Aficionado}
- Easy Refrigerator Garlic Dill Pickles {Melanie Cooks}
Onion Quick Pickles
Clockwise from top left: Quick Pickled Vidalia Onions, Pickled Red Onions, The Prettiest Pickled Onions
- Pickled Red Onions {Umami Girl}
- Quick Pickled Vidalia Onions {The View From Great Island}
- The Prettiest Pickled Onions {A Side of Sweet}
- Quick Pickled Onions {Sidewalk Shoes}
Garden Medley Quick Pickles
Clockwise from top left: Spicy Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables, Quick Pickled Jalapeños, Small Batch Pickled Beets, Pickled Watermelon Radish
- Spicy Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables {Three Olives Branch}
- Pickled Vegetables Using Leftovers {Healing Tomato}
- Small Batch Pickled Beets {Simple Seasonal}
- Caraway Chili Crunchy Balsamic Beet Pickle {The Flavor Bender}
- Pickled Watermelon Radish {Omnivore’s Cookbook}
- Refrigerator Pickled Radish & Turnips {Girl in the Little Red Kitchen}
- Quick Pickled Jalapeños {The View From Great Island}
- Pink Peppercorn Pickled Swiss Chard Stems {Abra’s Kitchen}
- Mexican Pickled Carrots {Kevin is Cooking}
- Russian Grandma’s Pickled Tomatoes {Happy Kitchen. Rocks}
- Grilled Zucchini Pickles {The BBQ Bastard}
Fruit Quick Pickles
Clockwise from top left: Pickled Green Strawberries, Pickled Pineapple, Pickled Blueberries
- Pickled Green Strawberries {Bacon is Magic}
- Pickled Pineapple {Savory Bites Recipes}
- Pickled Blueberries {Bacon is Magic}
I’ve never made pickles. It’s one of those things that I remember my mom canning when growing up, so I always thought it was a long drawn out process. Thanks to Chopped, I learned otherwise. I still need to make something pickled!
Pickled green strawberries or pineapple or blueberries, sounds so amazing. I would never have thought to pickle any of those! I am terrified of canning but trying one of those might be worth it!
You should try one of these (my Swedish Cucumber recipes literally takes five minutes!) Plus, there’s nothing scary here: none of these recipes require traditional canning. Just make them up and put them in the fridge!
I love fresh vegetables so I would love to try this method of pickling them. I never knew you could pickle fruit, so I have to try that too.
Confession: I’ve never pickled anything at home because it’s never been my jam (not a fan of pickles or of the flavor of most pickled foods). BUT: I had the most amazing pickled raspberries and pickled strawberries this summer that totally challenged my view! I love this roundup because it has so many different foods — especially love the idea of pickling pineapples and blueberries!
You really can pickle it all!! I am most drawn to the pickled jalapeños
I know, right?!? Mr B is waiting for me to make some!
Beautiful photos! I didn’t know you could pickle things like that in just a few days. They look delicious 🙂
Love refrigerator pickles – I make ones with zucchini and dill sometimes. They are so easy and so good! And it’s nice not to have to crank up the stove for the water bath canning process, which really makes the kitchen hot in the summer (though I do it, don’t get me wrong). Thanks for reminding me about refrigerator pickles. I gotta make a batch before summer is over! Plus, it’s always nice to have pickled onions on hand for tacos, scrambled eggs, sandwiches, etc.
Oh. My. Goodness. I cannot WAIT to try these! I LOVE pickled things, but like someone else said, always thought of it as a long, drawn-out process. I am definitely pinning this post so I can try some of these sometime!!!
What a great selection of pickle options! I have to do that pineapple asap.
Who knew that there were so many options when it comes to pickling things? Everything looks/sounds so delicious!
I’ve never made my own pickles but this is such a good idea. It’s so much better than just watching your food go bad. Thanks for sharing how easy this can be!
I’ve never made pickle recipes before, at least not like the usual cucumber! It would be nice to try the different kinds and just enjoy them whenever! Thanks for the recipes! They all sound lovely.
I’ve never tried pickling anything, but I know I would love it! Right now we’re in a small apartment in the city, but I can’t wait to have a garden someday so I can pickle away 🙂
Just so you know, a lot of these recipes are very small batch (one or two jars) –
completely doable in an apartment.
Oh my gosh I am pinning all of these. I am a huge fan of pickles and have never made them myself due to lack of time and I am the only person in our house who likes them. I am totally trying to make these this weekend!
These look like something I could handle. We have cucumbers in our garden too that we need to use up.
My grandmother use to make pickle her own cucumbers and veggies. I never learned how to do it but I’ve always been curious about it. I love that these are quicker then the traditional recipes.
Yum! These all look so fabulous!! I pinned this to try everything, I LOVE pickled anything 🙂
Didn’t realize that you can make pickled items so easily, at home! I am actually not a huge pickle fan, but I will be honest and say that I didn’t realize so many items can be pickled. I am going to pin to try a few that seems like I might like. Thanks for sharing.
I had no idea that you could include pickles in so many recipes. I’m surprised to see that it is such a versatile ingredient.
Fantastic! I have never tried making this before, but recently I got a few mason jars and was wondering what to do. I think I just might try this!
This is such a great list of quick pickle recipes for those who love quick pickling! Its so easy and such a great way to have some pickles ready for any dish and any condiment. I am excited to give some of these a try! Thank you so much for sharing!
This is gold. I love these quick pickle recipes and I can’t wait to try them. Never thought it was easy to make. Going out today to grab ingredients.