It’s hard to find a crisp pickle these days. To can crisp pickles, you need to find tiny cucumbers, about the size of your pinky finger. They’re almost impossible to buy unless you grow them yourself. For the rest of us that want a crisp pickle from farmers market cucumbers, refrigerator pickles are the best option.
Refrigerator pickles quick pickle cucumbers without canning using salt, vinegar and spices. They won’t keep in the pantry all winter, but they’ll still last for months in the refrigerator.
Start with the smallest cucumbers you can find. Smaller cucumbers mean more cucumber “meat” and smaller seed cavities. The cucumber meat is what gives a pickle a crisp bite.
Slice the cucumbers into ¼ inch rings and pack them into jars, leaving about an inch of headspace. Since you’re not canning, the headspace isn’t critical.
Add pickling spices directly into the jar. I use peppercorns, mustard seed, coriander seed and dill seed, along with fresh dill. This is where you can really get creative.
In the past, I’ve made Herbes de Provence pickles, which used French spices like rosemary, thyme, tarragon and even lavender. With refrigerator pickles, you can make each jar unique and then test it about a week or two later. If you open it and decide it needs more salt or stronger spicing, toss that in, cap it up and give it a bit more time.
Unlike canned pickles, refrigerator pickles are flexible like that. Open them up, change things a bit, and then give them more time.
Still, even with all that flexibility, I’m still partial to my refrigerator dill pickles recipe. There’s nothing like a crisp dill pickle on a summer burger right off the grill.
Make crisp pickles from farmers market cucumbers with these quick and easy refrigerator dill pickles! In the past, I've made Herbes de Provence pickles, which used French spices like rosemary, thyme, tarragon and even lavender. With refrigerator pickles, you can make each jar unique and then test it about a week or two later. If you open it and decide it needs more salt or stronger spicing, toss that in, cap it up and give it a bit more time.Refrigerator Dill Pickles
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Calories: 58
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