Quick Pickles

Serves: 2 – 16 ounce jars

Source: Love & Lemons Every Day

Ingredients

Brine

  • 2 cups white vinegar
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of sea salt

Instructions

  1. Heat ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Let cool and pour over vegetables. Chill overnight.
  3. Brine yields enough for 2 jars.
  4. Make 2 of the same pickles or mix and match vegetables and spices using the same brine for all.

Cucumber Dill

  • 2 small cucumbers
  • 1 small dill sprig
  • 2 cloves of garlic halved
  • 1 teaspoon of mixed peppercorns

Red Onions

  • 2 small red onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, halved
  • 1 teaspoon of mixed peppercorns

Cauliflower

  • 1 1/2 cups of small cauliflower florets
  • 1 small red Chile pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of whole cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon of mixed peppercorns
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground tumeric

Yellow Squash

  • 2 small yellow squash
  • 1 cilantro sprig
  • 2 cloves of garlic, smashed
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon mixed peppercorns