How to Make Quick Pickled Vegetables
Learn how to make quick-pickled vegetables that add flavor to any dish.
Use on salads, on burgers, and on sandwiches. Ready in just a few minutes, too!
Quick Pickled Vegetables is the basic recipe you need that can be used in a bazillion ways.
Knowing how to quickly pickle anything can take your food from ho-hum to over the top delicious in no time.
It’s the briny, acidic hit you need in a recipe. Great for topping sandwiches, salads, adding to cheeseboards.
I’m showing you how I quick-pickled shallots, but this works for any vegetable!
Below this tutorial, you’ll find a roundup of lots of quick-pickled and pickled recipes.
How to Quick Pickle Vegetables
This is a shallot. It’s one of my favorite ingredients.
It’s in the garlic, scape, and leek family, and it’s just sublime.
However, shallots can be pretty spicy.
Quickly pickling them takes their harsh bite away, and allows shallots to not overtake the entire dish.
Cut your shallot in half, take the skin off, and slice into rings.
Place the shallots in a bowl, and pour in some red wine vinegar.
You can use any vinegar here — I prefer red wine vinegar.
Cucumbers work well with white vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
Onions, I prefer to use red wine vinegar.
Toss the shallots around with a spoon and let them sit for 5-10 minutes.
I had used a garlic clove in another recipe, and when I got down to the end, I tossed it into the shallots.
Just another way to boost flavor!
Store any leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge, for a couple of days.
Top salads, sandwiches, wraps, or even grilled protein with pickled shallots!
It’s delicious!
Need some more recipes for quick pickled vegetables?! Check these out!
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Quick Pickled Vidalia Onions ~ this sweet onion refrigerator pickle takes just minutes to prepare, and you’ll reap the rewards all summer long on burgers, brats, steaks, sandwiches, and tacos! Spicy Pickle recipe, an easy recipe for spicy overnight pickles with not that many ingredients! Find out how to make homemade overnight refrigerated dill pickles that are ready the next day with very little effort. These simple pickles can easily be made more or less spicy depending on your personal taste. We like to can. Truth is, we canned pickles a few years ago. Tons of them. And we didn’t eat them all. How many jars of pickles does your family go through? Ours goes through 2, maybe 3. Not 30 pints. This year we decided to can refrigerator dill pickles for the simple reason. We can do them as we need them and can buy the cucumbers at the store as needed or from the local farmers market. Craving pickles, but short on time? This quick pickle recipe is for you! You can make flavorful homemade cucumber pickles in under 10 minutes – no need to wait days and days for them to ferment! These easy Pickled Jalapenos are slightly sweet tame peppers perfect for snacking, sandwiches, burgers, and adding to recipes. These tasty bites are made with seven ingredients in about fifteen minutes. A perfect crunchy pickle made with tender ginger roots and green chilies pairs absolutely well with stuffed flatbread. A quick and easy pickle that involves no cooking. Pickled Radishes are super easy! No breaking out the canning pot in the heat of the summer! These are quick pickled, or cold packed and are the perfect condiment! Pickled Jalapeños, an easy pickled pepper recipe that is ready the next day with no canning needed! You can use these quick homemade pickled jalapeños on a wide range of things including nachos, salads, sandwiches, and more! My quick and spicy refrigerator pickle recipe will give you some instant pickle gratification. They’re ready in under an hour ~ and because these easy dill pickles aren’t processed in a hot water bath, they stay extra crunchy! I am a vinegar lover so I am always willing to try anything soaked in it! But even if you do not like vinegar, these Spicy Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables are a great condiment. I have been intrigued by this Bánh Mi craze of Vietnamese sandwiches, and pickled vegetables are one of the main condiments used in a bánh mi. The slaw is typically carrots and daikon radish, which is what I have used here in a quick refrigerator pickle. But you can use anything you like, such as cucumber, all carrot, red radishes, etc. These Homemade Garlic Bread and Butter Pickles are sweet pickles, great for sandwiches, burgers, and snacking! This super easy Pickled Onions Recipe using only 3 ingredients is the perfect condiment for burgers, salads, and sandwiches. Made in minutes and no fancy equipment needed. I remember when I was little my mom would always pickle whole cucumbers in these big ceramic pots. It was a summer tradition for her along with fresh strawberry ice cream. I just remember the process being so cumbersome and it seemed to take forever, because it literally did! For weeks she would tend to her pickle containers. I never enjoyed the taste of pickles when I was younger but now I can’t even imagine a hot dog without them!Recipes Using Quick Pickled Vegetables
How to Make Quick Pickled Vegetables
- Prep Time: 5
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: salad
- Method: no-cook
- Cuisine: america
Description
How to Quick Pickle Shallots
Ingredients
1 cup Sliced Shallots
3/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
Instructions
In a bowl, add sliced shallots and pour vinegar over top.
Allow to sit for 10+ minutes, or overnight.
Use on salads, sandwiches, or to give a bright acidic bite with grilled proteins.
These pickles look amazing! I always at pickles on sandwhiches and to accompany grilled meats! Yum!
I love this idea! Can’t wait to make this! I’m bookmarking this for later!
Yay!!!
So many great ideas in this round up! Thanks for sharing, need to get started 😉
Woo hoo!
I just made refrigerator pickled okra, but had not thought of making shallots or so many of these veggies! Great tips!
Yuummmm!!!! I’ve never made refrigerator okra!
Great collection for saving summer produce! I bookmarked for later.
Thanks!