Quick Veggie Pickles Recipes

Steps:

• Blanch 1/3 pound each halved baby carrots, green beans and yellow beans, 2 to 4 minutes. Cool in ice water, then put in a glass bowl with 1/2 sliced red onion. Make the brine: Boil 2 cups each white vinegar and water, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 2 bay leaves, 3/4 cup sugar, the zest and juice of 1 lemon, and 1 teaspoon each peppercorns and coriander seeds; pour over the vegetables, then let cool. Chill at least 4 hours.

Steps:

• Place cauliflower, onions, cucumbers and peppers in a large bowl. In another large bowl, mix ice water and salt; pour over vegetables. Let stand 4 hours., Rinse vegetables and drain well. In a Dutch oven, bring sugar, vinegar, celery seed, turmeric and cloves to a boil. Add drained vegetable mixture; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are heated through, 5 minutes., Pack hot vegetables and liquid into six hot 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Steps:

• Combine 1 3/4 cups water, 1 1/4 cups distilled white vinegar, 3 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons kosher salt, 1 tablespoon each coriander seeds and yellow mustard seeds, 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, 1 bay leaf and 2 crushed garlic cloves in a saucepan and bring to a boil; simmer 2 minutes. Let cool. Cut 2 turnips into thin wedges and 3 carrots into sticks; put in a bowl or jar and pour in the cooled brine. Let sit 4 hours.