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    Home » Condiment Recipes

    Quick Pickled Cucumbers

    LAST UPDATED: October 8, 2024 PUBLISHED: July 26, 2010 By Pam Greer 29 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    If you were to open up my refrigerator right now, you would probably find at least 6 different jars of veggies in various stages of pickling.  I adore pickling.  Love it with a passion.  There is no quicker or easier way to preserve vegetables.  When my CSA overloads me with something, I invariably slice it up, blanch if needed, make a quick pickling brine, put the veggies in a jar, pour the brine over them, and store in the fridge.  Now, the veggies that I was under the gun to eat in a week or two can now sit for a month or two in my fridge and be eaten at leisure. 

    But even with all this pickling going on, I still find the need for a quick pickle every now and then for a super fast side dish.  Enter Mark Bittman and his Quick Pickled Vegetables from How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food.  I used cucumbers for this and they came out delightfully crisp, a little salty, a little sweet.  This will be my go-to quick pickle from now on!

    Quick Pickled Vegetables

    • 1 pound cucumber, zucchini, summer squash, or eggplant
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon sugar
    • 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill, or 1 teaspoon dried dill
    • 2 teaspoons any vinegar

    Wash the vegetables, peel if you’d like and thinly slice (a mandoline is recommended, but I just used my mad knife skills).  Place them in a colander and salt them, toss them and sort of rub the salt in and over all of them.

    Let them sit for 15-30 minutes, tossing and squeezing every few minutes.  When they stop oozing liquid, rinse them well in cold water and place in a bowl. 

    Toss them with the sugar, dill and vinegar, and serve immediately, this does not keep well.

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    Comments

    1. Couscous & Consciousness says

      August 01, 2010 at 6:44 am

      That pickle looks gorgeous - really, fresh, crisp and light - I can imagine those with beautiful fresh brown bread. Yum!
      Sue

      Reply
    2. Kevin says

      July 31, 2010 at 5:27 pm

      I have really been into quick pickles this summer and these ones sound great!

      Reply
    3. Joanna says

      July 31, 2010 at 8:39 pm

      Ooh, I almost made these last week! I have a few cucumbers lying around, so now I just have to do it!

      Reply
    4. Chris says

      July 29, 2010 at 2:28 pm

      These are easy and would go great with a lot of things. First thing that comes to mind would be some Greek or Turkish kabobs. Yum!

      Reply
    5. Squeaky Gourmet says

      July 28, 2010 at 2:43 pm

      Another easy summer favorite!

      Reply
    6. debbie T says

      July 27, 2010 at 7:39 pm

      I'm getting overloaded with veggies from my CSA, I will need to try pickling them. I remember my gramma used to pickle back in the day. I just love dill!! Thank you for the recipe!

      Reply
    7. Jhonny walker says

      July 27, 2010 at 3:39 am

      i love pickling stuff 🙂 this looks gorgeous 🙂

      Reply
    8. Debinhawaii says

      July 26, 2010 at 11:59 pm

      Yum! I need to do more pickling--I love them too. This is a great pick for raw foods week. 😉

      Reply
    9. Marilynne says

      July 26, 2010 at 11:56 pm

      I never knew how to make this. My mom would tell me it's easy, you just do this and that. Thanks for making a printable instruction. Now to find the cucumbers.

      Reply
    10. gibknitty says

      July 26, 2010 at 9:37 pm

      we've been getting tons of cukes from our CSA this year. i usually make a spicy salad with rice vinegar. yours looks great!

      Reply
    11. Cristie says

      July 26, 2010 at 8:33 pm

      Wonderful looking cucumbers. I've always loved pickled things as well and look forward to doing a lot of serious pickiling this summer.

      Reply
    12. grace says

      July 26, 2010 at 8:51 pm

      pam's a pickler. pickle-y pam. i've heard a little pickling lime makes the crunch really stand out--worth a try, no? 🙂

      Reply
    13. CherylK says

      July 26, 2010 at 4:04 pm

      My husband loves cucumbers in vinegar with just a little pepper but they're a little too tart for me. I think I'd like this, though. I'm going to make this for our next cookout...thanks for mentioning that it isn't a good keeper, though. I'll make it just before we need it.

      Reply
    14. Katherine Aucoin says

      July 26, 2010 at 3:41 pm

      I'm on the hunt for a spicy pikling recipe for beans and veggies....my husband needs his fix - lol.

      I'll show him this one, Pam.

      Reply
    15. Bonnie says

      July 26, 2010 at 3:26 pm

      I make these and put them in rice wine vinegar diluted with a little water (about 3/1). The rice vinegar is a little sweet so I don't add any sugar. They keep for weeks. When the cukes are gone you can use the solution for more batches for about 3 weeks. So good and pretty good for you!

      Reply
    16. Kim says

      July 26, 2010 at 3:21 pm

      I made this pickle recipe awhile back and it was my very favorite too! My mom and I ate the whole bowl in one setting:)

      Reply
    17. Sandi says

      July 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm

      that looks great.....do they taste like half sour pickles?

      Reply
    18. Barbara says

      July 26, 2010 at 6:41 pm

      Honestly, Pam, how DO you get those photos of Smudge??

      Loving the simple pickled cucumber recipe....

      Reply
    19. hip-chick says

      July 26, 2010 at 5:28 pm

      Yum. that sounds good. I don't like a lot of pickled things. I like them if they are nice and fresh though.

      Reply
    20. Marjie says

      July 26, 2010 at 4:56 pm

      In my house, nothing languishes long enough to need to be a pickle. So I'm happy to admire yours.

      Reply
    21. Cathy says

      July 26, 2010 at 12:54 pm

      Pickles don't get any easier than this. I think I'll use some rice wine vinegar.

      Reply
    22. Pam says

      July 26, 2010 at 4:42 pm

      Thanks for reminding me to do this... my kids love anything pickled.

      Reply
    23. Debbie says

      July 26, 2010 at 11:43 am

      I have a bunch of cucumbers that I need to do something with, this is great.....they will bre great with sandwiches.

      Reply
    24. Mags says

      July 26, 2010 at 3:03 pm

      Nice quick pickle recipe and a great way to use up the mounding pile of cucumbers on my counter!

      Reply
    25. Betsy from Tennessee says

      July 26, 2010 at 2:57 pm

      Hi Pam, That looks easy---and I'll bet they are really good... Thanks for the recipe.
      Hugs,
      Betsy

      Reply
    26. lostpastremembered says

      July 26, 2010 at 10:51 am

      You know Pam, I love pickles and this is a great way to get that perfect crunch without all the fuss of canning. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    27. a good yarn says

      July 26, 2010 at 10:42 am

      The humble cucumber transformed!

      Reply
    28. Joanne says

      July 26, 2010 at 10:25 am

      I'm so glad you posted this! I've been looking for a good pickle recipe...and a quick pickle is even better!

      Reply
    29. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

      July 26, 2010 at 11:32 am

      I love cucumber pickles, but I can't seem to grow dill in my garden, and I can never find beautiful cukes AND dill at the farm stand at the same time. Nice to have a recipe on hand that can use dried dill. It's not my first choice, but sometimes, a girl just has to have a pickle....

      Reply

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