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These quick and easy refrigerator pickles are super simple to make, healthy and satisfying, and filled to the brim with rich, spicy flavors! Gluten-free, vegan, refined sugar-free, too!
These spicy refrigerator pickles could not be EASIER to make! You simply slice some cucumbers, pack them in jar, heat up a flavorful brine, pour over the cucumbers, and throw in the fridge. Easy peasy! And, DELICIOUS.
These Spicy Pickles are:
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Super simple, quick, and easy to make!
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Much better tasting than store bought pickles!
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Made WITHOUT Dill - and not one ounce less flavorsome for doing so!
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Filled with loads of flavor. Tangy, zippy, spicy, tart, sweet, garlicky, salty and everything in-between. They are simply put: yummy!
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Nutritious and filled with, vitamin K, prebiotics (fiber that feeds the good bacteria in your gut!! and healthy acids that promote gut health.
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Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free, refined sugar-free.
What to serve Refrigerator Pickles with:
BBQ Chickpea Walnut Burgers (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
Chickpea & Avocado Salad With A Spiced Orange Vinaigrette Dressing (Gluten-Free, Vegan Option)
White Cheddar Quinoa Bites With Hot & Spicy Buffalo Sriracha Sauce (Gluten-Free)
Sunny Rice & Lentil Veggie Burgers (Gluten-Free, Vegan Option)
Spicy Spiralized Turmeric Tahini Cucumber Noodles (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
Healthy Baked Carrot Walnut Falafel (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
Baked Spring Pea & Dill Fritters With Lemon Tahini Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
What’s needed to make Easy Refrigerator Pickles?
A pint sized jar with a tight fitting lid.
Apple cider vinegar, water, coconut sugar, good quality salt (non-iodized), pickling cucumbers, and red chili flakes.
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Refrigerator Pickles
Ingredients
- 3 pickling cucumbers sliced length-wise into 4 spears each
- 4 garlic cloves peeled & smashed
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon sea salt or pink salt
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar
Instructions
- Slice the cucumbers and smash the garlic.
- Place the garlic in the bottom of a pint-sized jar.
- Pack the cucumbers (vertically) into the jar on top of the garlic. You want to place them so they are snugly fit and will not rise when brine is added.
- Sprinkle chili flakes into the jar.
- In a sauce pan over low heat combine water, vinegar, salt and sugar.
- Heat, while stirring, just until salt and sugar are dissolved.
- Pour this brine over your packed cucumbers in the jar until they are just covered.
- Let sit uncovered for 10-15 minutes, or until jar is only slightly warm to touch.
- Screw a lid on tightly and place in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours before serving.
- Enjoy!