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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Refrigerator Pickles Made Easy
If you have a refrigerator, then you're already halfway to making these awesomely easy refrigerator dill pickles. With just 5 minutes of prep and a day in the fridge, they’re ready to eat! Quick pickling makes this process simple, mess-free, and totally doable—even for first-timers.
Why You'll Love These Pickles
You're going to love these refrigerator dill pickles! They’re crunchy, tangy, and full of fresh flavor. I was honestly surprised by how easy they were to make and how pretty they looked with the fresh dill and red onions. I made two jars and already plan to gift one to whoever stops by next!
Start with the Basics
The possibilities are endless when it comes to spice combinations, but this recipe keeps it simple and traditional—perfect if it’s your first time making pickles. It’s a great starting point before branching out into other flavors like spicy, sweet, or garlic-heavy versions.
A Great Use for Leftover Dill
I had some fresh dill leftover from the egg salad I made for our recent trip to Hershey, and not being one to waste, I finally gave homemade pickles a try. Thankfully we now have a second fridge in the basement, but even if you’re working with just one fridge, these pickles won’t take up more space than your usual jar.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
Here's everything you'll need to make your own refrigerator pickles!
- Pickling cucumbers. These are a bit smaller than regular cucumbers.
- Red onion. White or yellow can also be used. Red onions do make the pickles a little pink.
- Fresh dill.
- Salt. Use pickling salt to avoid cloudy water.
- Garlic. Minced or fresh is best.
- Mustard seeds.
- Water.
- White vinegar.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Supplies you'll need to make your own dill pickles
You will need two quart-sized, wide-mouth Mason jars and this is optional but I prefer the plastic caps since the metal ones get rusty after awhile.
Also optional is pickling salt. After a little research, I bought some because it was cheap, dissolves easier and prevents the liquid from getting cloudy. You can however use table salt.
★ More Pickle Recipes ★
Want some more snack ideas?
You may also enjoy my Amish pickled eggs and beets and my yellow pickled eggs!
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Ingredients
- 4-5 pickling cucumbers
- ¼ red onion thinly sliced
- 4 sprigs fresh dill
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon heaping minced garlic
- 2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 cups filtered water
- 1 ½ cups white vinegar
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Instructions
- Slice cucumbers into spears, discs or leave whole depending on your favorite pickle style.
- Add cucumbers, onions, dill, salt, garlic and mustard seeds to mason jar.
- Fill mason jar half way with filtered water, then the rest of the way with vinegar. Add more or less vinegar to taste.
- Seal the jar with a lid and put in the fridge.
- Let pickle. Pickles will be ready to eat in as little as 24 hours. Ideally 48 hours is best for a more saturated flavor.
Notes
- Using red onion makes the pickles turn a light pink color. If you want to avoid this, use yellow or white onions.
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