Pickles

Extend the season the traditional way: pickle fruits and vegetables when they are at their peak to enjoy later in the year. Pickling preserves produce while also creating new flavors and textures - if you're new to picking these easy recipes are a great way to get started.

Pickled Asparagus
Easy, spicy pickles.

Pickled Fiddleheads
The fiddlehead season is short and sweet. Keep it going with this easy recipe for pickled fiddlehead ferns.

Pickled Cherries
Fresh ripe cherries become bright, spicy pickles with this easy recipe.

Quick-Pickled Red Onions
"Pickle" sliced red onions is a snap to add them to salads or serve in hamburgers and other sandwiches.

Pickled Okra
Pickled okra - spicy or not - is a fabulous way to keep the distinctive grassy flavor of okra around well past its summer and fall season.

Spicy Lemon Pickle
These easy refrigerator pickles (no hot-water processing needed) add a splash of color and intense flavor to meals.

Pickled Jalapeños
These pickled jalapeños add a bit of heat to sandwiches, burgers, tacos, salads - you name it.

Spicy Pickled Garlic
This easy chilled pickle requires no heat, no sealing, no canning, just covering garlic cloves with vinegar and letting them sit around for awhile. These cloves are great on a relish tray for those with a bold palate, but also work great minced in salad dressings or other places you might use raw garlic.

Zuni Cafe-Style Zucchini Pickles
These sweet, refrigerator zucchini pickles are inspired by those made at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco. They are easy, perfect on hamburgers, with grilled meat, or all on their own.

Spicy Korean Cucumber Pickles
These spicy pickles are easy to make and ready in a snap.

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