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Easy Refrigerator Pickles
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Easy Refrigerator Pickles

Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sized cucumbers, or 4 mini seedless cucumbers
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon pickling salt
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
  • 1 teaspoon dill seed
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)

Instructions

  • Slice cucumbers approximately 1/4 inch thick
  • Add peppercorn, dill weed, dill seed, minced garlic and red pepper to the bottom of a pint sized glass jar.
  • Tightly pack cucumber slices into jar
  • In a small saucepan, bring water, vinegar and pickling salt to a boil. Once boiling, pour directly into jar and seal tightly with a lid
  • Let jar come to room temperature before storing in the refrigerator

Notes

Makes 1 pint sized jar of pickles.
Do you like spicy pickles?  Add 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes instead of half.  These won't be hot immediately, but after a week or two you will really notice the heat!  They are SO good!
Keep pickles sealed in refrigerator for up to two months.