Refrigerator Garlic Dill Pickles
These pickles are flavorful, crispy, and so fresh! Pickles don't get better than this!These instructions are for small scale pickle-making, for a single pint jar. Multiply for quart jars or larger quantities
Equipment
- Glass Jar or Container
Ingredients
- cucumbers sliced to fill jar
- 1-2 garlic cloves halved or quartered
- 3-4 dill sprigs and seed heads
- 1/2 TBSP salt or pickling salt plain salt without any additives
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- water to fill the rest of the jar
Instructions
- Slice cucumbers according to your preference. Slice, spear, or whole
- Half or quarter garlic clove(s). Two large or one smaller clove, according to preference
- To clean empty jar, add garlic cloves and 1-2 sprigs of dill leaf
- Pack jar with prepared cucumbers
- Stuff a few more sprigs and heads of dill around the sides and on top of cucumbers
- Combine salt with vinegar, then pour over cucumbers
- Fill the rest of the jar with water, until cucumbers are completely submerged
- Close tightly and give your jar a good shake. These can be eaten in as soon as one day or up to 3-4 months in the fridge for best flavor!
- **Please remember that these are NOT shelf stable, as they have not been canned. Do not keep these on the shelf, they should keep for several months in the fridge.**