12 Healthy & Easy Pickle Recipes That Aren't Cucumbers

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While "pickles" commonly refers to cucumbers, you can basically pickle anything you want. Here, you'll find other pickled foods like beets, eggs, garlic, and red onion that you can enjoy as a snack or use as a tasty, acidic condiment to many different dishes. Recipes like our Jardiniere and Quick Pickled Beets will add a flavorful, salty and tangy bite to your day.

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Jardiniere

Jardiniere
Eva Kolenko

Is your garden booming? Making quick pickles is a low-pressure way to use up your bounty. Mix and match the vegetables as you see fit; just try to maintain a variety of textures and colors.

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Pickled Garlic Cloves

a recipe photo of the Pickled Garlic Cloves in a jar
Diana Chistruga

Pickled garlic? You bet! This simple pickled garlic clove recipe is made by adding whole peeled garlic cloves to a flavorful brine. Use almost any type of clear vinegar—white, red or cider vinegar.

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Quick Pickled Beets

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For these easy pickled beets, you only need to let them marinate in the pickling mixture for about 30 minutes to get great flavor. Marinating them longer just enhances the taste. Try them in place of cucumber pickles as a condiment or as a vegetable side dish for roasted chicken or beef.

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Quick & Easy Pickled Cabbage

Quick & Easy Pickled Cabbage
Photography / Greg DuPree, Styling / Ruth BlackBurn / Julia Bayless

This sweet-and-salty quick pickled cabbage is great to have on hand for a topping for sandwiches, hot dogs or brats.

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How to Make the Best Pickled Red Onions

Pickled Red Onions
Fred Hardy

These pickled red onions take on a beautiful pink hue. The slivers have just the right amount of sweet, tangy and salty flavors for use in salads, sandwiches and more. The onions are thin enough to absorb the flavors yet maintain their crunch.

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Sweet Pickled Peppers

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Using sweet brine instead of sour tempers the heat of hot peppers in these sweet pickled peppers.

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Spicy Pickled Carrots

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This pickled carrot recipe gets its heat from jalapeños and is a great topping for tacos, tostadas and quesadillas. These spicy carrots are also delicious added to a bowl of soup or tossed with spring greens, feta cheese and just a drizzle of olive oil.

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Pickled Radishes

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Preethi Venkatram

Use these bright and tangy pickled radishes as a topping for salad, tacos or sandwiches. They also make a great palate cleanser or addition to cheese or charcuterie boards.

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Sweet Pickled Green Beans

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We love dilly beans, but using a sweet brine and dried chile peppers gives pickled green beans a unique twist.

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Do Chua (Vietnamese Carrot Daikon Pickle)

a recipe photo of the Do Chua (Vietnamese Carrot Daikon Pickle) in a jar
Photographer: Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Ana Kelley, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman

Do chua are crunchy, colorful Vietnamese carrot and daikon pickles that are often served with banh mi. We add star anise for a flavorful twist, but you can skip it if you're not a fan of the flavor. These pickles can keep for weeks in the fridge, so make a batch to keep on hand when you need an acidic bite.

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Quick Pickled Zucchini Ribbons

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Lively tasting quick pickled zucchini is a nice addition to any summer lunch or dinner spread. Cutting the zucchini into long strips makes for a pretty presentation.

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Quick Pickled Turnips

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Perk up your cheese plate or crudités platter with these crunchy, zesty pickled turnips or try them on a sandwich instead of cucumber pickles.

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