Refrigerator Dill Pickles
These easy dill pickles make great use of a small cucumber harvest.
Ingredients
- 3-4 cucumbers, sliced or cut into spears
- 1/2 small onion, sliced
- 3-5 springs dill
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tsp. pickling salt
- 1-3 tsp. sugar - We thought using only 1 tsp. made the pickles taste too strongly of vinegar.
- 1/4 tsp. peppercorns
- 1/4 tsp. mustard seeds
- pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Slice the cucumbers or cut into spears. Place in a pint canning jar or other glass container. Add onion and dill.
- In a small pot, heat cider vinegar and remaining ingredients. Bring to a simmer until the salt and sugar are dissolved. Remove from the heat.
- Allow brine to cool to room temperature 15 to 20 minutes. Pour brine over ingredients in jar.
- Refrigerate for 24 hours. Enjoy.