Are you a quick pickle lover? This Easy Refrigerator Pickles Recipe Roundup is packed with LOTS of no-cook pickle ideas.
The best pickle recipes (in our house) are fridge pickles. So easy to make. So delicious to eat.
There is nothing better than a fresh dill pickle. Eating them a couple of days after they are made. I would never let my mom’s dill pickles sit very long before cracking open a jar.
She was a master canner! I mean the fruit cellar was packed with mason jars. Sweet pickles, hot pickles, bread and butter pickles. Dill pickles, pickled carrots, mustard pickles, and of course pickled beets.
Mom certainly was into making fermented pickles. Her huge garden was always bursting with veggies.
Besides freezing vegetables, she also turned them into delicious varieties of pickles. She also canned fruit like peaches, pears, cherries, plums and all the wonderful homemade jams too. My aunt had an orchard, so all the produce bases were covered.
Washing and sterilizing all the jars. Making the brine. Cooking the pickles. Sure seems like a lot of work to me. Besides, I don’t have a fruit cellar or cold room to store all those jars.
No-cook refrigerator pickles are MY “go-to” method for making pickles. I make a batch (or two, since I usually give some away), eat them, then make more. Always having fresh pickles in the fridge is great.
I have experimented with several kinds of easy pickle recipes. I thought it would be fun to create a recipe roundup. With the help of some of my blogger friends, you just might be surprised at ALL the types of easy refrigerator pickles you can make.
Don’t get stuck on dill pickles and pickled beets. After browsing this pickle roundup, you will be heading into your kitchen to try some of these recipes for quick pickles.
I even did a podcast on How To Make Quick Pickles.
The FIRST pickle recipe I made was Pickled Eggs. YES, pickled eggs. If you click through to the post, you can read WHY I decided to make pickled eggs. Funny thing, to date this is still the most popular post on my blog!! Who knew that would happen?
The next type of quick pickles I decided to try was Pickled Onions. These are a staple in our house. We use them on sandwiches, burger, and toss them into salads.
Zucchini Pickles have to be our favourite easy pickle recipe. This is a summer staple for all the bbq parties. The perfect condiment for burgers. Well, it’s a tie between these and Bourbon Caramelized Onion Jam. I always have jars of both!
REFRIGERATOR DILL PICKLES
There are so many delicious varieties of dill pickles. Hot, garlic, kosher, Russian just to name a few. All have subtle differences, all are totally delicious.
You just might find a new favourite in this selection of easy refrigerator dill pickles.
SWEET & SPICY REFRIGERATOR PICKLES
Whether you are looking for a sweet pickles recipe or pickles on the spicy side, there is something for everyone. I certainly remember my mom’s bread and butter pickles.
EASY REFRIGERATOR PICKLED VEGETABLES
Pickled beets are so delicious, and moms were certainly some of the best I have ever eaten. Have you tried other pickled vegetables? So many great things to make.
Pickled asparagus, pickled radishes, cabbage, and okra too.
Maybe I can convince my daughter to like carrots. Since she loves dill pickles, pickled carrots might work. I know she would love some pickled beans.
PICKLED FRUIT RECIPES (PICKLED SALADS TOO)
Have you tried pickled fruit? This will be my first experiment. I can’t wait to give some of these a try. I am already thinking of all the places I will be using these tasty ideas.
Pickled salads are the best to take along to parties and bbqs.
HOW LONG BEFORE YOU EAT REFRIGERATOR PICKLES?
Well, if you are like me, probably the same day LOL!
Refrigerator pickles will be ready in 1-2 days. Ideally, the longer you wait, the better. If you can wait a week, the taste would be awesome. NEVER happens in our house, they are eaten quickly.
ALWAYS keep them in the fridge. They will last for several weeks (ours are gone long before that). They will not last as long as traditionally fermented pickles that have been cooked in jars.
DO YOU HAVE TO BOIL THE BRINE FOR REFRIGERATOR PICKLES?
YES! Boil the brine, cool slightly and pour over the sliced veggies or fruit. Boiling dissolves the sugars and salt in the recipes and helps the spices release flavour.
WHAT IS THE BEST VINEGAR FOR PICKLING?
Look at each individual recipe. Most call for white distilled vinegar. Some require cider vinegar or apple cider vinegar. Do not use balsamic vinegar.
I sure hope you found some new pickles to try in this 30 Easy Refrigerator Pickles Recipe Roundup.
Looking for more recipe roundups? Here are a few:
What is YOUR favourite quick pickle recipe?
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Debi
What a fabulous collection! Pickled pineapple! Sounds amazing. And, Pickled Purslane! I must try that! Thanks for sharing!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
You are welcome. Have fun trying out some of these great recipes.
Tracy
I adore all things pickles and all things pickled. What a list!! The easier the better too, who had time for all that sterilizing! Can’t wait to work (and eat) my way down this list!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
I agree, the easier the better. In fact, if it’s not easy it is not happening in my kitchen. Have fun!!
Sean@Diversivore
I grew up disliking pickles. I’m honestly still not big on dill pickles (which I think was the source of my aversion), but I’ve come around on so many other kinds of pickles, and I LOVE a good fridge pickle recipe! You’ve got some real gems in the mix here. Very curious about the okra – I’ve never tried it pickled! Does it come out snappy and crisp, or does it keep some of that gooey okra-ness?
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
I have no idea….that was new to me as well. Guess both of us have some experimenting to do?? ENJOY!
Marisa F. Stewart
We love our pickles especially the dill and spicy ones. I can’t wait to go through the recipes and pick out several I want to try. My mamma wasn’t the canner in the old days — I was. When we moved from the country I left all of my canning supplies. I wish I had all of my Ball jars and water bath canner. I will try these refrigerator pickles, though.
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
See, you are the opposite of me. Mom, baba and ALL my aunts did it. On both my mom and dad’s side of the family. I have NO interest…so it is refrigerator pickles or nothing. This is a great option for sure.
Denise
I love this list, you have some amazing recipes. I never had pickled tomatoes, or radishes! Which shall I try first? Maybe both!!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
So many great ideas in this easy refrigerator pickle roundup.
Sandra Shaffer
Wow! Look at all those delicious variations of refrigerator pickles. I’m heading to the Farmer’s market to get some green beans to try the dilly beans first! Next on my list is the jalapeno garlic pickles. These would both make amazing gifts for friends!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
I totally agree. Any of these easy refrigerator pickles would make great food gifts.
Cookilicious
We love pickles at home..saving this for future.
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
ENJOY…there are lots of great options here for sure.
Irina
OMG! I do not need to search the best pickles’ recipes any more. All the collection is here! Thanks for sharing!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
You are welcome. Hope you give some of these easy refrigerator pickles a try.
Patty
What a fabulous collection! I can’t even start to think which is my favorite, because they all look so good. Mmmm but I may go with the pickled onions. I’m an onion person 100%!!!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH…yes we always seem to have a jar of these in the fridge.
Alison
I’m trying the pickled zucchini today!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
Fun to make and delicious to eat. ENJOY!
Julie
This is awesome! I’ve never tried pickled eggs before, I probably should, right? I love seeing all these cucumber pickle recipes (those are still my fave)
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
Well believe me it took me many years to try them too.
Healing Tomato
So many wonderful ways to pickle food! I had no idea you could pickle okra! Must try it now. Thank you for including my recipe.
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
I know…such an extensive list for sure. Hope you give some of these a try.
Jolina
So many to choose from! My mom and my grandma love to pickle so we grew up eating pickled everything 🙂 I haven’t tried myself but this is a great reference to finally start,
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
This is THE ONLY way I will pickle anything. ENJOY!
Pam Greer
I love refrigerator pickles and thought I had tried them all! Now, I know I barely scratched the surface! I can’t wait to try all of these!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
I know…so many great options here. I know I will be busy giving a few of these a try.
Beth Neels
Such a delicious collection of easy pickles! I am slightly addicted to pickles and pickling of late! I can’t wait to try a whole bunch of them!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
I know I will be giving some of these tasty ideas a try too. ENJOY!