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You’re going to love how easy these quick pickled carrots are. Whether you have a harvest from your garden or you want to experiment with a few carrots from your fridge, give this recipe a try. You’ll be pickling in no time!

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3 Easy Pickled Carrots

4 What Does it Mean to Quick Pickle?

5 How Long Do Quick Pickles Last?

6 What Kind of Vinegar to Use for Pickling

7 Pickling Add-Ins and Flavor Enhancers

8 Are Pickled Foods Healthy?

9 What to Do with Pickled Carrots

10 Supplies Needed

12 Exclusive Nutrition and Healthy Living Library

13 Quick Pickled Carrots

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13.2 Equipment

13.3 Ingredients

13.4 Instructions

13.5 Nutrition

13.6 Did You Make This Recipe?

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Easy Pickled Carrots

There is nothing easier than pickling vegetables. I’ve been on a little bit of pickling kick because I love pickled anything on basically any food available.

Anyone can do this. I was intimidated at first, because I related pickling to canning but trust me, if I can do this so can you.

The recipe I have listed a mini batch of pickled carrots, so give it a try. If you love it as much as I do, double or triple the recipe.

I love these because it’s a tasty way to get more veggies in my diet. If this is something that you struggle with, I have 8 easy ways to add more vegetables to your diet that I encourage you to read.

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What Does it Mean to Quick Pickle?

Quick pickling is when you create a brine to pickle vegetables in the fridge. You do not use a water bath canning method, so they don’t last as long.

How does it take to pickle vegetables in the fridge?

The longer the vegetables sit, undisturbed, in the refrigerator the better. Every day infuses more on that vinegar taste we all love.

It’s recommended to wait 3-4 weeks but I have noticed a change in just 24 hours.

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How Long Do Quick Pickles Last?

Quick (or refrigerator) pickles don’t last as long as canned pickles because they’re not sealed.

However they can last up to two months in the fridge.

What Kind of Vinegar to Use for Pickling

White distilled vinegar is the best for pickling. It’s the variety our grandma’s used before us and it’s tried and true. It’s because of the acidity, which is 5% for the conventional vinegar from the store.

Most vinegars will have the acidity percentage on the label so check that out. You will want to look for 5% or higher. Keep in mind that if you use a dark vinegar (like malt) it will discolor your food.

Pickling Add-Ins and Flavor Enhancers

If you’re want to change it up and add a few different flavours to your refrigerator pickled carrots why not give these a shot?

  • Dill
  • Garlic
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Ginger
  • Jalapeno
  • Cilantro

Are Pickled Foods Healthy?

There is a large misconception that pickled foods are unhealthy.

That’s mostly because the store-bought varieties are loaded with sodium, so it could be something to limit if you have high blood pressure.

This particular recipe only has two teaspoons and most of that will be in the brine (which you won’t be drinking out of the jar, or maybe you will – no judgment).

Calorie Count

For 1/4th of the recipe it’s only 54 calories, so eat to your heart’s content.

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What to Do with Pickled Carrots

Aside from snacking straight out of the jar, here are a few ways I like to cook with pickled vegetables:

  • Add to stir-fries.
  • Top your salads with them.
  • Finish your pasta with pickled carrots (it’s so odd but it’s so good on drunken noodles and spaghetti).
  • Use as a topping for tacos.
  • Put them on a sandwich (pita sandwiches are perfect).
  • Dip them in hummus.

Supplies Needed

You won’t need much to make this small batch pickled carrots.

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How to Make Pickled Carrots

The instructions below are laid out simple for you to make refrigerator pickled carrots.

Don’t just stop at carrots either! Try this method with cauliflower, beets, asparagus, and more.

If you like this, then try this recipe for pickled onions.

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You're going to love how easy these quick pickled carrots are. Whether you have a harvest from your garden or you want to experiment with a few carrots in your fridge, give this recipe a try. You'll be pickling in no time!

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4 servings

Ingredients

  • 6-8 carrots peeled and sliced lengthwise into fourths.
  • 6 springs dill
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup vinegar
  • 2 tsps sea salt
  • 1 1/2 tsps cane sugar
  • pinch red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

  • After peeling and trimming the carrots to fit, pack them into a glass mason jar. I used a tall 750ml jar (which is about 25oz for my US friends, or you can divide them between two smaller jars).

  • I packed as many as I could (about 6) while still having room to add the whole clove of garlic and dill.

  • Add the rest of the ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Once the sugar and salt are dissolved, remove from heat and carefully pour into the jar.

  • Let cool to room temperature (about 30-40 minutes), put a lid on the jar and move to the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 54kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1230mgPotassium: 304mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 15402IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg

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