24 Southern Pickle Recipes to Relish

Recipe: Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Try these sweet-and-sour pickles on sandwiches, in deviled eggs, or straight out of the jar.

Recipe: Pickled Okra

This easy pickling recipe is very forgiving; you'd have to work to mess it up. If you've got very small okra, then use half-pint jars instead.

Recipe: Pickled Green Tomatoes 

Summer's bounty of beautiful green tomatoes can be enjoyed long after the temperature starts to drop. All it takes is an easy brine.

Recipe: Quick Pickled Radishes with Lemon, Ginger, and Maple

Flavored with lemon, maple syrup, and grated fresh ginger, these pretty pickled radishes make a bright addition to any sandwich or party platter. 

Recipe: Kosher Dill Pickles

These classic pickles are crisp, sour, and a sandwich's best friend. Like most pickles, they'll reach their best flavor and texture after three weeks in the jars.

Recipe: Spicy Pickled Carrots

From the family recipe box of a Test Kitchen professional, this recipe is kicked up with crushed red pepper, onion powder, and mustard seeds.

Recipe: Quick Picked Onions

A salt rub helps break down and tenderize the raw onions to make the perfect accompaniment to a sandwich or an appetizer tray.

Recipe: Pickled Beets

Remove skins from roasted beets while they're still warm by gently wiping with a paper towel.

Recipe: Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles 

This colorful mix of sweet peppers, red onion, and jalapeño is good enough to eat straight from the jar. Use them to top off a burger or sandwich for an any day lunch upgrade. 

Recipe: Master Pickle Brine

Four ingredients are all you need to transform cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and zucchini, okra, red onions...you name it. 

Recipe: Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers

Take to canning this summer with this classic recipe for cucumbers, though you can pickle any of your favorite seasonal produce. 

Recipe: Quick Pickled Slaw

The ultimate way to add color and texture to any meal, the veggies in this slaw  will soften just a bit but retain a satisfying crunch.

Recipes: Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

These red and yellow cherry tomatoes are refrigerator pickles that don’t require water bath canning, they are so easy to pull off.

Recipes: Hot Dogs with Pickle and Parsley Relish

Recreate (and upgrade) your favorite ballpark dog with a homemade pickle relish that will be the hit of your next cookout. 

Recipe: Pickled Strawberries

Don't let your veggies have all the fun. While this recipe calls for fresh strawberries, you can use any berry variety you'd like.

Recipe: Pickled Collard Green Stems

Don't let your collard stems hit the trash can. Instead, turn them into a great pickled topping. 

Recipe: Triple Pickle Deviled Eggs

Capers, bread-and-butter pickles, and pickled okra can take your traditional deviled egg recipe up a notch. 

Recipe: Poached Salmon Salad with Pickled Snap Peas

Snap peas so flavorful, they'll make you say, "Oh, snap!" 

Recipe: Pickled Tiny Tomatoes

Use a mixture of baby tomatoes such as 'Sweet 100,' 'Yellow Pear,' or 'Sun Gold'—all are available at farmers' markets in summer months. This dish uses 3 pints of tomatoes, but feel free to halve the recipe.

Recipe: Candied Jalapeños

This is our new go-to summer condiment. Chill at least 48 hours ahead so the jalapeños have time to take on a fiery-sweet crunch.

Watch Us Make It: Candied Jalapeños

Recipe: Bourbon-Brined Pickled Peppered Okra

Two Southern staples—bourbon and okra—are a natural fit in this new way to pickle.

Recipe: Deviled Eggs with Pickled Okra

A tray of deviled eggs is always a welcome sight at any Southern gathering. Show up with this recipe, and you’ll be the party favorite.

Recipe: Pickled Watermelon Rind Slaw

We love this summery side with our Fried Catfish Sandwich.

Recipe: Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberries, Goat Cheese, and Pickled Onion

For a light summer dinner, it doesn’t get more delicious than a grilled chicken salad with fresh berries and homemade quick-pickled onions.