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24 Southern Pickle Recipes to Relish

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By Southern Living Editors Updated May 12, 2021
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Spicy Pickled Green and Yellow Beans
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Canning pickles is a time-honored Southern tradition. When summer's bounty is in full swing, there's nothing quite as tasty as pickling your produce to make sure you can savor summertime flavors for months to come. 

Whether you're on the hunt for simple ways to brighten up salads, cocktails, sandwiches, or cheese boards, these tangy, crisp, and totally delicious pickle recipes are proven winners. Some feature bright veggies like radishes, carrots, green beans, or okra, while others will prove that fruit can get into the pickling fun too. We even show you that collard green toppers don't have to be tossed when you've got the right brine. Some are fit for your pantry and others are meant to be refrigerated. But the one thing they all have in common? They're so tasty, that once you pop off the jar lid, they just might not last as long as you thought.  

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Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles
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Recipe: Bread-and-Butter Pickles

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

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Pickled Okra

Zesty Pickled Okra
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

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.

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Pickled Green Tomatoes

Pickled Green Tomatoes
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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.

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Quick Pickled Radishes with Lemon, Ginger, and Maple

Quick Pickled Radishes with Lemon, Ginger, and Maple
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Torie Cox

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. 

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Kosher Dill Pickles

Kosher Dill Pickles
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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.

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Spicy Pickled Carrots Recipe

Spicy Pickled Carrots
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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.

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Quick Pickled Onions Recipe

Quick Picked Onions
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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.

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Pickled Beets

Traditional Relish Tray
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Recipe: Pickled Beets

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

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Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles

Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

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. 

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Master Pickle Brine

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Recipe: Master Pickle Brine

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

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Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers

Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

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. 

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Quick Pickled Slaw

Quick Pickled Slaw
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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.

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Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
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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.

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Hot Dogs with Pickle and Parsley Relish

Hot Dogs with Pickle and Parsley Relish
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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. 

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Pickled Strawberries

Pickled Strawberries
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

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.

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Pickled Collard Green Stems

Pickled Collard Green Stems
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Recipe: Pickled Collard Green Stems

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

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Triple Pickle Deviled Eggs

Triple Pickle Deviled Eggs
Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell

Recipe: Triple Pickle Deviled Eggs

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

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Poached Salmon Salad with Pickled Snap Peas

Poached Salmon Salad with Pickled Snap Peas
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Recipe: Poached Salmon Salad with Pickled Snap Peas

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

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Pickled Tiny Tomatoes

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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.

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Candied Jalapeños

Candied Jalapeños
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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

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Bourbon-Brined Pickled Peppered Okra

Bourbon-Brined Pickled Peppered Okra
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Bourbon-Brined Pickled Peppered Okra

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

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Deviled Eggs with Pickled Okra

Deviled Eggs with Pickled Okra Recipe
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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.

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Pickled Watermelon Rind Slaw

Fried Catfish Sandwich With Pickled Watermelon Rind Slaw
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Recipe: Pickled Watermelon Rind Slaw

We love this summery side with our Fried Catfish Sandwich.

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

Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberries, Goat Cheese, and Pickled Onion
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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.

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    1 of 24 Bread-and-Butter Pickles
    2 of 24 Pickled Okra
    3 of 24 Pickled Green Tomatoes
    4 of 24 Quick Pickled Radishes with Lemon, Ginger, and Maple
    5 of 24 Kosher Dill Pickles
    6 of 24 Spicy Pickled Carrots Recipe
    7 of 24 Quick Pickled Onions Recipe
    8 of 24 Pickled Beets
    9 of 24 Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickles
    10 of 24 Master Pickle Brine
    11 of 24 Turmeric-Dill Cucumbers
    12 of 24 Quick Pickled Slaw
    13 of 24 Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
    14 of 24 Hot Dogs with Pickle and Parsley Relish
    15 of 24 Pickled Strawberries
    16 of 24 Pickled Collard Green Stems
    17 of 24 Triple Pickle Deviled Eggs
    18 of 24 Poached Salmon Salad with Pickled Snap Peas
    19 of 24 Pickled Tiny Tomatoes
    20 of 24 Candied Jalapeños
    21 of 24 Bourbon-Brined Pickled Peppered Okra
    22 of 24 Deviled Eggs with Pickled Okra
    23 of 24 Pickled Watermelon Rind Slaw
    24 of 24 Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberries, Goat Cheese, and Pickled Onion

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