This Spicy Pickle Recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious! No boiling necessary and it’s easy to adjust the heat level!
Josie is my spicy pickle recipe cohort. My baby girl Josie turned four yesterday. FOUR!!! It seems like she was only just a little pink lump of a thing sleeping in her bouncy chair on the kitchen counter while I cooked. All I did was blink, and now she’s shaking and baking in the kitchen with me and has turned into the best mama’s helper.
We also like to use this spicy pickle recipe to make fried pickles and dip them in ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing!
Spicy Pickle Recipe
Spicy Pickle Recipe Ingredients
Cucumbers – sliced (I used a fancy little English cuke here, but you can use whatever you like)
Fresh garlic – minced or thinly sliced
Sweet yellow onion – small chopped or thinly sliced
Dill seed (yes, seed NOT weed) – about a tablespoon per quart jar
Salt – Not iodized, I like to use a good kosher salt.
White vinegar – just plain white vinegar like your mom used to mop the floors.
Filtered water – make sure it’s filtered so the pickles don’t have a chorinated flavor.
Fresh jalapeno – chopped or sliced thinly.
Optional – sweet red pepper to use as an indicator that these are the SPICY pickles!
We spent Jo’s birthday in Nashville on the last stop of our road trip and she lamented all day that the boys were going to forget she wanted GIRL things. Because she’s a GIRL. And there’s only one GIRL.
And if we’re being honest, she’s probably right that they would’ve picked out Skylanders and Ninja Turtles if left to their own devices.
But of course I didn’t let that happened, so in the evening after checking out the Tennessee State Museum, we ate cake and they regaled her with makeup and jewelry and princess paraphernalia.
Josie thanked them profusely and promised vehemently that she would make sure to choose BOY stuff for their birthdays. She’s a spitfire, that one.
Before heading out on vacation, we made a big batch of Garlic Dill Refrigerator Pickles and decided to spice up a few jars with the couple of jalapenos we managed to eek out of our garden. (It was a sad garden year).
They turned out great and we’ll definitely be adding this to the regular pickle queue!
How Do You Make Spicy Pickles
First, add cucumber, onion, and garlic to a large bowl. Sprinkle with dill seed and salt, then mix well (alternately you could layer directly into your mason jar).
Next, place chopped jalapeno at the bottom of each jar, then pack cucumber mixture into mason jars. Pour vinegar into jar until it is about 1/4 – 1/3rd full.
Then, fill remainder of the jar with water, screw on cap (tightly!) and give it a good shake. Taste your brine (no, SERIOUSLY) – this is your opportunity to make adjustments!
Finally, refrigerate and ENJOY!
More Like This Spicy Pickles Recipe
What to Serve with this Spicy Pickles Recipe
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More Pickle Recipes
More Jalapeno Recipes
Jalapeno Popper Crescent Rolls
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
Spicy Pickle Recipe Suggested Tools
- Tall Ball Mason Canning Jars
- Heinz Distilled White Vinegar
- McCormick Dill Seed
- Organic Bamboo Cutting Board
- Kuhn Rikon Colori Art Paring Knife Set
- Swissmar Borner Mandoline
- Chili Pepper Apron
How To Make Spicy Pickles
Spicy Pickle Recipe
Ingredients
- Cucumbers sliced (I used a fancy little English cuke here, but you can use whatever you like) // enough to nearly fill a quart jar
- Fresh garlic minced or thinly sliced // 2-3 large cloves per quart jar
- Sweet yellow onion small chopped // 1 small onion per quart jar
- Dill seed yes, seed NOT weed // about a tablespoon per quart jar
- Salt // 1 -2 tablespoon per quart jar
- White vinegar
- Filtered water
- Fresh jalapeno chopped // 1 small jalapeno per quart jar
- optional: sweet red pepper // just a few pieces in the jar to signal that it's the hot pickles
Instructions
- Add cucumber, onion, and garlic to a large bowl. Sprinkle with dill seed and salt, then mix well (alternately you could layer directly into your mason jar).
- Place chopped jalapeno at the bottom of each jar, then pack cucumber mixture into mason jars. Pour vinegar into jar until it is about 1/4 - 1/3rd full. Fill remainder of the jar with water, screw on cap (tightly!) and give it a good shake. Taste your brine (no, SERIOUSLY) - this is your opportunity to make adjustments!
- Refrigerate and ENJOY!
Notes
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I am anxious to try these!
Don’t know about your Spiced Pickle recipe but that Josie is a beauty! She looks like such a happy girl! thanks for sharing.
aw thanks! we like her 🙂
I love spicy pickles! So excited to try these, thank you so much for sharing.
Oh my word, looks SO tasty.. can’t wait to try these!
I love these spicy pickles! The perfect side dish for dinner! 🙂
I haven’t made these before, but I’d love spicy pickles!! Can’t wait to try!
These were so easy and so good!
I love a nice and crunchy garlic pickle. I love how easy these refrigerator pickles are to make!
This was amazing! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
These spicy pickles are the perfect side dish! So simple and crunchy, LOVE these!
I just know these are going to be incredibly tasty! Can’t wait to try them!
These pickles have the perfect spicy kick! A keeper for sure!
I love all these pickles, these are totally up my alley and I look forward to trying them!
This is really amazing!! Love that it is so easy to make!
I loved how simple this was! I had all of the ingredients which was perfect!
I’m trying to have healthier snacks for my kids when they get home from school and these were a huge hit. Thanks!
I love snacking on pickles and this looks like a fantastic recipe! Can’t wait to give these a try!