Quick Confetti Pickles
- 1 English cucumber
- 1 medium-size yellow squash
- 4 tablespoons canning-and-pickling salt, divided
- 1 long, slender medium carrot
- 2 pink, purple, or red icicle radishes or 10 standard-size radishes
- 4 dill sprigs
- 1 cup cider vinegar (5% acidity)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dill seeds
- Wash vegetables. Score cucumber and squash lengthwise with a fork, leaving furrows in the peel on all sides. (This makes scalloped edges when vegetables are sliced.) Trim stem and blossom ends of cucumber and squash; cut into 1/8-inch slices. Place in a colander in sink; sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. salt, and toss gently. Let drain 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel carrot, and cut carrot and radishes into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Toss together with drained cucumber and squash.
- Place 2 dill sprigs in each of 2 clean (1-pt.) jars or nonreactive containers with lids. Pack vegetables in jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
- Bring vinegar, next 3 ingredients, remaining 2 Tbsp. salt, and 2 cups water to a boil in a 1 1/2-qt. stainless steel saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar and salt dissolve. Pour hot vinegar mixture over vegetables to cover. Apply lids. Chill 24 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks.
- Total time: 1 hour, plus 1 day standing time
cucumber, canningandpickling salt, long, pink, dill, cider vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, dill seeds
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/quick-confetti-pickles (may not work)