These Small-Batch Pickled Beets are a delightful way to add a sweet and tangy flavor to your salads, sandwiches, or side dishes. An easy refrigerator wine-colored pickle that looks great in jars but would look absolutely gorgeous on your plates. Transform these earthy beets into delicious and tender slices of utter bliss with just 5 ingredients.
A modest beet harvest from my small garden inspired this easy refrigerator pickle recipe. The whole batch fits nicely into a quart-size jar! Preserving these ruby gems doesn't require any special equipment or canning tools necessary. Once you've made your own pickled beets at home, you'll never go back to store-bought jars anymore!
Part of the impressive nutritional profile of this humble root vegetable is the number of plant compounds they contain which are medicinal in nature. Would you believe that this veggie holds almost all the vitamins and minerals that our body needs? It is low in calories and fat content too. Quite the superfood! And the best thing - they are super easy to add to our daily diet.
Making these homemade small-batch pickled beets are easier than you think. No need to follow laborious canning techniques and no preservatives are required too. All you need is to keep them in a tightly sealed jar, refrigerate overnight and enjoy them as yummy snacks or add to your fave dishes.
The amount of ingredients used in this recipe fits a quart jar. You can easily double or triple the recipe's ingredients if you have more beets to preserve.
Beets can be intimidating to cook and peel because of their tough skin. Not to mention the stubborn stain from its vibrant juices. Following the steps below for an easier and less messy way to prepare them.
For best results, refrigerate the pickled beets overnight at the least. They will taste best as they mature, and the flavors have developed in 2 to 3 days.
As these beets did not go through a process of preservation and canning, I recommend finishing the jar in just a week. Keep them refrigerated at all times and always use a clean spoon when scooping portions out of the jar.
If you don't have any fresh beets, you can definitely make beet pickles with canned beets. Because the beets do not need to be boiled or roasted, the recipe will be easier to prepare. Simply place them in a jar with the brine and seal it.
Photos by Alfonso Revilla
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Jeanette says
You don’t give the amounts of the ingredients, vinegar, spices, sugar, water etc
Andrea White says
Hi Jeanette! It's listed in the recipe card 🙂 Let me know if you have any trouble with seeing it!
Jay says
Never had pickled beets looks delicious though
Andrea White says
They're so nutritious! Hope you give them a try!
Michelle Cehn says
I really like adding these to sandwiches!
Andrea White says
It's a great way to bring some extra flavor to your dishes!