I miss having a garden. Actually I don’t really miss having a garden, what I miss is having readily available fruits and veggies (like cucumbers to make these easy sugar-free reosemary pickles whenever I want), what I don’t miss is pulling weeds, sitting down in the soil, getting dirty and having bugs crawl up and down your arm every 5 seconds. Bugs are a no-no.
What I do remember is coming back from vacation and seeing how bg the cucumbers got, they were huge! They were at least 3 times the size of normal cukes, but we weren’t complaining. When life gives you cucumbers, make pickles!
This month’s Recipe Redux theme is fresh produce, since it is the month for that. I honestly like the taste of homemade pickles so much better, they taste fresh, they are so cheap and easy to make ( and they don’t have an artificial yellow color).
Easy Sugar-free Rosemary Pickles
All you have to do is let these ferment for at least a day, and you’ve got naturally delicious pickles to eat.
Easy Sugar-free Rosemary Pickles
Ingredients
- 1 Large Cucumber sliced (about 2 cups)
- 3-4 pinches sea salt
- One Bunch Rosemary
- One bunch Dill
- 2-3 garlic cloves crushed
- Coconut vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- Water
- 1 large mason jar
Instructions
- Add salt in the bottom of a mason jar, add cucumber slices, top with rosemary, dill and garlic cloves
- Pour vinegar until 2/3 full, add water and fill to the top
- Let ferment for at least 1day
We hope you enjoy these Easy Sugar-free Rosemary Pickles!
Such a unique and creative idea! I too am not a fan of the bugs and weeds… but I think I’ve found out a way to “have your cake and eat it too” with a garden… Mr. CEO :)! It’s the perfect job for the hubby while you whip up these delish pickles… #win-win!
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Pickles are an obsession of mine- I try not to keep them in the house because I could literally eat them straight out of the jar! These sound sooo interesting and delicious!
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I love the addition of rosemary here! I make refrigerator pickles all the time but have never considered adding rosemary. Very creative!
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I’m really curious about those rosemary pickles! Sound great! I LOVE LOVE those spicy sweet pickles and eat them right out of the jar
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My family is obsessed with pickles, but I have never even thought to make my own! I am going to have to try!
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I’ve never heard of coconut vinegar! How interesting!
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Oooh love the idea of adding rosemary to pickles and am intrigued by the coconut vinegar too!
What a good idea! I love rosemary. These sound great:)
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I would marry a pickle if it were legal. ….
is it legal?
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Okay, that’s it! By this time next week I will have finally made pickles! It’s so easy!
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I’ve never made pickles but you’re inspiring me!
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Bugs are a no-no! Thanks so much 🙂
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they are one of my obsessions too! They are so addicting 🙂
Bethany And Rachel recently posted…Recipe Redux: Rosemary Pickles
Glad to inspire you! THey are sooooo easy to make!
It is so easy! Once you make them you’ll never go back!!!
Even if it were illegal, I give you permission to break the law! 😀
thanks!
coconut vinegar is awesome!!! Rosemary adds a nice touch 🙂
it’s awesome! You should try it 🙂
you def need to try!!!
mmmm maybe ill try to make spicy-sweet pickles next!!! 😉
Thanks! Rosemary adds such a nice touch
I’ve never made my own pickles but you make it sound so easy– and tasty with the addition of rosemary! I’ve also never heard of coconut vinegar. Where did you buy that?!
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This is perfect timing! Our neighbors just put a box of about 50 cucumbers from their garden for anyone to take them. They are HUGE. I had no idea cucumbers could be that large. I had no idea what I was going to do with some of them… until now! I love homemade pickles. Thanks!
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HAVE TO TRY THESE!!! I love there is no added sugar!
YUM! I love love LOVE pickles and enjoy a few with my salad every day! Such a yummy boost of flavor without a lot of calories or fat! I love em! …and yours look amazing! So delicious and much less processed than those that you buy in the store! 🙂
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Yes I agree! Thanks so much!
Yes you do! 😀
Yay! Let me know if you make these 😀
did you just combine my two favorite things? yes yes you did!! UM WOW!
I have some CSA cucumbers in the fridge just begging to be pickled!
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I actually would love to have a garden and get a bit dirty here and then. Saying that I also like to have this healthy DYI on my deck terrace 😉
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There’s nothing better than coming back from vacation and checking out how much growth happened in your garden! These look amazing 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
yay! you should make these 🙂
heck yea haha! 🙂
true that! Thanks 🙂
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