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Pickled Rhubarb
Pickled rhubarb is a wonderfully crunchy, flavorful treat from a seasonal vegetable that will totally surprise you. It always does.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cooling Time, divided
1 d 2 hrs
Total Time
1 d 2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 58 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups rhubarb 2-3 stalks, trimmed and sliced on bias ⅛ inch thick
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon table salt
Instructions
- Add rhubarb and lemon zest to a 1 pint glass jar with lid.
- Combine sugar, water, vinegar, and salt in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat for a minute.
- Pour brine immediately into jar with rhubarb and lemon zest. Make sure all rhubarb is covered in brine and allow to totally cool without lid, around 2 hours.
- Once cool, add lid and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving. Enjoy every bite. This rhubarb is delicious.
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Notes
- Rinse the rhubarb stalks, and trim and discard any leaves, as they are inedible.
- Two cups of rhubarb is two to three stalks. Choose stalks that are ¾ to 1 inch thick and slice into pieces that are ¼" to ½" thick.
- Depending on the style of your jar, you may have extra brine just make sure your rhubarb is fully submerged.
- Bring brine mixture to a simmer and allow sugar and salt to dissolve and carefully pour it over the rhubarb in the jars, leaving ½ inch at top.
- Allow mixture to cool completely before placing in refrigerator for 24 hours for flavors to meld.
- Serve the pickles on a charcuterie or cheese platter, in a salad or grain bowl, or as a chopped relish on a sandwich, or eat them straight out of the jar.
- Depending on the style of your jar, you may have extra brine. The important thing is to make sure that the rhubarb is fully submerged.
- Pickles can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
- This recipe makes 2 cups or 1 pint of pickled rhubarb.
Nutrition Information
Calories
58kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.03g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
149mg
(6%)
Potassium
95mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
31IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
29mg
(3%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 58
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 58kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 149mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 31IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.