Instant Pot Pickled Vegetables are made in the Instant Pot and is so simple and easy!  It also keeps the heat out of the kitchen while the pickling liquids heat up because it's contained in the pot and not heating on the stove-top! 

Pickling Vegetables

My great-grandmother used this recipe for pickling her vegetables and she handed it down to the generations after her.  It has always been the go-to after picking vegetables out of the garden or even picking up the desired ones at the grocery store.  

The fun thing about pickling is - if it's a vegetable then you can pickle it! Get creative and make some tasty combinations!!

Vegetables For Pickling

Some of our favorites to pickle are peppers, onions, zucchini, and celery.  Here's a list of other vegetables that taste great pickled!

• Cauliflower
• Carrots
• Radishes (many varieties!)
• Cucumbers
• Green beans
• Beets
• Cabbage
• Tomatoes

You can also pickle some fruits to add some sweet flavor to your pickling!  Add some of these for some creativity!

• Apples
• Cherries
• Pears
• Kiwi
• Peaches
• Pineapples

Slicing Your Vegetables

When pickling your vegetables, cutting them into spears or "sticks" works best.  That way it's easy to fit a variety of vegetables (and fruits!) into your jars and they're also easy to take out of the jar to snack on.  You can leave your peppers in rings if you would like, it's really up to you!

Accessories needed to use the Instant Pot to pickle your vegetables:

• Instant Pot
• Vegetable Knife
• 16 oz. Canning Jars
• Cutting Board

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Preparing Your Instant Pot Pickled Vegetables

Once the vegetables are cut, I like to add them all into a large bowl and toss them around so that they all get mixed together.  That way when I add them to my jars, I have a variety in each jar without having to really think about how much of each vegetable is getting added to each jar! 

Seasonings for the Pickling

Classic seasonings for creating pickling are mustard seed, celery seed, sugar, salt, and black peppercorns.  The options are pretty open to creating your own pickling!  You can experiment with coriander, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon.  You can also add some heat to your pickling by adding in a few red pepper flakes.  

Stove Top Pickling

You can make this recipe on the stovetop easily as well.  You will have to wait for the mixture to boil and then remove it from the heat and allow it to cool.  The reason I use my Instant Pot for this is that it helps keeps the heat out of the kitchen during the summertime! 

Add Vegetables Before or After?

If you want crisp and crunchy vegetables, it's best to wait until the pickling juice has cooled completely before adding the vegetables and juice together.  If you want to add everything in the Instant Pot together, you can do that but the vegetables won't have a CRUNCH to them like they do when adding them to cool liquid. 

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