Recipe: Tasty Pickled Platters and Entrees

pickles

🥗Healthier: cucumber slices

💰Cheaper: dill cucumbers

Cucumber slices provide a fresh crunch.

pickled carrots

🥗Healthier: raw carrots

💰Cheaper: carrot sticks

Raw carrots offer a crisp texture.

pickled jalapeños

🥗Healthier: fresh jalapeños

💰Cheaper: sliced bell peppers

Sliced bell peppers add sweetness without heat.

pickled beets

🥗Healthier: roasted beets

💰Cheaper: canned beets

Canned beets are more affordable and still flavorful.

Start by making quick pickles with zucchini, celery, onions, radish, and carrots.

Prepare the pickled cauliflower by boiling water and letting the cauliflower sit in it for 2 minutes.

Make the brine with 3/4 cup Coca-Cola, 6 tablespoons wine vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar, and kosher salt.

Heat the brine until the sugar and salt dissolve.

Pour the brine over the boiled cauliflower and let it sit.

Prepare a quesadilla with taco size flour tortillas, cheese, and spicy pickled squash.

Cook the quesadilla in a skillet with a little oil until golden brown.

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