Pickle recipes: 19 perfectly pickled fruits and vegetables

Make your own pickled beetroot at home and enjoy this sweet and sour condiment on meat platters, sandwiches, or stirred through salads whenever you like!

Pickled cucumbers are a breeze to make, and will set you on a pickling adventure! Next stop – pickled chillis.

Enriched with the heady flavours of coriander seeds and peppercorns, these hot pickled chillies are the perfect companion for antipasti, platters and starter dishes.

This zingy chilli pickle recipe is great as a dip or for spreading on sandwiches to add spice and flavour.

Make your own spicy and delicious Thai cucumber pickle with this quick and easy recipe.

Thai eggplant pickle

Thai cuisine is full of exciting and fragrant flavours, which have been used to give this pickle a little zing.

Looking for fresh pickle recipes? Try out our Vietnamese carrot pickle.

Store pickled ginger in the refrigerator. Ginger will turn pink once the vinegar mixture is added. Young ginger is available from Asian grocers. It is easier to find during the summer months.

If you’re feeling confident, you can play around with this excellent pickled onion recipe; malt vinegar will give you golden onions, balsamic a deep, delicious brown.

When it comes to pickle recipes, you can’t go past a classic Pickled gherkins.

Branston-style pickle

This great British pickle is wonderful served with hamburgers, grilled meats or with cold meats on sandwiches.

Pickled ginger is a great condiment to have on hand, it’s fabulous with sushi but also delicious on beef stir-fry and rice. Shiso leaves can be added to this recipe to intensify colour and flavour.

Bread and butter pickles

So-named for their Depression-era legacy of being served as a frugal feed between slices of buttered bread, bread and butter pickles have seen a resurgence in popularity as foodies seek to minimise food waste. Enjoy these pickles as part of a share plate, or as a condiment on burgers, hot dogs and in sandwiches.

Perfectly spiced, this Cauliflower and capsicum pickles recipe makes a great accompaniment to any Indian dishes.

This Pickled peaches recipe will give any dish a sweet and spicy uplift.

As an accompaniment to a cheeseboard or main dish, you can’t go past our Eggplant pickle recipe.

Chokoes fruiting in your garden? In this Choko pickle recipe, choko is turned into a delicious sandwich condiment.

Sweet mustard pickles

Bits of cauliflower and cucumber infused with the tart flavours of mustard and vinegar. Stick these pickles in a sandwich or wrap for a bright contrast to creamy fillings.

A classic snack, enjoy these pickled eggs on their own, as part of a picnic spread, or atop a sandwich with some sliced meat and vegetables.