Every year we plant a backyard garden and one of the things that we grow in it happens to be zucchinis. For some reason, zucchini grows extremely well around here! Last summer I planted only 3 plants and it yielded 22 large zucchinis!
One of the things I like to make with them is some good old-fashioned pickles! I got this recipe many years ago from my grandmother and to this day…I make a batch every year! The recipe will yield about 6 pints of pickles!
If you’re not interest in home canning…you can still make them and place them into plastic storage containers or mason jars and give them away (right away) to your family and friends. You’ll need to store them in the refrigerator since they won’t be preserved via the home-canning method.
Note: The jars in the back row are a dark purple color…your pickles and juice will look like the jar in the front! I used mostly colored jars!
Homemade Zucchini Pickles Recipe
1 quart distilled white vinegar
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons celery seed
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 teaspoon dry mustard
5-6 fresh zucchini, unpeeled, cut into 1/4″ thick spears
1-2 large onions, finely chopped
Combine together the first 6 ingredients listed in the recipe in a large stock pot. Bring mixture to a full boil. Place the zucchini spears and chopped onions in a large bowl. Pour the hot mixture over the top and let it stand for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
In a large stock pot, bring mixture to a full boil, then simmer the mixture for 5 minutes over medium heat. Continue simmering the mixture over the heat while quickly packing 1 jar at a time with the pickles. Fill each jar to within 1/2″ of the top, making sure that vinegar solution (juice) covers the vegetables. Place jars in a water bath canner and process on a low boil for 18-20 minutes. Turn off heat, lift rack to sit on the edge of the water bath canner and let the jars sit there for an additional 5-8 minutes. Remove jars and let them sit on the counter until cool. Once they are room temperature double check all jars to make sure they sealed properly. Store your new pickles in a cool, dry and dark place for up to 1 year.
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This is something very new to me. I don’t can but I am always looking for ways to use zucchini from the garden and this looks like it is going to be a banner zucchini year. I bet they are very flavorful.
I’ll bet these are good – going to make when zucchini is ready in the garden.
thank you
Your Zucchini Pickles sound delicious! I like zucchini ! I have had it many different ways.. I have never had Zucchini pickles! But I bet they are delicious! I love pickles too!! Thank you for sharing your Recipe! I have never canned before, but if I ever decide to start canning, Your Zucchini pickles will be the first thing I will make!
I will have to publish my recipe for homemade Zucchini Pickles that you FREEZE recipe for those of you who don’t do home canning.
Good to know I don’t have to can them since I don’t have my canning supplies anymore. I do love zucchini and have not prepped them this way. Looks simple enough and friends will appreciate my extras!
I have never tried zucchini pickles, but I am sure it is a great recipe to have for all those people who have grown so many zucchini. I never realized how easy it is to grow zucchini. If my husband wasn’t allergic to vinegar I would want to try this recipe.
I re-pinned your pin onto Pinterest: Homemade Zucchini Pickles Recipe.
I never would have thought of it, but this looks great! I used to have their great zucchini appetizer at The Olive Garden, and loved it. I am going to try this nice cool and marinated zucchini.
I’ve never tried or heard of zucchini pickles. They sound great, so if I am given some of those nice zucchinis, I’d love to try this!
I’ve never had zucchini pickles. They look delicious!
My mother used to make zucchini pickles and I’d forgotten about them. This looks like a good recipe.
I have to admit I have never tried zucchini pickles. It would be one more way to use those darn things though! I planted zucchini ONCE in my garden and had them coming out my ears. There is a time of year where they just go wild and everyone is trying to use them up. I might have to try this.