Description
Learn how to make tangy and flavorful pickled cherry tomatoes at home with this easy refrigerator pickles recipe. Perfect as a side dish or garnish, these pickled tomatoes add a zesty kick to your favorite dishes.
Ingredients
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Ingredients for Pickled Cherry Tomatoes:
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 4 fresh dill sprigs
Instructions
- Prepare Tomatoes: Prick each cherry tomato once with a toothpick to prevent splitting.
- Fill Jars: Pack tomatoes into two clean pint-sized jars, adding garlic cloves and dill sprigs to each.
- Make Brine: In a saucepan, combine vinegar, water, salt, sugar, peppercorns, mustard seeds, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, stirring until salt and sugar dissolve.
- Pour Brine: Carefully pour hot brine over tomatoes, leaving 1/2 inch of headspace in the jars.
- Seal and Chill: Seal jars with lids, let cool to room temperature, and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.
Notes
- Enjoy pickled cherry tomatoes on salads, charcuterie boards, or as a cocktail garnish.
- For a sweeter brine, increase sugar to 2 tablespoons.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Condiment, Side
- Method: No-Cook (after brine is prepared)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 5
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
