This pickled garlic recipe is simple and tasty! Now that my garlic is planted in the garden I am already planning to make pickled garlic. Not only is pickled garlic a mellow, tasty addition to recipes it is actually a health food that can boost your immune system (garlic is a natural antibiotic). Using pickled garlic has helped us miss a lot of the yuck going around.
You can used the pickled garlic in veggie stir fry, salad dressings or even eat it straight out of the jar. You’ll find that pickled garlic doesn’t have the spice of its fresh counterpart. I always need more than I actually make!
Pickled Garlic Recipe
Pickled Garlic Ingredients
- Pint size canning jar with lid
- Peeled garlic cloves (washed and air dried)
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup of white vinegar (also good with apple cider vinegar)
- 1 Tablespoon of kosher salt
- Add in pickling spices to your taste (I don’t always do this)
Pickled Garlic Directions
- Fill the canning jar with the peeled garlic cloves with about a inch of space from the top.
- Pour your vinegar over the garlic.
- Add in the tablespoon of kosher salt and any pickling spices you want to use.
- Put the lid on securely and give the jar a shake to get the salt mixed in.
- Let it sit in the refrigerator for 1 – 2 weeks before you start using it. The longer it sits, the more mellow the garlic flavor will be when you use it.
- This jar should keep in the refrigerator for a few months, if it lasts that long.
That’s is, an easy pickled garlic recipe you can make with garlic from the store or your garden. Just a side note, if your garlic turns blue, it is still ok to eat. Check out more information on this – PennState Extension.
I love pickled recipes! Here are few more of my favs for you to try:
Pickled Eggs & Beets Like Grandma Used to Make!
Where is the part about how to use it?
…”You can used the pickled garlic in veggie stir fry, salad dressings or even eat it straight out of the jar. You’ll find that pickled garlic doesn’t have the spice of its fresh counterpart. I always need more than I actually make!” It’s in the blog part.
Ok sounds great and so easy thank you I like easy
I tried the recipe, but after almost 20 days the garlic is still very bitter. Today I boiled it for about 10 minutes, hopefully to tame it down a little. Do you know why it was so bitter?
Well pickling like this isn’t sweet and garlic is “hot”. I’m not sure what you mean by bitter but it will have a bite to it.
I’ve never pickled garlic before, so the question I want to ask is what pickling spices do you do thank you
I’ve used a few brands or done my own. You might try the Ball brand – https://amzn.to/3lnu3ko
Just wondering about maybe some Dill or tyme with the garlic
Sure, you could definitely add that in but that will change the overall flavor; that is a bad thing. You get a more “pickle” flavor instead of the strong garlic.