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Easy-Pickled Beets

An introduction to pickling veggies with this quick and fun recipe
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Resting time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups beets Washed and sliced
  • 1/3rd cup red wine vinegar Can substitue with other vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon mustard I used an organic, low sodium mustard
  • 5 peppercorns Can add more or less for spice, flavor
  • 2 whole cloves Omit if you don't like the flavor of cloves

Instructions
 

  • Steam the beets until soft, about 10 minutes (depending on size of your beets and your altitude).
  • Add steamed beets to a pot with vinegar, mustard, and spices. Bring to a boil and simmer a few minutes (about 3-4) with the lid on.
  • Turn off heat and let sit 20 minutes.
  • Enjoy!!!

Notes

Can add other spices such as fennel, rosemary, garlic, or anything you use to pickle.
Can store for up to a week in a glass seal-tight container in the fridge.
Great on salads, sides, wraps, sandwiches, soups, or any dish of your liking!
Keyword Beets, Nitric Oxide, Pickled, Superfood