Your New Favorite Cucumber Salad Starts With An Empty Pickle Jar

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Don't toss that pickle jar! Make a fresh and tasty cucumber salad with the leftover brine.

By

Nicole Hopper

Published on August 27, 2024

Recipe tested by

Amanda Holstein

Active Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 15 mins

Servings:

4

This might be the easiest cucumber salad you'll ever make. Instead of fussing with a complicated dressing, leftover pickle brine packs in so much flavor with minimal effort. All you need to do is add a pinch of sugar and pepper to balance the salty, acidic brine. The result is a zingy, crunchy salad. Be sure to chop the tomatoes, because as the salad marinates, the juices of the quartered tomatoes meld with the pickle brine to add a nice sweetness that really transforms the leftover liquid into something new.

pickle jar cucumber tomato salad - Southern Living — Robby Lozano; Food Stylist: Renu Dhar; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

Ingredients

3/4 cup leftover dill pickle brine (from 1 [32-oz.] jar)
1/4 cup tap water
1 1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 medium (10 oz.) cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced into half-moons (about 2 cups)
1 cup (5 oz.) cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 cup sliced red onion (from 1 small [6 oz.] onion)
1/3 cup sliced celery (from 1 medium [1 oz.] rib)
1/4 cup mixed chopped fresh dill and parsley

Directions

Create new pickle brine:

Combine pickle brine, water, sugar, and black pepper in a (32-oz.) jar. Seal jar and shake until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute.

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Add vegetables to pickle jar:

Pack cucumber, tomatoes, onion, celery, dill, and parsley into jar. Seal jar and shake until brine evenly coats vegetables.

Hannah Hufham; Food Stylist: Nicole Hopper; Prop Stylist: Priscilla Montiel
Chill salad:

Chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours, flipping the jar occasionally to ensure vegetables marinate evenly.

Hannah Hufham; Food Stylist: Nicole Hopper; Prop Stylist: Priscilla Montiel
Serve:

Transfer salad to a bowl and serve with a slotted spoon or tongs. Serve chilled.

Robby Lozano; Food Stylist: Renu Dhar; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

Your New Favorite Cucumber Salad Starts With An Empty Pickle Jar

Ingredients

Directions

Create new pickle brine:

Add vegetables to pickle jar:

Chill salad:

Serve:

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