Refrigerator Pickled Beets

pickled-beets

Jazz up your fresh green salad or pasta dish with pickled beets.

Refrigerator Pickled Beets
Makes about 5 Pints
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Ingredients
  1. 3¾ pounds red or golden beets, tops removed
  2. 1½ cups water
  3. 1½ cups apple cider vinegar
  4. 1½ cups distilled white vinegar
  5. ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  6. 2 tablespoons pickling salt*
  7. 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  8. 1¼ teaspoons black peppercorns, divided
  9. ⅝ teaspoon caraway seeds, divided
  10. ⅝ teaspoon fennel seeds, divided
  11. ⅝ teaspoon celery seeds, divided
  12. 1 small sweet onion, cut into ¼-inch slices
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Wrap beets individually in foil, and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour or until beets are tender. Peel beets, and cut into 4 wedges each. Cut each wedge into ¼-inch-thick slices.
  3. In a medium saucepan, combine 1½ cups water, all vinegar, and next 3 ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  4. Place ¼ teaspoon peppercorns, ⅛ teaspoon caraway seeds, ⅛ teaspoon fennel seeds, and ⅛ teaspoon celery seeds into each of 5 sterilized pint jars. Pack beets and sliced onion into jars. Ladle hot vinegar mixture into jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Cover with lids, and screw on bands to fingertip-tightness. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours and up to 3 weeks.
Notes
  1. *Pickling salt can be found with canning supplies or in the spice aisle.
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