Quick Pickled Beets

By Kelley on October 6, 2019 | Canning and Preserving, condiments, Vegetables Jump To Recipe

Love them or hate them, you can’t deny that these Quick Pickled Beets are absolutely gorgeous. Shout out to Dixie Crystals, a long time Mountain Mama partner, for sponsoring this post.

Do you love or hate beets? I’m learning (or rather trying to) love them. It hasn’t been easy. I want to love them. I’m just not quite there yet. I’m guess you could say I’m learning to tolerate them. Beets and I have a long way to go.

I don’t like beets on their own and I’m not sure I ever will. For the longest time I thought they tasted “dirty”. They’re just so earthy, you know? I think I got turned off of beets as a kid because my mom would always pick them off the salad bar and I’d watch all her lettuce turn this weird hue of pink. For whatever reason, in my 9-year old mind, it just didn’t sit right. I still can hardly look at beets on a salad bar. I just can’t with all those red juices.

My husband loves beets. He’s always trying to convince me how good they are for you (I hear you, hon) but if I’m being honest, it’s been a hard sell. I’m all for making my man happy when I can and I’m all about expanding my pallet so I can honestly say I’m trying. So far I’ve discovered that I like roasted beets if their accompanied by a shit ton of feta cheese and a citrus-y vinaigrette. But maybe I just really like feta? I honestly like beets in hummus. And I can now say that I like pickled beets that I make in my own kitchen.

Salad bar beets will forever be a solid no no.

This particular recipe for pickled beets still have enough of a bite and they’re not overly soft. The brine is lovely and the color is lovelier. You won’t find me eating these right from the jar- that’s my husbands job- but I didn’t hate them.

Baby steps.

So now that I just gave you a full blog post on my relationship with beets, aren’t you dying to try this recipe? You really should. My beet loving mom and husband couldn’t get enough. You know where I stand. 🙂

Thank you to Dixie Crystals for sponsoring this post. As always, all opinions and thoughts are my own. But, duh. You could probably know that already. Thanks for reading and have a great day! xo, Kelley

OTHER DIXIE CRYSTAL RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

Candied Jalapeños
Homemade Duck Sauce
Dill Pickle Chips
Raspberry Jalapeño Jam