These refrigerator pickled ratatouille vegetables are great for relish trays, sandwiches or just eating out of the jar. A great summer snack to make with vegetables from your garden!
You might also like these fresh pickled green beans recipe!
So this week we are celebrating the best picnic foods on Sunday Supper and while these refrigerator pickled ratatouille vegetables do not scream picnic food, they seem like such a summer food to me.
I’ve grown to love pickled vegetables and think they would be great on a picnic. You can eat them as is, on a sandwich or salad, or eat them with meats and cheeses.
However the real reason I made this quick pickle is that I wanted to use some of our garden vegetables and I thought this mix would be tasty. And it is!
The Ratatouille Vegetables I Pickled
I used vegetables that are usually in ratatouille and which I thought would taste good pickled. They aare: grape tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, red onions and bell peppers.
The jar above on the left is the pickled vegetables just after I made them and the one on the right is after a few days in the refrigerator.
Notes About This Recipe
- Make sure you poke holes in the tomatoes so they absorb the pickling juice. If you cut them they will become a big mess.
- If you use eggplant like I did, make sure you cut them thin. They are like a sponge and will really soak up that liquid. If you don’t like eggplant just leave it out.
Refrigerator Pickled Ratatouille Vegetables
Two Pickling Brine Recipes
I’m going to give you two pickling recipes. One is my husband’s recipe from his pickled jalapeño peppers that everyone loves and the other is a my blend which is more tangy than his.
His has more sugar so if you are a sweet pickle person, make his. And if you are dill pickle kind of person, use mine.
Ways You Can Use These Pickled Vegetables:
- in salads: Just add a good olive oil and some meat and cheese and you have a pickled vegetable salad. My hubby and I eat this everyone once in a while in the summer.
- on sandwiches: These are great on an Italian sub or really any sandwich for a little crunch and tang.
- as a snack: This is a delicious little snack that is pretty healthy for you.
- in pasta salad: Mix these veggies with a cooked pasta, a good olive oil and grated cheese for a tasty pasta salad.
- on a relish tray: My family likes to make relish trays for get togethers. Usually they involve good cheese and meats, fruit, nuts etc. These pickled veggies would be the perfect addition.
I hope you like this quick pickled veggies recipe. For more picnic recipes check out all the great ideas from the Sunday Supper family below!
The nutritional information for 1 out of 8 servings using my pickle recipe and the following quantities of vegetables (1 c tomatoes, 1 ½ c zucchini, ½ c eggplant, ¾ c zucchini, ¼ c red onion) is:
26 cals / 0.3g fat / 5.3g carbs / 1.7g fiber / 1.1g protein = 3.5g net carbs
Refrigerated Pickled Ratatouille Vegetables
Ingredients
- 4 cups raw vegetables I used thinly sliced eggplant, zucchini, grape tomatoes, red onions and bell peppers
- My Tangy Pickling Recipe
- 1 cup vinegar I used red wine, but white or apple cider vinegar would work
- 1 cup water
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasonings
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed
- hot pepper flakes, just a pinch
- 1 teaspoon sugar or sweetener
- Rick's Sweeter Pickling Recipe
- 1 cups water
- 1 cups white vinegar
- ¼ cup white sugar or sweetener
- ¼ cup salt
- 2 cloves garlic – crushed
- ½ teaspoons oregano
- ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
Instructions
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My Pickling Recipe Instructions
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In a sauce pan, add the vinegar, water, seasonings, garlic, hot pepper flakes, sugar and salt.
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Mix until the salt and sugar dissolve and it’s just about to boil.
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Take off the stove.
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Using a toothpick, poke holes into all of the tomatoes. (tThis will allow the pickling juice to penetrate.)
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Add all of your vegetables into a quart sized jar.
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Pour over the warm pickling juice and let sit and cool a bit.
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Add your lid and refrigerate for a day or two.
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Rick’s Pickling Instruction
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Add all the ingredients to the pan except the vegetables and bring to a simmer.
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Mix well and pour over the vegetables in the jar.
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Let cool and then store in the refrigerator.
Caroline says
My husband always says we should make pickles more – these look great and love the platter.
Shaina Wizov says
Love this! I would definitely add these pickled veggies to every cheese board I ever make.
Denise says
Yes that would great!
Cindy @CindysRecipesAndWritings says
Pickled veggies are so good. Thanks for the tip of poking holes in the tomatoes! Put this all together and you have a terrific platter!
Denise says
Yes my hubby gave me the idea about the tomatoes….he said the pickling juice would never penetrate the skin. But I’ll take the credit! 😉
Katherine|Wanderspice says
Opps, meant to write white vinegar. I guess you know where my mind is.
Katherine|Wanderspice says
If I could pickle everything I would, so this here is like heaven on earth for me. I assume you have to use a white wine vinegar?
Denise says
I used red wine vinegar but I think any lighter vinegar (like white, apple cider or red wine) would work. I just wouldn’t use a balsamic. I’ll note that in the recipe. Thanks for stopping by!
Ginny McMeans says
I love pickled vegetables and it is so smart mixing different varieties together. Thanks for the awesome pickling recipe!
Denise says
Thanks Ginny!
Jenn @ Peas and Crayons says
Perfect picnic food indeed – love these colorful pickled veggies and I bet they’re great with everything!
cookilicious says
Love the flavors here..Would love to try this out.
Emily says
These pickled veggies sound so amazing! And I love that you can pickle them in your fridge! I can’t wait to make this for the next gathering I host!
anne says
Now I know what to do with all of the vegetables in my garden.
Denise says
Great!
Hezzi-D says
This sounds delicious and would go great qwith antipasta platters, sandwich platters, or a cheese plate!
Denise says
Thanks!
Nikki says
These pickled veggies are a great addition to any party! The sound delicious and easy to make! Always a win!
Denise says
Thanks for stopping by Nikki!
Sam @ Bites of Wellness says
You had me at refrigerator pickled! I have so many extra veggies from the CSA and now I know what to do with them!!
Denise says
Thanks Sam! Yes it’s the perfect thing for a CSA basket!
Liz says
What a gorgeous platter of deliciousness! I love ratatouille and would love to try your pickled veggies!
Denise says
Well if you do, Liz, I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!