What Is Pickling salt and How Can I Use It?
If pickling salt has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 64 recipes to try it in.
Where found
Pickling salt is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
| In Chinese: | 酸洗盐 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | sel de décapage | |
| en español: | sal de decapado |
Recipes using pickling salt
There are 64 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Grama's Dill Pickles
Grama's dill pickles are a classic hot-pack brine of white wine vinegar, water, and pickling salt poured over fresh cucumbers with sprigs of dill. Crunchy old-school pickles, ready after a few weeks of curing.
14-Day Sweet Pickles
Old-fashioned 14-day sweet pickles canned at home. A traditional brine-and-syrup method that builds crisp sweet-tart [cucumbers](/recipes/cucumber) over two weeks, finished with celery seed and pickling spice.
Crock-Style Kosher Dill Pickles
Crock-style kosher dill pickles fermented with grape leaves for snap, fresh dill, garlic, and a salt-vinegar brine. Old-school crunch you cannot get from a jarred pickle.
Peppy Dill Wedges
Peppy dill wedges are spicy cucumber pickles with dill seed, crushed red pepper, and apple cider vinegar, quick-processed for canning. A crunchy, no-sugar pickle with heat.
Kosher Garlic Dills
Homemade kosher garlic dill pickles with a spiced vinegar brine, bay leaf, mustard seed, and fresh dill. A classic canning recipe that yields 7 pints of crunchy pickles.
Chunky Pickle Slices
Classic bread and butter pickle slices with cucumber, onion, and green pepper in a sweet-tart cider vinegar brine with mustard seed, turmeric, and celery seed. Canned for the pantry.
Refrigerator Pickles
Refrigerator pickles made with sliced cucumbers and onions in a sweet vinegar brine with turmeric, mustard seeds, and celery seeds. No canning required. Keeps for 4 months in the fridge, and you can add fresh vegetables anytime.
Bread 'N Butter Pickels
Classic bread and butter pickles with that sweet-tangy crunch you remember from grandma's kitchen. Cucumbers, onions, and bell peppers cured in a spiced vinegar brine with mustard seed, turmeric, and celery seed.
Dill Beans
Crunchy pickled green beans canned with fresh dill, garlic, mustard seed, and a touch of cayenne. This classic dilly bean recipe yields 7 pints of tangy, snackable preserved beans.
Pickled Green Beans with Savory
For those who love the taste of green beans, you will love this savory side dish that is very easy to make.
Homemade Garlic Dill Pickles
Homemade garlic dill pickles canned with fresh dill heads, whole garlic cloves, and a kick of red pepper flakes. Crisp, tangy deli-style pickles that keep on the pantry shelf.
Favorite Chili Sauce
Homemade chili sauce for canning made from 25 fresh tomatoes, red peppers, onions, and apple cider vinegar with allspice and brown sugar. A tangy-sweet condiment for preserving summer's harvest.
Honey Spears
Honey spear pickles with cucumbers and onions brined overnight, then canned in a sweet honey-vinegar syrup with mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric. A golden, sweet-tangy refrigerator or canning pickle.
Pickled Cherries with Hyssop
Pickled cherries with hyssop: fresh cherries packed in red wine vinegar brine with fresh hyssop sprigs, then water-bath processed for shelf-stable jars. Tart, floral, herbal, and a stunning partner for cheese boards, roast duck, or cocktails.
Curry Pickles
Homemade curry pickles with thin-sliced cucumbers, vinegar, mustard, and celery seed. A tangy, spiced twist on classic canning pickles. Makes 3 pints.
Aunt May's Pickled Green Tomatoes
Aunt May's pickled green tomatoes is a heritage four-day sweet pickle recipe that turns 15 pounds of unripe tomatoes into translucent, cinnamon-and-clove spiced jewels in cider vinegar syrup. Old-school canning that fills the pantry.
Mushroom Ketchup
Mushroom ketchup, a Victorian-era umami bomb of salted fresh mushrooms and dried boletus simmered with vinegar, warm spices and sherry. A shelf-stable savory condiment worth the two-day project for real depth.
Mushroom Ketchup
Mushroom ketchup, a Victorian-era umami bomb of salted fresh mushrooms and dried boletus simmered with vinegar, warm spices and sherry. A shelf-stable savory condiment worth the two-day project for real depth.
Ice Water Pickles
Ice water pickles, classic homestead cider-vinegar pickles with cucumber spears, onions, and mustard seed. The ice-water soak gives them crisp snap that lasts in the jar.
Refigerator Pickles
Refrigerator pickles in a cold dill-and-garlic brine, ready in three days. The no-canning, no-fermenting method that lets you keep adding cucumbers as you eat from the jar.
Pickled Onions
Pickled onions brined overnight in salt water, then packed in a hot vinegar brine with mustard seeds, horseradish, bay leaf, and hot peppers. Crunchy and tangy.
Lime Hot Pickle
Lime hot pickle, a fiery South Asian condiment of cut limes cured for three weeks in their own juices with chili and pickling salt. Sharp, tart, and built to wake up bland curries and lamb.
Pickled Bread-And-Butter Zucchini
Bread-and-butter pickled zucchini turns a garden glut into 36 sweet-tart jars. Mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric build the classic bread-and-butter spice profile around sliced zucchini and onion.
Quick Fresh-Pack Dill Pickles
Quick fresh-pack dill pickles canned in pint jars with mustard seed, dill heads, and a hot vinegar brine. The classic American summer canning project, no fermenting required.
