Sweet Pickle Relish {Easy Canning Recipe} - Miss in the Kitchen (2024)

Homemade Sweet Pickle Relish is so simple to make and a great way to enjoy your garden fresh cucumbers all year long!

Sweet Pickle Relish

We have an abundance of cucumbers from the garden this year and Sweet Pickle Relish is one of my favorite ways to preserve our garden cucumbers, sweet peppers and onions.

Pickles can be a little tricky to preserve but with pickle relish you don’t have to worry about keeping it crunchy. We use lots of pickle relish on our favorite burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches. Pickle relish is a key ingredient for our favorite Turkey Salad.

How to Make Sweet Pickle Relish:

1. Wash and dry cucumbers and red peppers.
2. Cut cucumbers into chunks.
3. Remove stems, seeds and membranes of red peppers and cut into chunks.
4. Peel onions, removing ends and cut into chunks.
5. Place cucumbers into a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Measure four cups of chopped cucumbers and place in a large bowl.
6. Add red peppers to food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Measure 2 cups of chopped peppers and add to cucumbers.
7. Next add onions to processor and pulse until finely chopped. Measure 2 cups of chopped onions and add to cucumbers.
8. Add kosher salt to vegetables and stir to combine well.
9. Cover with ice water and set aside for 2 hours.
10. Drain, rinse well and drain thoroughly.
11. Combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed and mustard seed in a large stock pot and bring to a boil.
12. Stir in vegetables and simmer for 10 minutes.
13. Spoon hot relish into hot pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch space.
14. Top with lids and rings, just hand tight.
15. Place jars into boiling water and process for 15 minutes.
16. Remove jars and set aside to cool completely.

This recipe should make 3-4 pints or 6-8 half pints. If using half pints, adjust processing time to 10 minutes.

Learning to preserve our garden produce has been on my list for quite some time. Luckily my mother in law was kind enough to teach me how. We made this recipe from her Ball Blue Book canning guide.

There are a few steps to canning but it’s totally worthwhile. Growing our own food and preserving it to enjoy throughout the year is very satisfying.

For a quick refrigerator pickle relish, we love these Pickled Green Onions. Perfect for topping hot dogs and burgers.

More Cucumber Recipes to Try:

Creamy Cucumber Salad is a must- have for summer cookouts. So flavorful with crunchy red onion and fresh dill.

Thai Cucumber Salad is a summer favorite that goes with just about every meal. Crunchy cucumbers with a sweet and tangy Asian dressing. This is one of those dishes that you will make again and again.

Chunky Vegetable Dip is one of my favorite summer appetizers. A quick and easy dip for vegetables, chips or crackers with tons of crunchy vegetables in a creamy herb dip.

Greek Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing is a staple for our family dinners. This salad is just packed with flavor!

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