Are you looking for a new way to use strawberries, or use up a bumper crop you aren’t sure what to do with? These beautiful and versatile Pickled Strawberries with Pink Peppercorn and Rose are quick and easy! This is also a no cook recipe, so there’s no need to heat up your kitchen! This could become your new favorite way to eat strawberries!
Strawberry Season-
I love the time of year when the Strawberries are crowding the roadside stands. It’s hard not to pull over each and every time and just buy them all up. If you are anything like me, before you know it you have flats of strawberries taking up all the counter space in the kitchen. Then you wonder how you got here, and what to do with them all. That’s what this recipe is for!
These little red beauties were meant for more than just dessert. When you pickle them, they can really become something special.
What I Love About This Recipe
With just a basic brine and some spices and seasonings, you can not only save an overabundance of strawberries from rot, but you can transform them into something that has many uses! Extra strawberries don’t have to be frozen or made into jam (though that is great too).
Wherever I can, I am always looking for ways to reduce waste in my kitchen, and quick pickling strawberries is just one more way to achieve that. For another idea to reduce kitchen waste, my recipe for roasted carrots with carrot top pesto is a great one!
The ease and simplicity of this recipe is unbelievable. It’s simply a matter of adding the brine ingredients to the jar, trimming the strawberries and adding them to the jar, and refrigerating them for 24 hours.
This recipe for pickled strawberries is easily doubled or more. All you need is enough ingredients and more jars.
Pickling Strawberries
Did you know you can pickle more than just cucumbers and other vegetables? Pickled strawberries are pretty marvelous if I do say so myself.
If you have done any pickling, then you know that you need water, vinegar, salt, sugar, and some spices or herbs of some sort.
Ingredients for Pickled Strawberries
Strawberries
I prefer using smaller whole strawberries, but if you can’t find small ones, larger strawberries can be cut in half or quartered.
Be sure to cut the leaves off and remove the stem before pickling. If you have a roadside berry stand somewhere near you or you can grow or pick your own, those are the best kind! If you only have berries from your local grocery store this recipe will still be great though.
White Balsamic Vinegar
Because we are talking about fruit, I didn’t want to do anything too sour here. That’s why I used white balsamic vinegar, because it is one of the most mildly flavored vinegars I have ever encountered. I knew it would pickle while not dominating the whole thing. This is one ingredient you will not want to substitute in this brine.
Other vinegars will just push the strawberry flavor right out of the picture, and that was not the end result I was going for. My recipe for White Balsamic and Basil Vinaigrette makes nice use of this vinegar as well.
Dried Rose Petals
I love using florals in cooking when I can, and I knew dried rose petals would be nice with the strawberries. I wasn’t wrong. Strawberry and rose are a simply magical flavor combination!
You can also use dried rose buds if you don’t have petals. Just drop them whole right in the jar with the other brine ingredients. If you decide to use dried rose buds, measure out a tablespoon of them just as you would the petals.
Use the freshest dried rose petals you can find. If they sit too long they lose their potency. If you grow your own roses or know someone who does and the roses are not sprayed with any pesticides, by all means use them!
Whole Pink Peppercorns
The pink peppercorn is just fabulous, because they have a floral note of their own with a hint of citrus and they are not too spicy.
Unlike a black peppercorns, you can bite right into a pink one thanks to their mild flavor. If you want a stronger flavor from the peppercorns, all you have to do is just add a few more.
You could use black peppercorns if you want, but be sure to use fewer of them, as the flavor is not the same as the pink variety.
No Boil Brine For Pickled Strawberries
If you have done any pickling, you know that you typically boil your brine prior to adding it and what you are pickling to the jars. In this case, the brine is not boiled.
Why isn’t the brine boiled?
I find that the hot brine tends to soften the strawberries just enough to affect the texture in a way that I don’t personally like. Technically, it’s not necessary to boil a brine when quick pickling. I just find that this recipe in particular yields a better result not boiling it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Any Pint sized glass canning jar with a tightly fitting cover and ring will do.
Yes you can! They won’t have quite the same flavor, but you can omit them if needed.
They can be found online, and most tea or spice shops will have dried rose petals for sale.
The strawberries are good for about two weeks in the refrigerator. I’m not sure they will last you that long, though. They are lovely!
They most definitely are! If you happen to eat one that is stuck to a strawberry there is no cause for concern.
What To Do With Pickled Strawberries
These are great to eat right out of the jar! They make a nice addition to a salad, and they are really nice chopped up and spooned on top of grilled chicken, pork, or salmon.
You can add them to cocktails, or just make a pickled strawberry cocktail. Also, try them on top of a vanilla cheesecake or some ice cream. They are nice as part of a cheese board or picnic basket. They are a great addition to my Vanilla Dutch Baby with Clementine Curd as well.
If you want all the strawberry goodness, serve them along with my Easy Strawberry Basil Lemonade. You could even make pickled strawberry shortcake. The possibilities here are many and varied!
Once you have used up the strawberries, you can use the brine as the vinegar component in a salad dressing. It makes a nice strawberry flavored vinaigrette!
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Pickled Strawberries with Pink Peppercorn and Rose
Can you pickle strawberries? Yes you can! These Pickled Strawberries are an easy no cook recipe. They are great right out of the jar, or in cocktails and desserts. This recipe is the perfect use for an overabundance of berries!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Strawberries, stems and leaves removed (could be more or less, depending on size)
- 15-20 whole Pink Peppercorns
- 1 Tbsp dried Rose Petals
- 1 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup White Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Water
Instructions
- Remove the stems and leaves from the strawberries. If they are large strawberries, cut them in half. If they are very large, you may need to cut them in quarters. Smaller strawberries can stay whole.
- In a pint size canning jar with a tight fitting lid, place the 15-20 pink peppercorns, 1 Tbsp dried rose petals, 1 Tbsp granulated sugar, 1 tsp salt, and the strawberries. Be sure not to go all the way to the top, leaving at least a half inch of space between the strawberries and the top of the jar.
- Combine the 1/4 cup of water and 3/4 cup of white balsamic vinegar in a large measuring cup.
- Pour the water and vinegar into the jar over the top of the strawberries.
- Place the lid on the jar tightly and shake well to combine the ingredients.
- Refrigerate for at least 24 hours. Enjoy right out of the jar, or on cheesecake, ice cream, pork, chicken, salmon, cocktails, or in salads.
Notes
Don't substitute white balsamic vinegar for another variety. other types of vinegar will overwhelm the strawberries.
You don't need to worry about sanitizing your canning jar, but if you prefer to sanitize you can do that if you like.
These will last for about two weeks in the refrigerator before they start to soften and lose a bit of texture.
If needed, you can substitute black peppercorns, just be sure to use less of them. If you need to use black peppercorns, around 6 should be enough.
Be sure not to tightly pack the strawberries inside the jar. This way the brine will fit inside the jar once its poured in.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 71Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 397mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 3gSugar: 9gProtein: 1g
All information presented and written within this site are intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist or registered dietitian and any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline. Statements within this site have not been evaluated or approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is provided for recipes contained on this site. This information comes from online calculators. Although The Copper Table attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
This sounds absolutely delicious & will definitely be trying this recipe!!!
This looks and sounds amazing! I havent made it yet but it is on my to-do list (and my I-want list). Thanks for a great looking recipe.
You are most welcome Megan!
What a delicious combination! Can’t wait to try out your recipe! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome Nora! I hope you enjoy them!
These pickled strawberries were so delicious! I loved how easy they were to make and loved the tartness!
So, I tried your pickled strawberries for the first time, and I can’t thank you enough. My kids adore strawberries. Great recipe!
That’s wonderful Natalie! I’m glad you all enjoyed them!
Wow! this is new to me.:) I don’t know that strawberries can be pickled.:) I’m so excited to try this. Thanks!
I hope you like them Jerika!
Yum! I loved these pickled strawberries! Such a fun recipe!
This is such a divine combination! Love it! Thank you for this wonderful idea!
You are most welcome!
The flavours was so complex and delicious. I made a batch and looking forward to making another to gift my mom
I’m glad you liked them Nancy! I hope your Mom enjoys them too!
I have never heard of Pickled Strawberries before, and I’m so glad I discovered this recipe! Just in time for strawberry season, they were easy to make and delicious! We served them as part of a cheeseboard for a bbq this weekend. Everyone loved them!
Glad to hear it Peter!
This is perfect for all the strawberries I got from a friend, can’t wait to make it. My friends always tell me about pickled strawberries, and now it is my turn to make them, thanks!
You’re welcome Marina! Enjoy!
This is perfect for all the extra strawberries in my garden.
I have tried many things pickled but not strawberries…until now! What a wonderful idea and so delicious!
Glad you love them Emily!
I’ve never trie pickled strawberries, but this was fantastic! I am totally sold!
Hooray! I’m happy to hear you loved them!
I love this recipe. I stepped out of my comfort zone a smidge and used a strawberry champagne vinegar….so amazing but very pricey and I found a ripe spicey red pepper(very small) in my garden and chopped that up for a bit more tingle. Thank you! Gonna do the lemon cucumbers next with a pear champagne vinegar and fresh sweet basil from my garden. Im so glad I found you.
I am so happy to hear that you loved this recipe! I can imagine the strawberry champagne vinegar that you mentioned was lovely, and the spicy red pepper must have been great! I’m so glad you found the blog, thank you for stopping by Kristina!
Looking so good, with the strawberry season coming up here in our neck of the woods. I will look at this again in season. Pinned it for now.
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