Quick Dilly Green Beans

This easy refrigerator quick pickled green beans recipe uses a white wine vinegar brine and dill for a quick pickled vegetable snack in only 4 hours.

Ingredients

• 1 pound green beans
• Fresh dill sprigs
• 2 whole garlic cloves, sliced thin
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 teaspoons minced garlic (optiona)
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions 

1. Wash green beans and remove the stems.  Cut the green beans making sure the green beans will fit into the desired pickling jar with room for water to completely cover the spears.
2. Prepare the pickling jar: Add cut green beans to the jar, fitting tightly, and add dill sprig and other desired a tall jar and add optional seasonings. 
3. Prepare and add the brine: In a medium saucepan bring the water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil. Once boiling, pour into the jar until the liquid completely submerges the green beans. Close the lid on the jar tightly.
4. Pickling instructions: Let the jar cool on the counter until it reaches room temperature. Once cooled, put the jar into the refrigerator and let the green beans pickle for at least three hours before serving, but for best results serve after at least 24 hours. Quick pickled green beans are good up to 3 months in the refrigerator.​