Super Easy Sweet Pickled Peppers

These sweet pickled peppers are super quick and easy to make and perfect for serving with BBQ, roasts, in sandwiches, on pizza and also with a cheeseboard or sharing platter.

Why you’ll love this recipe

• These pickled mixed peppers are a great way of using up a glut of peppers or for making use of a bargain batch from the market.
• Pickled sweet peppers are super useful for adding a dash of flavour and colour to your dishes.
• While you can find pickled peppers in some shops making your own couldn’t be easier.

I love making full use of summer veggies, and when there are lots of lovely peppers about I preserve them in as many ways as possible. Like my Roasted Paprika Peppers In Olive Oil, Red Pepper Chutney and Roasted Peppers In Olive Oil.

Ingredients for Sweet pickled peppers

Bell peppers – Sometimes called ‘Sweet Peppers’ – I have used a mix of red, yellow and green peppers here. Add in some orange peppers too if you have them.

Garlic – you want this to add just a dash of extra flavour to your pickled peppers.

Vinegar – Use white vinegar or cider vinegar here so as not to overwhelm the delicate flavour of the peppers.

Salt – you always want some salt in your pickling and you can add extra spices here if you want more flavour in your pickled peppers.

The complete list of ingredients and full instructions for making this recipe can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to make pickled peppers

Pickling sweet bell peppers is super easy and quick too. The most time-consuming part of the process is prepping the peppers ready for pickling.

Simply cut all the peppers into slices about 0.5cm wide going the length of the peppers so you get nice long pepper slices.

Pack the sweet peppers into a nice big jar, I used a 500ml jar and used all three peppers for one jar of pickled peppers.

You want to alternate the pepper slices in the jar so you see all the colours and not just a batch of red then one yellow, take your time and carefully place them.

Slice the garlic and add it to the jar alongside the pepper slices.

Boil the vinegar and water with the salt and any extra spices you want to add and pour this into the jar with the mixed peppers making sure they are all covered in the pickling liquid.

Place the jar in a water bath and ‘can’ for 15 minutes.

Set the pickled sweet peppers aside for about 2 weeks to let those sweet and tangy flavours to fully develop.

Your canned pickled peppers will keep for up to a year. once opened store in the fridge and use within a month.

How to serve pickled peppers

These pickled peppers are perfect served with burgers and other BBQ goodies. Serve them in wraps and sandwiches or add to salads.

You can also serve these pickled peppers as part of a sharing platter or with a cheeseboard.

Looking for more fun pickles to try? Then check out these recipes before you go;

Pickled nasturtium pods (fake capers)

Spiced balsamic pickled shallots

Quick and easy pickled carrots

Refined sugar-free pickled radishes

And there is even more pickling inspiration in my Homemade Pickles section of Larder Love.

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