Quick Sweet Pickled Rhubarb

Name: Quick Sweet Pickled Rhubarb
Yield: Serves 8 (Makes 1 pint)
Ingredients: 8 ounces, rhubarb, trimmed and sliced on bias 1/8 inch thick (about 2 cups); 1 (3-inch), strip lemon zest; ⅔ cup, sugar; 1⁄2 cup, water; 1⁄2 cup, red wine vinegar; 1⁄2 teaspoon, table salt

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2022

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Once you try them, you’ll be putting these rhubarb pickles on everything.

SERVES8 (Makes 1 pint)

TIME15 minutes, plus 26 hours cooling and pickling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Pickled rhubarb is an unexpected crunchy, tangy twist on an underrated seasonal vegetable. We heated a vinegar solution of red wine vinegar (for color and bold flavor) with a bit of water and plenty of sugar to balance the slightly bitter f...

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