Sauces and Condiments Recipe • Sour Cherry Pickle

Not only do you get delicious pickled sour cherries, but it's also an easy way to turn vinegar into a fabulously dark red color with a tangy taste that is suitable and eye-catching for every kind of dressing. Plus you can add cherries to the salad.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cherries, not pitted
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup good quality white vinegar, or as needed

Cooking Directions

1. Wash and drain the cherries, place them on a metal baking sheet, and set in the sun for 1 hour to be sure they are completely dry.
2. Place cherries in a sterilized jar with a plastic lid; add salt. Pour in vinegar to fill the jar. Close lid tightly and set aside for taste and color to ripen, 3 to 4 weeks. Refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts

• calories28.9
• carbohydrateContent6.9 g
• fatContent0.2 g
• fiberContent0.9 g
• proteinContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent147 mg
• sugarContent4.8 g