{"id":3578,"date":"2026-04-13T21:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:36:32","slug":"healthy-pickled-beets-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/healthy-pickled-beets-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Healthy Pickled Beets Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Healthy Pickled Beets Recipe<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Beets<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>6\u20138 medium fresh beets<\/li>\n<li>Water (for boiling)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Pickling Brine<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup water<\/li>\n<li>2\u20134 tbsp honey (or skip for sugar-free)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp black peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 bay leaves (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, sliced (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h2>1. Cook the beets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash beets well (don\u2019t peel yet)<\/li>\n<li>Boil in water for <strong>35\u201345 minutes<\/strong> until fork-tender<\/li>\n<li>Let them cool, then peel (skin comes off easily)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Slice<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut beets into slices or cubes<\/li>\n<li>Place into clean glass jars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Make the brine<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In a small pot, mix: vinegar + water + salt + honey + spices<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a light boil, then turn off heat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Pickle the beets<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour hot brine over beets in jars<\/li>\n<li>Make sure beets are fully covered<\/li>\n<li>Close lids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Rest time<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Refrigerate at least <strong>24 hours<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best flavor after <strong>2\u20133 days<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Storage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep in fridge<\/li>\n<li>Lasts about <strong>2\u20133 weeks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add onions or mustard seeds for extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Roasting beets instead of boiling gives a sweeter taste<\/li>\n<li>Use gloves to avoid staining hands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Healthy Pickled Beets Recipe \u00a0Ingredients \u00a0Beets 6\u20138 medium fresh beets Water (for boiling) \u00a0Pickling Brine 1 cup apple cider vinegar&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3580,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3578\/revisions\/3580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}