How to Use Pickle Juice in Food

So, you've eaten all the pickles, and you are left with a bottle of pickle juice. Before you throw the leftover liquid down the drain, read the following suggestions to add some zip to some of your favorite food and drinks.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Mix it with your favorite barbecue sauce to intensify the tangy flavor. Add 2 tablespoons per 1 cup of sauce and combine well. Spread over grilled chicken during the last few minutes of cooking on the grill.

2. Add 3 tablespoons to ¾ cup mayonnaise and mix with 3 pounds of cooked potatoes. For a classic macaroni salad, add 3 tablespoons to ½ cup mayonnaise and mix with 2 cups of cooked macaroni. Light or no fat mayonnaise can easily be substituted in either of these since the addition of the juice is such an intense flavor in food.

3. Jazz up your adult beverages. Add a splash to make your martini dirty in place of olive juice, and then add a pickle spear. It is excellent in a Bloody Mary also. Add about a tablespoon of pickle juice to the finished drink and stir well. Substitute it for your squeeze of lime with your beer.

4. Marinate chicken or shrimp. Add 1 cup juice to ½ cup olive oil, 1 clove minced garlic, and ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro in a zip-top bag. Add one pound of either chicken or shrimp, roll it in the liquid and marinate for 1 hour before grilling.

5. Cover your favorite raw vegetables such as sliced red onion, carrots and celery in pickle juice and soak in refrigerator. Eat as a guiltless health food snack.

6. Combine the ¼ cup pickle liquid with one jar of barbecue sauce and one large bag of little sausages in a crock pot. Heat thoroughly and serve in crock pot to keep warm.