Easy Homemade Pickled Beets: A Sweet and Tangy Side Dish

These bright red pickled beets are a simple, flavorful addition to almost any meal. Their sweet-and-tangy taste makes them perfect as a side dish, salad topping, or snack. They can also be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for later.

🥣 Ingredients

• 4–5 medium fresh beets
• 1 cup vinegar (white or apple cider vinegar)
• 1 cup water
• ⅓–½ cup sugar, adjusted to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 small cinnamon stick (optional)
• 3–4 whole cloves (optional)
• ½ teaspoon black peppercorns (optional)

👩‍🍳 Instructions