Foodie Friday: Pickles

Sounds a little weird, right? Pickles, though, have quite a few great dishes to their credit.  

Your activity for today is to make a pickle dish! Anything you want. Just don't make the pickle a topping.

As someone who has been on the Keto diet, I have found that pickles can be a dieters best friend. Because of this, I've labeled the Keto friendly dishes. Sorry other diets... I can't tell. Well, Diabetics and Low-Carb foodies would be fine with the Keto items, too.

• Bacon Wrapped Pickles (tons of online recipes; Keto Friendly)
• Bacon Wrapped Pickles - Take 2 (stuff the pickle before you wrap it; Keto Friendly)
• Chocolate Pickles (Could be made Keto Friendly with some adjustments)
• Dill Pickle Popcorn or Pickle Pop (I get the Kernel Seasoning one.)
• Ham, Cream Cheese, and Pickle Rolls (Keto Friendly) - Picture Below
• Ham, Cream Cheese, and Pickle Roll Dip (Keto Friendly)
• Loaded Dill Pickle Soup
• Loaded Pickle Chips
• Pickles in a Blanket
• Pickle Cheesecake?!?!?!
• Pickle Chips (air fried, deep fried, oven baked; tons of online recipes) - Picture Below
• Pickle Cupcakes
• Pickle Dip (Keto Friendly)
• Pickle Egg Rolls
• Pickle Guacamole (Keto Friendly)
• Pickle Mozzarella Sticks
• Pickle Pizza (Could be made Keto Friendly with some adjustments)
• Pickle Pops (Keto Friendly with sugar substitute)
• Breaded Pickle Spears (spiraled on a stick, basic breading, etc.; several online recipes)
• Pickle Sandwiches (Use a giant pickle cut in half as bread; Keto Friendly) - Picture Below
• Tuna Melt Pickles (Keto Friendly)
• Tuna Salad Pickle Boats (scoop out the middle of halved giant pickle and put in your tuna salad; Keto Friendly) - Picture Below
• Pickle Sliders (Could be made Keto Friendly with some adjustments)
• Pickle Sushi (Keto Friendly)

I prefer Buddig Beef and  to slice my mini-dills into quarters.

One of the biggest trends is using pickles in place of bread for things like cold cut sandwiches and hot dogs. Go ahead and test it out. It's pretty good when done well.

Now, you can pickle pretty much anything, but I stayed away from those recipes. I also didn't include food where you add pickles as a condiment instead of it being at the heart of the dish. Additionally, I did not include anything Bloody Mary related, but there are tons of fun things you can do with pickles for that.

Let my conclude with one of my favorite books from my childhood: Pickle Things by Marc Brown.