quickle

English

Etymology

Blend of quick +‎ pickle

Verb

quickle (third-person singular simple present quickles, present participle quickling, simple past and past participle quickled)

1. (transitive, informal) To pickle (food) rapidly, without the need for long storage.
   • 2020, Rebecca Lindamood, The Ultimate Guide to Vegetable Side Dishes:

     Quickly pickled radishes—or Quickled Radishes—are an easy peasy, tart and tangy way to use up the radishes that are absolutely everywhere during the summer.

   • 2021, Yewande Komolafe, Waffles + Mochi: Get Cooking!, page 56:

     In this recipe, we're going to push the tartness and sweetness to the max by quickling the mango with lime juice.

   • 2022, Australian Women's Weekly Quick & Easy:

     Sesame-crusted chicken with 'quickled' slaw

Noun

quickle (plural quickles)

1. (informal) A pickle produced by this process.