Stop throwing out your pickle juice: 7 creative ways to use it up From pickle lemonade to that viral dip, what's at the bottom of the jar is often the best part Published May 28, 2026 11:15AM (EDT) Pickle juice lemonade (MurzikNata/Getty Images ) Pickles are summer’s favorite accessory. They show up alongside burgers at cookouts, tucked next to sandwiches at beach delis, speared into Bloody Marys, eaten cold straight from the fridge after a day outside. They’re refreshing in a way that’s almost medicinal: salty, sharp, ice-cold. Some may say the snap of a crisp, cool pickle on a hot day is even more satisfying than the soda tab pop in a Coca-Cola commercial. There’s a reason runners swear by pickle juice as a recovery drink, and why “pickle girls” have become their own corner of the internet. Pickles don’t just taste good in the summer. They belong to summer. But if pickles are the star, pickle juice is usually treated like the aftermath.…