Hi, I also love pickles in sandwiches, most of all. Once it happened to me the same, I did not have pickles for a salad, with tomato, purple onion, grated carrot and peregil

As I needed the pickles for that moment, I did the same as you, I searched for a recipe online, but in this case, the recipe indicated that you put boiled gherkins with vinegar, water and salt. So I did them, it was not the same as when you let them pick, but they still seemed great to me.