Giardiniera, Sweet And/Or Hot (Pickled Vegetables)
photo by kiwidutch
- Ready In:
- 48hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Basic Giardiniera Vegetables
- 1 lb green Italian olives, crushed
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced (or 1 cup tiny pearl onions, peeled)
- 1 garlic clove, sliced thin
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally
- 1 stalk celery, sliced diagonally
- 2 cups cauliflower florets, cut into small chunks
- 1 cup broccoli floret (optional, omit in hot version)
- 1⁄2 red bell pepper, quartered and sliced
- 1⁄4 cup hot pepper (or less to taste for hot version only)
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Sweet
- 1⁄2 cup white vinegar or 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon dry dill weed
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Hot
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon salt
directions
- Sweet: Combine all ingredients and refrigerate in a clean, tightly closed glass jar for 2 days before serving.
- Hot: Combine the water, vinegar, and salt in a pan and boil for a minute or so.
- Pour the hot mixture over the vegetables leaving 1/4 inch head space and cover.
- Allow the hot peppers and vegetables to pickle in a cool place for 2 to 3 weeks before serving.
Reviews
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This sure beats the store-bought giardiniera any day. I made both the hot and the sweet. While I am a fan of hot and spicy food, I found that I preferred the sweet variety of this recipe. I thought it had a fresher and lighter taste than the hot. I doubled the recipes and put it in mason jars -- the very first night just the 3 of us finished an entire jar of the sweet giardiniera. That's how good it is!!! Plus, I can cut the veggies to the size I want -- the kind in the store has huge pieces of cauliflower -- too much to eat in one bite, so I cut them smaller in this recipe. As another reviewer mentioned, I also added a can of miniature corn that I found in the Asian section of our store. This is so delicious and easy to make, and is great for a snack, to serve on an antipasto platter or as part of a buffet.
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Dee,Spotted this recipe while surfing the site one day ,and was glad I did.The sweet one was made for new Year's day to save me time in the kitchen. All the family enjoyed,and as others I will try the hot version soon.The only slight change I may make is regarding the green olives.I crushed these with a potato masher,and perhaps next time will course chop in processor ,or by hand.In my keeper fily.....Don
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Dee514
United States
I'm married (53 years to the same lucky guy) and have 2 kids, a daughter 47, a son 43, and 2 beautiful grand daughters (11 yrs and 14 yrs). I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, especially breads :)