Spring Giardiniera
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups cider vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried dill
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups cauliflower florets, cut small
- 2 cups asparagus, cut diagonally
- 1 1⁄2 cups green beans, trimmed
- 1 cup carrot, cut diagonally
- 1 cup red bell pepper, cut in strips
- 6 green onions, bottoms only, trimmed
- 4 garlic cloves, halved
directions
- Combine first 8 ingredients in a large Dutch oven.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes.
- Arrange cauliflower and remaining ingredients in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag.
- Carefully pour vinegar mixture over cauliflower mixture.
- Seal bag and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
- Remove vegetables from bag with a slotted spoon.
- Discard bay leaves.
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Reviews
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Yumm! Love the flavors in the sauce. I'm always looking for creative ways to prepare raw veggies, so this is a winner. Having it in a bag is great to, it helps to distribute the sauce all over. I changed up the veggies a little, using what we had on hand. One veggie I used that was not on the list was mushrooms, and really I would not recommed that to all you out there. I love marinated mushrooms, but for some reason did not work here (probably why you didn't have it in the recipe). Thanks for sharing this, will make again.
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
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I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
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