Pickled Green Walnuts

Name: Pickled Green Walnuts
Yield: Makes about 1 kg
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg green walnuts; 310 ml (1¼ cup) malt vinegar; 280 g (1 cup) rock salt; ½ tsp allspice berries; ½ tsp black peppercorns; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 tbsp molasses; 70 g (⅓ cup) brown sugar; 2 cm knob fresh ginger; 250 ml (1 cup) apple cider vinegar; 125 ml (½ cup) white balsamic vinegar; ½ tsp whole cloves

Preparation info

Makes about
1 kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Boronia Kitchen

By Simon Sandall

Published 2023

About

Ingredients

1 kg green walnuts
280 g (1 cup) rock salt

Oceania
Europe
Australian
Australia
United Kingdom
Sydney
Preserve
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Check if the shells inside the walnuts have started to form by pricking them with a darning needle. Reserve those that are soft and easy to prick (see tip).
Next, make a brine. Place half the salt and 1.25L (5 cups) water in a large container. Stir to dissolve salt.
Prick reserved walnuts all over with the needl