Giardiniera

Name: Giardiniera
Ingredients: 1 lb [450 g] carrots; 8 oz [225 g] celery; 1½ lb [675 g] cauliflower; 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 4 sprigs oregano; 4 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; ½ cup [125 ml] olive oil; 1 red bell pepper (about 6 oz [180 g]); 1 cup [250 ml] red wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp salt; 2 tsp sugar; 8 oz [225 g] green olives, pitted and cut in half; 10 pickled peppers or pepperoncini, sliced into rings; 10 pickled peppers or pepperoncini, sliced into rings; 1 small onion (about 4 oz [120 g], thinly sliced

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Grist

By Abra Berens

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

1½ lb [675 g] cauliflower
1 lb [450

Condiment
Preserve
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Cut all the vegetables into bite-size pieces.

Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the vegetables in batches until they are tender but crisp, about 2 minutes per batch; err on the side of undercooked.

Bring the vinegar, salt, sugar, and ½ cup [125 ml] of water to a boil and simmer until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Pour the hot liquid over the blanched veget