Sweet & Sour Grape Pickle

Name: Sweet & Sour Grape Pickle
Yield: Makes about 1 litre (1 ¾ pints, 4 cups)
Ingredients: 500 ml (18 fl oz, 2 ¼ cups) champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar; 10 sprigs of fresh tarragon; 750 g (1 lb 10 oz, about 4 ½ cups) seedless white grapes; 1 teaspoon salt; 175 ml (6 fl oz, ¾ cup) honey

Preparation info

Makes about
1 litre

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler

Published 1997

About

A delicately flavoured pickle that makes an interesting accompaniment to cheese. Although this recipe uses white grapes, you could substitute red ones. Remember that good-quality vinegar is essential for making a good pickle.

Ingredients

750 g (1 lb 10 oz, about 4 ½ cups

Preserve
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Wash the grapes well and then dry them. Put them in a large sterilized preserving jar with the sprigs of tarragon. Boil the vinegar and honey together for 2 minutes, then add the salt and pour the mixture over the grapes. Seal the jar immediately. For best results, store in a cool dark place for up to 1 month before opening.