British Pub Pickle

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pickles, Illustrated: A Cookbook of 36 Recipes and Briny Miscellany

By Karen Solomon

Published 2025

  • About

A ploughman’s lunch is a bowl or jar of this pickle served with crusty bread, sharp cheddar cheese, spicy cured sausage, hard-boiled eggs, pickled onions, and a cold beer. Or some combination thereof. The pickle is the high point of the meal, though—sweet, tangy, and full of vegetables and fruit.

Method

Peel, prep, and finely dice 1 to 2 carrots (about cups [300 g]),