Giardiniera

Name: Giardiniera
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 750 ml (25⅓ fl oz/3 cups + 1 tbsp) white vinegar; 2 tbsp fine sea salt; 2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried chilli (red pepper) flakes (or to taste); 1 fresh basil leaf; 2 bay leaves; 400 g (14 oz) cauliflower florets; 200 g (7 oz) carrots, finely sliced; 150 g (5½ oz) celery stalks, finely sliced; 150 g (5½ oz) red, green, or yellow (bell) peppers, finely sliced; 150 g (5½ oz) red, green, or yellow (bell) peppers, finely sliced; 150 g (5½ oz) red, green, or yellow (bell) peppers, finely sliced; 100 g (3½ oz) hot cherry peppers, sliced (optional); 100 g (3½ oz) green olives, pitted and sliced; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tsp tellicherry or black peppercorns; 2 tsp tellicherry or black peppercorns

Preparation info

Makes
1l
1¾ pt

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Veganissimo!

By Antonio Alderuccio

Published 2025

About

Italian giardiniera is a delicious and tangy pickled vegetable medley that’s perfect for adding flavour to sandwiches, salads or antipasto platters. I recommend using tellicherry peppercorns if you can get them as they add fresh citrus notes to the pickle however, black peppercorns will also work.

Ingredients

750 ml (25⅓ fl oz/3 cups + 1 tbsp) white vinegar</

Europe
Italy
Preserve
Vegan

Method

In a large saucepan, combine the white vinegar, 250ml (8¾fl oz/1 cup + 1 tbsp) water, the salt, sugar, dried oregano, dried chilli flakes, basil and bay leaves. Bring the mixture to a boil over a medium-high heat, stirring until the salt and sugar dissolve completely.

Add the vegetables to the pan and reduce the heat to low. Let the vegetables simmer in the brine for 5 minutes or until