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Giardiniera piemontese
Pickled mixed vegetables
Giardiniera: Piedmont's sweet-sour pickled garden vegetables
Giardiniera means "from the garden", and in Piedmont and the north of Italy it is the colourful jar of mixed pickled vegetables served with boiled meats (bollito misto), cold cuts or tuna. Unlike the spicy Chicago-style relish, Italian giardiniera is cut into larger pieces and cooked briefly in a sweet-sour mixture of vinegar, sugar, tomato and a little oil. Families make it in late summer when the garden is full. Chef's tip: add the vegetables to the pan in order of hardness, carrots first and cauliflower and peppers later, so each one stays crunchy.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
- 2 carrotssliced
- 2 celery stickssliced
- 10 ½ oz cauliflowerin small florets
- 2 red and yellow pepperscut into squares
- 5 ½ oz green beanscut in pieces
- 5 ½ oz small pickling onionspeeled
- 1 ¾ cups white wine vinegar
- ¾ cup water
- 2 ⅞ oz sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 3 tbsp olive oil
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Bring 1 ¾ cups white wine vinegar, ¾ cup water, 2 ⅞ oz sugar, 2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp tomato purée, 3 tbsp olive oil and 2 bay leaves to the boil in a large pan, stirring until smooth.
Step 2: Add 2 carrots and 5 ½ oz small pickling onions and simmer for 4 minutes. Add 2 celery sticks and 5 ½ oz green beans for 3 minutes, then 10 ½ oz cauliflower and 2 red and yellow peppers for 3 minutes more. They should be cooked but still crisp. Common mistake: cooking them all together; the soft ones go limp.
10 minStep 3: Pack the hot vegetables into clean sterilised jars and fill with the hot liquid to cover. Close at once.
Step 4: Cool and keep in the fridge for at least 2 days before eating. It keeps for up to a month in the fridge.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 70 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 12 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does giardiniera piemontese take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of carrots?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
- What can I use instead of celery sticks?
- Fennel, same weight.
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