Giardiniera, Sweet And/or Hot (pickled Vegetables)

Total Time: 48 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 48 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb green italian olives, crushed
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced (or 1 cup tiny pearl onions, peeled)
• 1 garlic clove, sliced thin
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally
• 1 stalk celery, sliced diagonally
• 2 cups cauliflower florets, cut into small chunks
• 1 cup broccoli floret (optional, omit in hot version)
• 1/2 red bell pepper, quartered and sliced
• 1/4 cup hot pepper (or less to taste for hot version only)
• 1/2 cup vinegar or 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon dry dill weed
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

• 1 sweet: combine all ingredients and refrigerate in a clean, tightly closed glass jar for 2 days before serving.
• 2 hot: combine the water, vinegar, and salt in a pan and boil for a minute or so.
• 3 pour the hot mixture over the vegetables leaving 1/4 inch head space and cover.
• 4 allow the hot peppers and vegetables to pickle in a cool place for 2 to 3 weeks before serving.