Is your garden booming?
Making quick pickles is a low-pressure way to use up your bounty.
Tips from the Test Kitchen
What Is a Jardiniere?
Photo: Eva Kolenko
Jardinieres are quick pickled vegetables in a white-wine vinegar brine.
These pickles can be made with a variety of garden vegetables.
Try adding celery, fennel or radishes.
If you want it spicier, add more chile peppers for extra heat.
How Do I Use a Jardiniere?
It’s delicious as a condiment for sandwiches, burgers and pizza.
Add it topasta salad,potato salador asimple green saladfor some crunch.
What Can I Do with the Leftover Brine?
After you finish a jar, use the leftover brine to make a tangyvinaigrettefor salads.
Transfer to a mortar and add peppercorns.
Crush with a pestle until coarsely cracked.
(Alternatively, use a spice grinder.)
Combine vinegar, water and salt in a large saucepan.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Remove from heat and whisk in honey and the spices.
Pour the warm brine over the vegetables to cover.
Trim the vegetables, if necessary, so they are submerged in the brine.
Equipment
Mortar and pestle or spice grinder, two 2-qt.
glass jars
To make ahead
Refrigerate for up to three weeks.
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