This mezza family staple is a traditional Lebanese any time snack handed down by Granny Canada. Not only are these pickled veges tangy, fresh and crunchy, but they’re deliciously calorie free too. They’re so very easy to prepare and a great pre-dinner snack that does not spoil your appetite for what’s still to come. And vegetarian to boot.
When it comes to pickles, you’re only limited by your imagination
Ingredients
- Carrots
- Swedes (or Turnips)
- Cauliflower
- Jalapenos
- White Vinegar
- Water
- Salt
- Chillis
Cheat Sheet for Preparing Perfect Pickles
- Make sure your glass jars seal tightly
- Sterilise jars beforehand by filling them with boiling water and then let them stand for 2 minutes prior to use
- Turnips / Swedes tend to look unappealing when pickled so we add a few wedges of beetroot with the swedes to give a lovely pink hue
Granny Canada's Crunchy Pickled Veges
Granny Canada's pickled veges are tangy, fresh and crunchy and deliciously calorie free too. They're so very easy to prepare and a great pre-dinner snack that does not spoil your appetite for what's still to come. And vegetarian to boot. They add colour and mouth-watering goodness to your mezza platter and pare well with olives, cheese and crispy bread for sundowner drinks. They're a Lebanese tradition. No feast is enjoyed without them.
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- Glass bottling jars
- Selected vegetables including
- 1 kg Carrots
- 1 head Cauliflower
- 1 kg Swedes
- 500g Jalapeno
- 3L Water
- 3L White vinegar
- 1 table spoon of Rock Salt per 1Lt jar
- 1 Beetroot
Instructions
Vegie Preparation
Cut the selected vegetables into bite sized pieces
Put vegies into pickling jars
Add Salt
Fill jars with 50% water and 50% white vinegar
Swedes
To give the Swedes the pink colour, add 1/2 Beetroot to the jar before closing
Carrots
To add some extra spice to the carrots, add 1 cut Red Eye Chilli
Notes
This recipe can be used to pickle any vegetable including : Cucumber, Green Beans, Cabbage
