Jardiniere - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    green beans or waxed beans, parboiled
    bell pepper, segments raw
    broccoli floret, parboiled
    cabbage, pieces blanched
    carrot, slices parboiled
    cauliflower floret, parboiled
    celery, pieces raw
    cucumber, slices raw
    eggplant, slices parboiled
    green cherry tomatoes, raw
    green tomato, slices raw
    jerusalem artichoke, pieces,raw
    mushroom, parboiled
    okra, blanched
    onion, pieces blanched
    radish, raw
    whole baby white onion, blanched
    zucchini, slices raw
    Per Quart you will need
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 cloves garlic
    3 peppercorns
    1 hot Thai peppers
    Per quart you might need up to
    2 cups vinegar
    2 cups water
Preparation
    It all depends on your choice, amount and size of vegetables-you might use much less, like 1 cup vinegar to 1 cup water-just make sure the vinegar water ratio is equal.
    Select your combination of vegetables.
    Wash and prepare according to above recomendations-like raw vs.
    parboiled.
    Pack veggies, in attractive layers into a clean hot jar (s).
    Add the salt, garlic, peppercorns and hot pepper.
    Pour vinegar water mixture over the veggies, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
    Wipe rims and seal.
    Process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet sea level.

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