Spring Giardiniera

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups cauliflower florets, cut small
• 2 cups asparagus, cut diagonally
• 1 1/2 cups green beans, trimmed
• 1 cup carrot, cut diagonally
• 1 cup red bell pepper, cut in strips
• 6 green onions, bottoms only, trimmed
• 4 garlic cloves, halved

Recipe

• 1 combine first 8 ingredients in a large dutch oven.
• 2 bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes.
• 3 arrange cauliflower and remaining ingredients in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag.
• 4 carefully pour vinegar mixture over cauliflower mixture.
• 5 seal bag and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
• 6 remove vegetables from bag with a slotted spoon.
• 7 discard bay leaves.