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Fermented Giardiniera: Probiotic Italian Pickled Vegetables

Giardiniera is a mix of pickled vegetables in vinegar or oil in Italy, but here we used wild fermentation to create a delicious fermented Giardiniera recipe.  In Italian, it is pronounced jar-din-AIR-ah, meaning “from the garden.”

  • Prep: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 672 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 150 grams cauliflower
  • 50 grams fresh peppers (any kind)
  • 150 grams Brussels sprouts
  • 30 grams shallots
  • 50 grams carrots
  • 350 grams water
  • 28 grams salt

Instructions

  1. Lightly rinse all your vegetables in cool water and chop them to your desired consistency.
  2. Make sure all of your fermentation equipment has been cleaned well.
  3. Dissolve the sea salt in the water to create a brine.
  4. In a clean mason jar add all of the vegetables. (optional: add in a bay leaf)
  5. Add all of the saltwater brine to the jar.
  6. Place a fermentation weight in the jar to keep all of the vegetables submerged. Place the mason jar lid on the jar and secure it in place.
  7. Ferment for 4 weeks at room temperature. About 2 to 3 days into fermentation, you will notice a lot of bubbles. Set the jar in a glass dish to prevent messes. Every 24 hours, loosen the lid to burp the jar and let the gas out. This particular fermentation can get very bubbly. You can rinse the lid daily before replacing it to keep it clean.
  8. After 4 weeks of fermentation, remove the fermentation weight and check to make sure the pH is around 3.8
  9. Then move to refrigerated storage.

Notes

  • this recipe is sized to fit a 1-quart mason jar
  • You can use any ratios of vegetables you want, as long as the total weight of vegetables combined is about 450 grams.
  • fermented vegetables should keep for about 2 years in the fridge

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Nutrition information is auto-calculated and estimated as close as possible. We are not responsible for any errors. We have tested the recipe for accuracy, but your results may vary.