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Lidia Bastianich Giardiniera Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: appetizer
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 6 garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • 4 celery stalks sliced
  • 3 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper seeded and sliced
  • 1/2 serrano chile chopped into rounds
  • Half cauliflower chopped
  • 6 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 3 cups white wine vinegar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons coriander seeds
  • 2 1./2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fennel seeds
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon dried red chile flakes
  • 1/2 tablespoons celery seeds
  • 1/2 cup pitted green olives such as Castelvetrano or Cerignola roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Take a large glass bowl and add the chopped celery, garlic, carrots, and bell peppers in it. In the same step add the serrano and cauliflower to your bowl.
  • Cover the vegetables by pouring cold water into the bowl. Sprinkle four tablespoons of salt in the mixture. Stir well, but the plastic sheet and refrigerate.

To make the brine

  • Take a deep medium-sized bowl and squeeze some vinegar in it. Pour two cups of water and salt into it.
  • Boil the water and add pepper flakes, celery seeds, coriander seeds, oregano, fennel seeds, in it. Also add mustard seeds, peppercorns, and olives to this cooked brine.
  • Cook and then air cool for some time.
  • Drain the vegetables and then pour the brine into the vegetable bowl. Add all the rest of the seasonings to it and cool it at room temperature.
  • You can eat it this way or can let it stay overnight.
  • Use plastic wrap to cover the bowl from the top and put it in the refrigerator while being covered.
  • Serve chilled!