Hot Italian Giardiniera

Description

This is Italian giardiniera. It is wonderful on Chicago style Italian beef sandwiches, sausage sandwiches, French dips, pastas or even as a pizza topping. You can even snack on it as is if you choose. Once you taste it you will figure out what you prefer to use it on.

Ingredients

  • 2 green bell peppers, diced
  • 2 red bell peppers, diced
  • 8 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced
  • 1 celery stalk, diced
  • 1 medium carrot, diced
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • ½ cup fresh cauliflower florets
  • ½ cup salt
  • water to cover
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (5 ounce) jar pimento-stuffed green olives, chopped
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1 cup olive oil

Instructions

  1. Place green and red peppers
  2. jalapeños
  3. celery
  4. carrots
  5. onion
  6. and cauliflower in a large bowl. Stir in salt
  7. then fill with enough cold water to cover. Place plastic wrap or aluminum foil over the bowl; refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight.
  8. Drain salty water; rinse vegetables and set aside.
  9. Mix together olives
  10. garlic
  11. oregano
  12. red pepper flakes
  13. and black pepper in a medium bowl. Pour in vinegar and olive oil; mix well. Combine with vegetable mixture; cover and refrigerate for 2 days before using.

Prep Time: 45 mins

Cook Time: 2 days

Total Time: 2 days

Servings: 10

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