Pickled Radishes & Finnochio

Pickled Finnochio

2 medium bulbs Finnochio

1 cup white wine vinegar

1 cup water

2 Tbsp sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp fennel seed

1/2 tsp coriander seed

1)Thinly slice Finnochio with mandoline, cuisinart or by hand if you're very talented. 

2) In pot add all other ingredients and bring to boil until sugar dissolves

3) Strain out coriander and fennel seeds

4) Place finnochio inside jars, pour liquid on top to cover

5) Twist on lid and place in fridge

Mangia! Mangia!

Pickled Radishes

1 bunch radishes

3/4 cup water

3/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 Tbsp honey

1)Thinly slice radishes with mandoline, cuisinart or by hand if you're very talented. 

2) In pot add all other ingredients and bring to boil until honey dissolves

3)Place radishes in glass jar, pour liquid on top to cover

4) Twist on lid and place in fridge

Mangia! Mangia!

 

Pickled Onions

Three weeks in a row our farm box sent Pompeii Onions, think a small red(ish) onion growing with the green onion tops. I love a good onion but wasn't using them as fast as we were getting them. Truth be told I forgot we had them until the next week when I put them back in the fridge. Tuesday seeing I had 6 of these onions I decided to try my hand at pickling. Not knowing which would be our favorite I mixed it up a bit and tried different variations of vinegar.  Our favorite was the White Wine vinegar as well as ACV, I honestly wouldn't make the white vinegar one again. Also I did add the "green onion" part of the onion and one jar I even added cilantro (next time I'll use the whole bunch of cilantro)

Here's my super simple recipe:

Pickled Onions

2 medium size onions

4 cups boiling water

1/2 cup vinegar of your choice (White Wine, ACV, White, Rice, etc)

1/2 cup water

3 Tbsp sugar (can sub honey)

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp peppercorns

1.) Peel the onions and slice thinly, I used my Cuisinart.

2.) Add sliced onions to the boiling water and let sit for 5 minutes

3.) Drain onions

4.) Place onions in bell jars (or whatever you're going to keep them in)

5.) Place vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, 1/2 cup water and salt in a container that you can close and shake. 

6.) Pour liquid over onions completely to cover, place on lid and refrigerate.

*Mangia! Mangia!