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    Homemade Giardiniera Adds a Touch of Italy to Your Meals

    Published: Jun 19, 2018 ยท Modified: May 4, 2025 by Audrey ยท This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Homemade Giardiniera adds a touch of Italy to your meals. This easy pickled vegetable recipe is great as an antipasto or on a salad or sandwich.

    Add a touch of Italy to your meals with Homemade Giardiniera.  Chop up some fresh vegetables, whip up a quick flavorful brine and pack into jars.

    Enjoy this easy pickled vegetable recipe on a salad or sandwich, as an antipasto, with a cheese or charcuterie tray.

    open jar of homemade giardiniera

    Last week my CSA gave me half a cauliflower as a bonus, and I had a drawer full of carrots so my mind immediately jumped to Giardiniera, an easy Italian mixed vegetable pickle.

    If you like your mixed vegetable pickles even hotter try this Hot Mixed Pickle Recipe. Or maybe try some Do Chua, a simple Vietnamese pickle.

    Some versions of Giardiniera cut the carrots into long sticks more like cucumber pickles and some cut the vegetables into small bits like a relish. As you can see from the photo, I split the difference.

    vegetables on cutting board for giardiniera

    Ingredients for Giardiniera

    Do not be intimidated by the long list of ingredients. This is a simple mix of vegetables, a brine of vinegar. sugar and salt plus some aromatic spices:

    • cauliflower
    • carrots 
    • bell peppers
    • yellow onion (or pearl onions)
    • jalapeno peppers (or hotter pepper)
    • garlic
    • apple cider vinegar
    • sugar
    • salt, pickling spice, basil, oregano, peppercorns

    You can mix and match the vegetables and spices as you fit. I made mine a bit on the mild side with jalapeno peppers, but if you like the extra hot Chicago-style Giardiniera, use a hotter pepper.

    For food safety, do not alter the ratio of water, vinegar, sugar and salt.

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    Ingredients
     

    • ยฝ head cauliflower (cut into small florets)
    • 1 pound carrots (cut into ยฝ inch diagonal slices)
    • 1 pound green and/or red bell peppers (cut into long strips then cut in halves or thirds)
    • 1 medium onion (cut in half, then skinny wedges)
    • 3 medium jalapeno peppers (seeded and cut in thin slices)
    • 2 cloves garlic (quartered)
    • 1 quart apple cider vinegar
    • 1 ยฝ cups water
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons pickling spice
    • 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
    • 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Instructions
     

    • Cut all vegetables and combine in a large bowl. 
    • In a large sauce pot, combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
    • Reduce heat to simmer, add vegetables and cook until just tender.
    • If not processing jars, continue cooking another 10-15 minutes. Scoop into jars. Let cool then refrigerate for at least 4-5 days before serving.
    • To process jars: Pack vegetables into pint jars leaving ยผ inch headspace. Cover with liquid. Remove bubbles and adjust 2 piece lid. Process in boiling water canner for 20 minutes.

    Notes

    Check out the Ball website for more information on the boiling water canning process.

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