Hot Italian Giardiniera

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Learn how to make homemade giardiniera for canning with this easy-to-follow recipe! This Italian relish is a delicious mix of pickled vegetables, including cauliflower, carrots, and peppers, and is perfect for adding flavor to sandwiches, salads, and more.

Spicy Giardiniera for Canning

What you’ll love about this recipe:


  • Low-carb friendly. If you’re watching your carb intake, or following a keto diet, this recipe is perfect for you! Giardiniera is a great way to add flavor and texture to your meals.
  • Easy. Don’t let the idea of canning intimidate you. This recipe is simple and easy to follow, and the end result is a delicious and healthy snack that you can enjoy all year round.
  • Preserve summer produce. This recipe allows you to use up all the fresh summer vegetables in your garden or at the farmer’s market before they go bad. The canning process ensures that you can enjoy the taste of summer all year round.

Giardiniera: The Summer Snack That’ll Keep You Cool

A few weeks ago there was a free Zombies concert on the plaza downtown (once in a while Albany can be kind of cool).

Since it started right after work, there wasn’t time to go home for dinner so we had to eat there. I fully expected to be stuck eating a hot dog or something, but it turns out that the vendors really upped their game this year!

I got a “Chicago sandwich” – roast beef dipped in jus filed high on a soft roll and topped with spicy pickled giardiniera – and I immediately fell in love.

I’m declaring it the sandwich of summer.

This week, the theme of Sunday Supper is “Preserving the Harvest” so I thought making my own spicy giardiniera would be perfect.

I’ve never really been big on canning and it surprised me how easy the giardiniera was to make!

It’s also crazy delicious – so much better than the stuff I’ve always gotten at the grocery store. With three jars of it tucked away in my cabinets, I should be all set for the rest of the summer.

Pile it on a sandwich with thinly sliced rump roast or roast beef from the deli counter and serve it was a side of au jus for dipping.

Serve the sandwiches with a side of salt and vinegar chips for what I think is pretty much the perfect no-fuss dinner on a hot night.

This vegetable giardiniera is also amazing thrown on an antipasto salad!

Chicago Style Italian Beef Sandwich
Chicago Style Italian Beef Sandwich

Hot Italian Giardiniera

Learn how to make homemade canned giardiniera with this easy-to-follow recipe! This Italian relish is a delicious mix of pickled vegetables, including cauliflower, carrots, and peppers, and is perfect for adding flavor to sandwiches, salads, and more.
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Course: Healthy Snack Recipes, Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: giardiniera, Italian pickled vegetables, pickled vegetables
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Cooling Time: 1 day
Total Time: 1 day 25 minutes
Servings: 27 servings
Calories: 27kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups white wine vinegar 6% acidity
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1 small cauliflower cut into small florets
  • 4 stalks stalks sliced
  • 2 red bell peppers sliced
  • 2 carrots peeled and cut into rounds
  • 3 serrano chilis sliced into thin rounds
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon peppercorns
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • Sterilize 3 pint-sized canning jars and their lids.
  • Add the vinegar, water, and salt to a nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil.
  • Divide the vegetables and seasonings between the jars, filling them to within 1-inch of the rims. Ladle the brine into the jars, leaving 1/2-inch of headspace (add more vinegar if needed).
  • Add 1 tablespoon of oil to each jar. Wipe clean and replace lids. (At this point you can throw them into the fridge and call it a day if you want, otherwise continue on to process them and make them shelf-stable.)
  • Process the jars in boiling water for 10 minutes. Remove from the water bath and let sit undisturbed for 24 hours; test the seals. Any jars that did not seal properly can be kept in the refrigerator for about 1 week; sealed jars can be kept at room temperature for about 1 year.
Nutrition Facts
Hot Italian Giardiniera
Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)
Calories 27 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 96mg4%
Potassium 82mg2%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 0.4g1%
Vitamin A 1041IU21%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 9mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Hi, I'm Lauren!

I'm a certified plant-based cook and enthusiastic omnivore who loves looking for creative ways to make weeknight meals more nutritious. I'm the author of Heathy Eating One Pot Cookbook and Healthy Meal Prep Slow Cooker Cookbook. I also blog at The Busy Foodie. Read more...

 

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33 thoughts on “Hot Italian Giardiniera”

  1. Looks great. Is the recipe actually available anywhere? I see a couple of pics of the finished product, a write-up about it, and lots of comments – all of which have made me quite curious – but I don’t see a recipe anywhere.

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    • Whoops! I just fixed it. Sometimes the site glitches and things go missing. It’s super obnoxious. Thanks for letting me know!

  2. I’ve never eaten giardiniera before (what rock have I been living under, right?!). It looks so flavourful and refreshing and I bet it tasted amazing with that sandwich.

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