Dill Pickled Vegetables Recipes

EASY PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place cauliflower, onions, cucumbers and peppers in a large bowl. In another large bowl, mix ice water and salt; pour over vegetables. Let stand 4 hours., Rinse vegetables and drain well. In a Dutch oven, bring sugar, vinegar, celery seed, turmeric and cloves to a boil. Add drained vegetable mixture; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are heated through, 5 minutes., Pack hot vegetables and liquid into six hot 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

DILL-PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan of boiling water blanch onions 3 minutes and drain in a colander. Cool onions just until they can be handled and peel. Arrange onions and carrots in two 1-quart Mason-type jars.
• In pan bring vinegar, water, sugar, dill seeds, and salt to a boil and simmer 3 minutes. Pour hot mixture over onions and carrots and cool completely. Add celery. Chill vegetables, covered, at least 12 hours to develop flavors. Pickled vegetables may be made up to 3 weeks ahead but do not add celery until 1 day before serving.

SMOKED SALMON FILLETS WITH DILL-PICKLED VEGETABLES, CRèME FRAîCHE & SALMON ROE

Steps:

• First, for the pickles, cut the cucumber into rounds and layer it in a sieve, sprinkling with 2 tsp salt as you go. Set over a bowl and leave for a couple of hours - the salt will draw out the moisture.
• Bring 200ml water to the boil in a pan with the white wine vinegar, sugar, 1 tsp salt, celery seeds and black peppercorns. Leave to cool.
• Peel the carrots and cut them into batons. Clean the radishes really well, then cut them in half lengthways. Squeeze the drained cucumbers of excess moisture.
• Put all the vegetables in a 1-litre sterilised jar with the dill and pour the cooled vinegar over them, then seal with a lid. Leave to sit at room temperature for two days before serving, or keep chilled. Will keep in the fridge for four weeks.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and put the salmon fillets on a baking sheet. Brush the fillets with the melted butter and scatter with black pepper. Cook for 14 mins.
• Serve the salmon with some of the pickled vegetables, a generous tablespoon of crème fraîche on each fillet, finished with a spoonful of salmon roe on top.