Pickled zucchini
Every summer, when zucchini are in season, I make this pickle, which was adapted from Judy Rogers' brilliant Zuni Cafe Cookbook. It's my favourite pickle to put in a hamburger or eat alongside a platter of cold cuts. These pickles keep well in the fridge for a few weeks.
Ingredients
1kg zucchini
500g peeled golden shallots
6 tsp salt
Pickle solution
500ml cider vinegar
1 cup castor sugar
1½ tsp mustard powder
1½ tsp mustard seeds
1 small clove garlic, sliced
Method
1. Slice the zucchini and golden shallots on a mandolin into two-millimetre slices. Toss the sliced zucchini and shallots together with the salt and leave in a colander to drain for an hour.
2. Meanwhile bring the pickle solution ingredients to simmer in a large non-reactive saucepan. When the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.
3. After an hour, rinse the zucchini and shallots of excess salt and pat dry. Transfer the salted zucchini and shallots to sterilised preserving jars. Pour the cool pickle solution over the sliced vegetables. Refrigerate overnight before using.
If you like this recipe, try this grilled and marinated zucchini
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