Levantine · Preserve / ferment

Vinegar Pickled Cauliflower

Name: Vinegar Pickled Cauliflower
Total time: 168 h 50 min
Yield: Serves 8 · Fills 2 jars
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower; 1 tbsp salt, for the soaking water; 40 g pickling salt; 500 ml water; 750 ml white vinegar; 1 beetroot, small, optional; 2 cloves garlic; 2 hot chilli

Cauliflower florets packed with garlic, chilli and, if you like, slices of beetroot that turn the whole jar pink. Covered in salty vinegar brine and ready in a week.

YieldServes 8 · Fills 2 jars
Hands-on30 min
Total7 d
Difficulty

Ingredients

1 headcauliflower
1 tbspsalt, for the soaking water
40 gpickling salt
500 mlwater
750 mlwhite vinegar
1beetroot, small, optionaloptional
2 clovesgarlic
2hot chilli

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Cauliflower
Beetroot
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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