The combination of celery and tenderstem broccoli creates a highly flavourful pickle - crunchy, irresistibly savoury and delicately sweet.
Quick Pickled Celery & Tenderstem Broccoli
This is a quick pickle recipe, meaning you can enjoy delicious pickles after a short time of keeping the veggies in brine. Quick pickles require refrigeration as they don't go through the whole process of canning/fermenting.
This recipe takes roughly 15 minutes to make, but it requires an additional few hours for the pickles to be ready.
You will need:
300g celery
200g broccoli
3 tbsp caster sugar
2 tbsp salt
300 ml white vinegar
600 ml water
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 tsp dill (dried or fresh)
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 tsp gochugaru/chilli flakes (optional)
Also - one or two glass jars with lids.
How to:
Trim, wash and pat dry the veggies
Slice the celery sticks and cut the tenderstem broccoli into smaller pieces
Add the veggies into the glass jars, alternating layers
Add the peppercorns, and dill to both jars
Add the gochugaru or chilli flakes to one of the jars
In a saucepan combine the water, vinegar, sugar and salt and bring to a boil
Pour the liquid into the jars, on top of the veggies
Cover the jars tightly with their lids and leave them to cool down to room temperature
When they have cooled down completely, store the jars in the fridge
Let them 'pickle' for at least 4-5 hours, ideally 24 for better flavour before serving
Serve and enjoy!
These pickles last in the fridge for around 2-3 weeks. Ideally, consume them sooner for optimal flavour and texture, and make sure that the pickles are always fully submerged in liquid/brine.
You can add mustard seeds and bay leaves if you desire
You can use just one bigger jar instead of two, but I prefer and recommend using two for a tiny bit of variety (with and without gochugaru) and because they are easier to store in the fridge. I used a 500 ml jar and a 750ml one.
You can use apple cider vinegar instead of the white vinegar
These delicious quick pickles can be served as they are, added to sandwiches, wraps, salads, hot dogs, burgers, tacos, charcuterie boards/platters, coleslaw and pretty much any dish where you would typically serve pickles.
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