Strangely enough this draws out excess moisture from your vegetables and makes them crisper and crunchier in the final chutney or relish. I also work with a small jug and spoon that have been sterilised with boiling water when I pour the hot relish/pickle into the jars.

It contains six pouches: Taste of Portugal, rosemary, Turkish bay leaves, Indonesian cinnamon, smoked paprika, and piri-piri peppers.Pinning or sharing on social media is encouraged but please ask permission before using any content from my blog for any other reason. This is a really easy recipe that thousands of kiwi's have used to preserve these prolific vegies for years and years. The relish looked a little watery when I ladled it into the jars, but 24 hours later, it had thickened to just the right consistency. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

You need to start this a day in advance to leach out all of the excess moisture, then leave to mature for a few days to let the spices evolve. Part of our range of super contemporary condiments, this saucy combo of mustard, dill and gherkins is fried food’s best friend. I count myself lucky to have received three James Beard Awards for my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. If you have a glut of gherkins (or cucumbers, these work just as well) one of our favourite preserves is a gherkin relish. The temptation come late summer to pickle every cucumber coming out of your garden can be overwhelming.Another bonus with being connected with talented gardeners online from around the world is you get to enjoy gardening year-round. Use a food processor and you run the risk of just making a lot of mush, instead of a relish that has some texture.

Overall I was very pleased with the results of this pickle relish and love having another cucumber recipe in my recipe file to make again!Wrap cucumber and onion in a kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. com/author/gardeningkiwi/) to check out great recipes like Pickled Green Tomatoes, Pickled Radish Seed Pods, and another one of my favorites Strawberry Christmas Mince Pies. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.