Hi Everyone,
Today for #SundaySupper our mission was to make a Tapas dish. Well, I’ll be honest with you, I had no clue what Tapas was. So what does one do when you don’t have a clue? Google it! I found out that Tapas are Spanish appetizers that are covered with something, like olive oil, cheese, vinegar, ect… So today I decided to share with you Giardiniera Salad. Fresh, crunchy vegetables covered in vinegar and seasoning.
Giardiniera is a pretty popular little appetizer. It’s full of vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower, sweet bell pepper, celery and peppercini’s and is covered in white vinegar. This is one little appetizer I couldn’t wait to make, especially since I had an over abundance of vegetables in the fridge.
I remember as a kid my Mom would always buy Giardinier salad as a treat. I loved the celery! It’s still my favorite, next to the peppercini’s. Not only is it tasty and a childhood favorite, but it’s super easy to make too!! All you do is heat up some vinegar, water with salt and pour it over your veggies in sterilized jars. You can also can your jars for having all year, but that really didn’t work out for me. I tried to can them and two of the five jars burst. I think it was because the mason jars were to old or maybe to cold? Either way, I got two sealed jars and I put one in the fridge without sealing it. I swear I never have the best of luck when it comes to canning, and I even took a class. You can check out my
broken jar here.
- Serves: 5 two cup jars
- Serving size: 1 jar
- 4 cups distilled vinegar
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp. sea salt
- 1 medium head of cauliflower, chop from stem and leave florets
- 2 stalks celery, cut in ¼" slices
- 2 carrots, peeled, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded, membranes removed, sliced into strips
- ½ cup pickled peppercini's, drained
- 15 peppercorns, whole
- 5 bay leaves
- 5 cloves garlic, whole
- 5 2 cup sterilized mason jars, with lids
- In a medium pot, bring vinegar, water and salt to a boil. Turn off and let cool for a few minutes.
- Add 3 peppercorns, 1 bay leaf and 1 clove of garlic to each sterilized mason jar. Evenly divide vegetables between each jar, leaving an inch from the top of the jar. Spoon vinegar mixture over jar filling it to ½" to the top. If you run out of liquid, just pour in some white distilled vinegar or even apple cider vinegar. Make sure you take a spoon or a knife and take out any air bubbles you may have in the jars. Top the jars with sterilized lids. You can refrigerate your jars or you can can them.
Calories per jar: 60, Fat: .05, Cholesterol: 0, Potassium: 593, Carbs: 13, Fiber: 5.2, Sugar: 1.6, Protein: 3.4
The Giardiniera Salad is not just good for snacking, but makes a wonderful addition to antipasto salad or goes great with a sandwich instead of chips and is perfect for munching on while watching football games.
Now be sure to see what other creative Tapas dishes the #SundaySupper crew made this week.
Stay warm!
Toodles,
Jennifer
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Oh my goodness what a great tapas recipe. I love that you can make it ahead of time!
Thanks Isabel! It makes for a great snack!
This salad is so vibrant and gorgeous. Don’t feel bad, while I had an idea what Tapas were, I was a bit confused on details 🙂 xox
lol, I am glad I am not the only one! Thank goodness for Google! lol
same here ladies, I was confused on the details too 😉
btw. I am getting appetite looking at your salad!
I think a lot of us didn’t know what tapas were. That’s why I love #SundaySupper, you are always learning something new.
Great recipe! Were the jars as full as in the photos above? If so, they look like they may be too full for processing. Try canning them with a bit more headspace, and that may help 🙂
Ohhhh, I didn’t realize that about the jars, thank you for letting me know!!! I’ll give canning another try!
I love a nice big colorful salad full of veggies!
Thank you Shaina!
Healthy too?!?! That’s my kind of eats! I also am a failed canner. Somethings are just not meant to be! haha
Glad I am not the only failed canner! Hey at least 2 out of 5 made it! lol
This looks like a great thing to make ahead and keep in the fridge. Wonderful addition to a tapas style lunch, which is what I have been doing for the past few weeks.
Thank you so much Laura!! I LOVE your Smokey Paprika Peppers! I am so making them!
A lot of the Mexican restaurants here in TX have pickled veggies like this at the table to munch on. They are usually carrots, onion and jalapenos. Very spicy…I would love to see your version on a Super Bowl spread!!
I love the idea of carrots, onion and japs! I have to make that next time for sure!!! 🙂
It looks crunchy, yummy, delicious! HUGS
Thanks Cheryl!! Sending Hugs back! 🙂
This is snack perfection!
Thank you!! I couldn’t stop snacking on it!
LOVE veggies as a tapa! So healthy and gorgeous colors!
Thank you Samantha!
You’re so smart to make this yourself rather than buy it. I like the idea as you can decide what you want more or less of.
Thanks Chris I like that idea too! More celery and carrots for me.
Oh Jennifer, next time you are down here we should go for tapas, it is so fun and casual! I love it!
It’s a date!!! 🙂
I absolutely love giardiniera! I generally try to grab those carrots and cauliflower before anyone else because it’s my favorite part.
I love the carrots and celery! They have a nice crunch! I may make a jar of just those two veggies.
I love pickling vegetables! This is a perfect appetizer and a great healthy snack to have around the kitchen!! Pinning!!
Thank you so much!!
I didn’t know what “tapas” were either!! Yummy, healthy salad 🙂
I think a lot of people didn’t! Fancy word for appetizer. lol
One of my fave ways to enjoy those veggies!
Me too! 🙂
This is so pretty. I hope you can link this to What’d You Do this Weekend. Goes love at midnight
Wishes for tasty dishes.
Linda
Thank you so much for the invite Linda! I’ll pop on over.
I’ve always wanted to make some of this. Now I can!! I LOVE giardiniera! #pinning
Make it, you will love it! So easy too!
I love this recipe and all of the colors are so pretty! Can’t wait to give it a try.
Thank you Tammy!! I like that you can add as much veggies you like!
I’ve always enjoyed giardiniera but only store-bought so far. Love this homemade small batch version.
The homemade tastes the same as store bought, but the veggies taste fresher! I love the crunch!
This is incredible! It is a perfectly healthy Tapas and easy if you make in advance. Love!
I love how easy it is and it lasts a long time too! 🙂
Vinegar and veggies do happily go hand in hand =) And your Giardiniera salad is so cheery and inviting. Japanese cuisine also uses a lot of rice vinegar and veggies, too =)
Yes, vinegar and veggies are great together and it so satisfies my salty cravings! I love the punch of vinegar taste!
So healthy and yummy!! I’d definitely have seconds 🙂
Ahhh, thanks Liz!
I had never thought of making my own giardiniera! It looks awesome! I use it often, also to make other salads, like Italian Russian Salad, with potatoes and mayo! 🙂
Ohhhh, Italian Russian Salad sounds amazing! Love the idea of adding potatoes and mayo! Yum!!
Sorry you didn’t have super good luck canning them, but the mix looks delish!
Thanks Dorothy! Canning isn’t my thing, but I tried and I’ll try again!
I grew up with a jar of this always in the house! Thanks for sharing, Jen!
We always had a jar of it in out house too! 🙂
Such a delicious idea for a Tapas party! I love the choice of veggies here too! Yum!
Thank you so much Soni! I had fun making it!