Refrigerator Asparagus Pickles
We brought the heat to these flavourful pickles, a perfect addition to a charcuterie board or as a garnish in a Caesar cocktail drink.
Yield: Makes 2 quarts (2 L)
May 27, 2020
Refrigerator Asparagus Pickles
Ingredients
- 4 cups white vinegar*
- 3 cups water*
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar*
- 1/4 cup pickling salt*
- 1 tbsp mixed pickling spice*
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes*
- 1 tsp dill seed*
- 2 - 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 lb (1 kg) asparagus spears, trimmed
Directions
- To prepare pickling liquid, combine all ingredients except asparagus in a nonreactive Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. Add asparagus and cook, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Using tongs, remove asparagus from pickling liquid and place, tips up, in two sterilized 1 quart (1 L) jars. Cool pickling liquid completely, about 1 - 2 hours. Pour pickling liquid over asparagus. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 1 week.
Nutritional analysis per 1/4 cup: 7 calories, 0 g fat, 0.7 g protein, 1.3 g carbohydrate, 0.7 g fibre, 1 mg sodium