Pickled recipes
When you’ve had your fill of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and stone fruits, take the flavours of late summer well into the cooler months by pickling and preserving the fruits (and veggies) of your labour. What to serve them with? Well if you’re not tempted to just nibble away, they can go great with pâtés, toasties and quick picky lunches.
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Rainy day recipes for summer
Fennel, cucumber and pepper pickle
This recipe from our preserves expert Cherie Denham is a crunchy, fresh and zingy pickle with just a light spicing. It...
Cabbage recipes
Smoky kale and carrot sauerkraut
Kale and carrots give cabbage sauerkraut extra vibrancy and flavour. ’Kraut’s tangy taste comes from lacto-fermentation – a simple process...
Tomato recipes
Confit tomatoes
If you’re looking for extremely tender and juicy tomatoes that will last longer than fresh, this recipe is the answer....
Easy vegan recipes
Pickled cherry tomatoes
Pickling keeps cherry tomatoes juicy and balances their natural sweetness with lip-puckering sourness. Their piquancy is perfect to cut through...
30-minute meal recipes
Pickled blackberry and whipped feta tartines
These open sandwiches are topped with silky smooth whipped feta, piquant quick-pickled blackberries and peppery rocket leaves – a trio...
Pickled recipes
Breaded pickled shiitake mushrooms
Ed Smith’s breaded mushrooms are crisp on the outside, but soft, sharp and sweet with umami notes inside. A real...
September seasonal recipes
Pickled bramble martini
This pickled bramble martini is a hedgerow treat. Quick pickle blackberries in wine vinegar, then add a little of the...
Runner bean recipes
Runner bean and apple chutney
Transform a glut of late summer veg into Gill Meller’s runner bean and apple chutney. This tangy pickle will last...
Plum recipes
British plum umeboshi
Umeboshi are Japanese pickled ume plums (actually a type of apricot), which give a complex, salty-sweet-sour kick to dishes. Can’t...
Pickled recipes
Pink pickled onions
Learn how to make pink pickled onions with this easy recipe. Use the bright pink, tangy onions to adorn burgers,...
Easy vegan recipes
Vegan kimchi
Make vegan kimchi with Ching He Huang’s step-by-step recipe. Swap traditional fish sauce for red miso to make this funky,...
Indian side dishes
Jackfruit pickle (Kathal achaar)
Romy Gill shares her recipe for tangy jackfruit pickle (Kathal achaar). Serve this versatile vegan condiment alongside Indian dishes. Romy...
Indian side dishes
Lime pickle
Chef Romy Gill shares her easy recipe for lime pickle. Serve this classic condiment alongside an array of Indian dishes....
African recipes
Preserved lemons
With only two basic ingredients and some imaginative flavourings, preserved lemons are storecupboard stars. Make a jar or two with...
Noodle recipes
Salmon soba noodle salad
Use leftover cooked salmon in this filling soba noodle salad with a zesty sesame-ginger dressing. Serve with quick-pickled root vegetables....
Comfort food recipes
Kiwi beef burger with pickled beetroot and a fried egg
It’s the ultimate Kiwi burger recipe: a juicy beef patty topped with homemade pickled beetroot, green tomato chutney and a...
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