Amy's giardiniera recipe demonstrates how easy it is to make these classic Italian pickled vegetables. Serve with a rich antipasti platter as a light, tangy contrast from fatty salumi. To begin, rinse and prepare all the vegetables. Slice each spring onion into 3 shoots equal in length. Slice the celery into pieces no more than 1cm thick
Quick Giardiniera Recipe
Allow a few days for pickling. There's no cooking required for this giardiniera recipe, but you will need to start a few days before you plan to eat them. The raw vegetables sit overnight in a salty brine that seasons and softens them to a perfectly crisp tender texture.
Though the two are similar, Italian giardiniera is made with bite size vegetables to enjoy as an appetizer or salad ingredients, while the vegetables in Chicago-Style giardiniera are cut small and served as a condiment for salads, hot dogs (with homemade hot dog buns !, etc.