WebPiccalilli is a sweet relish made with green tomatoes. This is an awesome recipe for using up all the green tomatoes at the end of the season, and the canned
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Learn how to preserve piccalilli relish with this canning recipe and tutorial. Home canned piccalilli is a great way to use up all those green tomatoes that didn’t have time to ripen before your first frost. However, this is not your British piccalilli with mixed vegetables and tangy mustard flavor.
Growing up in England, Piccalilli was commercially available, but none were as good as my grandmother's recipe. This was always a favorite with cheese. It is a good relish to have on hand and would be tasty in a ham sandwich. Dissolve the salt in the water, and add the cucumber, onions and cauliflower. Cover and leave for 24 hours.
Instead, this New England-style piccalilli is made from unripe green tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and savory spices. There is no cabbage, and it is not mustard heavy. What is Piccalilli? Piccalilli is a type of relish typically made with a mix of vegetables pickled in a vinegar brine solution.
I’ve started to add a large spoonful of piccalilli to my usual salad bowl along with various leafy greens. It brings a strong punchy flavour; the cider vinegar is not too harsh or acidic, with just enough fruit sweetness in the background. This is the perfect recipe for using up those winter vegetables before we get some bright young crops.