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Quick pickles

Crunchy, sweet and tangy — these quick pickles go great with curries or in sandwiches

Crunchy, sweet and tangy — these quick pickles go great with curries or in sandwiches

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Cooking Time

Cook: 2 Hours 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 6

Cooking Time

Price: 44p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 145g serving contains

Energy
322kj
77kcal
4%
Fat
0.3g
Low
<1%
Saturates
0.0g
Low
<1%
Sugars
15.5g
High
17%
Salt
0.03g
Low
1%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
222kj/53kcal

Ingredients

200g cauliflower, cut into bite-sized florets

1 carrot, cut into small chunks

1 red onion, thinly sliced

6 radishes, halved

1tbsp cumin seeds

200ml white wine vinegar

70g caster sugar

1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed with the palm of your hand

1 bay leaf

1tbsp coriander seeds

6 black peppercorns

Method

1
Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the cauliflower and carrot and boil for 3mins to soften. Drain and leave to steam dry then put in a glass bowl with the onion and radish.
2
Put the coriander seeds, peppercorns and cumin in a small saucepan and toast over a low heat for 2 mins until they release their aroma. Add 200ml water, the vinegar, sugar, garlic and bay leaf. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 mins. Pour over the vegetables, cover with a plate and leave to pickle for 2 hours.
3
Drain, remove the seeds and bay before serving on the side with the curry.