Name: Mustard pickles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 3 sliced onions; 350 gram trimmed, roughly chopped cauliflower; 150 gram trimmed, chopped green beans; 1 seeded, sliced red capsicum; 1 chopped zucchini; 1/4 cup coarse cooking salt; 1/4 cup wholegrain mustard; 2 teaspoon mustard powder; 1 tablespoon curry powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 cup cider vinegar; 1 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoon plain flour; bread rolls, cheese and sliced; cold cuts, to serve

Ingredients

3 sliced onions

350 gram trimmed, roughly chopped cauliflower

150 gram trimmed, chopped green beans

1 seeded, sliced red capsicum

1 chopped zucchini

1/4 cup coarse cooking salt

1/4 cup wholegrain mustard

2 teaspoon mustard powder

1 tablespoon curry powder

1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

2 cup cider vinegar

1 1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoon plain flour

bread rolls, cheese and sliced

cold cuts, to serve

Method

1.In a bowl, combine onion, cauliflower, beans, capsicum, zucchini and salt. Mix well. Cover and set aside overnight.

2.Rinse vegetables thoroughly and drain well. Transfer to a large saucepan with mustard mustard powder, curry powder and turmeric.

3.Stir in 1 3/4 cups vinegar and sugar. Heat on low, stirring Without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to boil. Reduce to medium and simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

4.In a small bowl, combine remaining vinegar and flour, whisking until smooth. Stir into vegetable mixture. Bring to boil, stirring, until mixture thickens. Simmer 3 minutes. Pour into hot; sterilised jars and seal. Serve on rolls with cheese and sliced cold cuts.

This home made pickle is a far cry from anything you can buy in the supermarket, and it costs less than $1 per 250ml jar.
Note

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