Pickled Cajun Green Beans and Carrots
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 1/2 pound carrots, trimmed and cut into ½-inch wide sticks
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 whole black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1/3 cup sugar
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Add green beans and carrots and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
Transfer vegetables to a large bowl of ice water until chilled then drain well.
Put garlic, peppercorns, celery seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, cayenne and bay leaf into a 1-quart glass jar then add green beans, carrots and onions, arranging them upright and packing them tightly as necessary; set aside.
Put vinegar, sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt into a small pot and heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, set aside to let cool slightly then pour into jar with vegetables.
Cover with a tight-fitting lid, shake vigorously and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.
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- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 1/2 pound carrots, trimmed and cut into ½-inch wide sticks
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 whole black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1/3 cup sugar