Here is a recipe for home-made spiced olives, but you could substitute the olives for fresh, sliced cucumber, carrots, zucchini, peppers, sweet red onions, okra, those little baby corns...really almost anything. If you want to make less than a quart, just remember there are 4 cups in a quart and reduce the ingredients accordingly. Enjoy!
What you will need per 1 quart jar:
1 quart size canning jar
3-4 C olives (any kind)
1 1/2 C vinegar
2 C water
1 T kosher salt
1/4 C of your favorite Boutique Treats spice mix (They all work! Just go with what you like)
Optional: any combo of sliced onions, garlic cloves, serrano pepper, red bell pepper, etc.
Directions:
Rinse the brine or oil off your olives. Heat the water, vinegar, salt, and spices just to a simmer on the stove and stir to dissolve the salt. Add your olives/veg plus any optional ingredients to the jar. Pour the vinegar mixture over the olives. Make sure they are covered completely by the liquid and leave 1/4" of space at the top of the jar. Tightly screw on the lid.
Let them cool at room temperature and then put them in the refrigerator to season. (Unless you are an expert canner, these need to be kept in the fridge). Let them sit 2 weeks in the fridge before eating them. It's so hard to wait, but I believe in you!
