Asian-Style Pickled Vegetables

Name: Asian-Style Pickled Vegetables
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Asian Other,
Ingredients: 1 large seedless or English cucumber, thinly sliced (about 2 cups); 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin strips (about 2 cups); 1 cup thinly sliced radishes or daikon (Asian white radish); 1/2 cup julienne-cut carrots; 2 tbsps McCormick® Mixed Pickling Spice; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups rice vinegar; 2 tbsps kosher salt

A classic pickling spice blend combined with the mellow acidity of Asian rice vinegar creates a quick-pickling brine for mixed vegetables. Photo credit: Sandy Coughlin from Reluctant Entertainer.

20m

PREP TIME

10m

COOK TIME

40

CALORIES

8

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 20 (1/4 cup)

Ingredients

1 large seedless or English cucumber, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin strips (about 2 cups)
1 cup thinly sliced radishes or daikon (Asian white radish)
1/2 cup julienne-cut carrots
2 tablespoons McCormick® Mixed Pickling Spice
2 cups sugar
2 cups rice vinegar
2 tablespoons kosher salt

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Mix vegetables in large glass bowl. Set aside.
2 Place pickling spice in the center of piece of cheesecloth or coffee filter. Tie tightly with string. Place in medium saucepan with sugar, vinegar and salt. Bring to boil on medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Pour hot liquid and pickling spice bundle over vegetables. Cover.
3 Refrigerate vegetables. Stir once a day for 1 to 2 days to blend flavors.