This is a wonderful way to preserve your courgette harvest. If stored correctly they will keep for up to a year.
They make a very tasty addition to a ploughman’s lunch, are a great alternative to dill pickles for use on hamburgers and add another dimension to a cream cheese and crackers . . . . . plus once the jar is empty the sweet pickling vinegar makes a wicked salad dressing.
SWEET PICKLED COURGETTES
INGREDIENTS:
900 g courgettes, thinly sliced
450 g onions, thinly sliced
120 g coarse sea salt
900 ml cider vinegar
300 g sugar
2 teaspoons each celery salt, turmeric, dry mustard, mustard seed, celery seed
1 red pepper, julienned
METHOD:
Place the courgette and onions in a large bowl with the salt and enough water to cover. Leave to soak for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Drain well and very gently squeeze out any excess moisture.
Bring the remaining ingredients to the boil in a large saucepan. Add the courgettes, onion and red pepper, turn off the heat and set aside for 1 hour.
Return to the heat and bring back to the boil. Remove from the heat and fill sterilised jars leaving a 2½ cm gap at the top. Seal and leave to stand for 24 hours then turn upside down for 48 hours. Store in a cool, dark place for up to 12 months.
yummie, love it. And it makes good use of the courgettes, because ones the harvest starts you need a few ways to use them 🙂
You certainly do Torsten. I am always looking for interesting ways to use up courgettes. I will be posting plenty more recipes this Summer I am sure. Watch this space!
This is just the recipe I was looking for when I got in from the garden today!
As usual whatstherecipetoday has exactly what I need. Thanks once again
Thanks Cherry, I am sure you won’t be disappointed.
The courgette pickle recipe is really easy and it certainly helps to use the abundant harvest…goes with so many dishes.
So glad you liked it Cherry
If, like me, you’re not a lover of courgettes and have planted too many plants, and are at a loss of of what to do with them, give this recipe a go. It’s quick and easy and it tastes fantastic. It’s a great accompaniment with salads or just eat it on its own. It’s given me a reason to plant more courgettes next year! The infusion of flavours is amazing.
Thanks for your feeback Bernie. It really is a great recipe to use up a courgette glut.
Excellent recipe. Really tasty! I’m going to try a few more of your recipes, some do sound really interesting. Will keep you updated good or bad or indifferent!
Thanks for visiting Sian. Glad you like the pickles. Feedback of any kind is always welcome.
I made this pickle a couple of weeks ago and have had this with a ploughmans. Unfortunately, I tried a little slice if courgette and have eaten far too much, it’s absolutely perfect. Thanks Rose xx