Almond Free Classic Relish
Bright, tangy, and loaded with garden-fresh crunch, this homemade relish is the kind of condiment that makes everything it touches taste better — from hot dogs and burgers to a simple cheese board. The combination of English cucumbers, colorful bell peppers, and yellow onion gives it a beautiful confetti-like appearance, while mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric bring that classic, slightly spiced depth you'd expect from a proper relish. Salting the vegetables first and pressing out the excess liquid is the secret step that keeps the texture snappy rather than soggy, so every spoonful has real bite. The brine comes together quickly on the stove, and the whole batch cooks down into something thick, glossy, and deeply flavorful in just about ten minutes. Store-bought relish often hides unexpected additives or is processed on shared lines with tree nuts, so making your own from scratch means you know exactly what's in the jar. It stores beautifully in the fridge and gets even better after a day or two as the flavors meld together. Once you've made a batch of this, it's genuinely hard to go back to the jarred stuff.
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16 servings
- 4 cups english cucumbers, finely chopped (about 3 medium cucumbers)
- 1 cup yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 medium onion)
- ½ cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
- ½ cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 cup white distilled vinegar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp mustard seed
- ½ tsp celery seed
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
Instructions
- 1
Combine the chopped cucumbers, onion, and both bell peppers in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle the kosher salt over the vegetables and toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour, until the vegetables have released a significant amount of liquid.
- 2
Transfer the salted vegetables to a colander and rinse thoroughly under cold running water. Press firmly with your hands or the back of a spoon to squeeze out as much liquid as possible — the vegetables should feel noticeably drier.
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