Chicken Free Classic Relish
Bright, tangy, and loaded with garden-fresh flavor, this classic relish is the kind of condiment that makes everything it touches taste better — from grilled hot dogs to a humble cheese sandwich. English cucumbers, colorful bell peppers, and sweet onion come together in a brine of white vinegar, sugar, and warm spices like mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric, giving you that gorgeous golden hue and complex depth you'd expect from a jar that took all day. The salting step is the real secret here: drawing out excess moisture before cooking means the vegetables stay pleasantly tender without turning mushy, and the final relish has just the right amount of bite. Everything in this recipe is entirely plant-based and straightforward, so there's zero guesswork about hidden animal-derived ingredients sneaking into your condiment stash. Store-bought relish can be surprisingly hit-or-miss when you're trying to keep things clean and simple, but making it yourself puts you fully in control of what goes in the jar. Spoon it over burgers, stir it into potato salad, or eat it straight off the spoon — no judgment here.
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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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