Pork Free Quick Pickled Vegetables with Turmeric & Ginger
These vibrant pickled vegetables are a riot of color and bold flavor — golden from turmeric, fragrant with fresh ginger, and just tangy enough to make your mouth water. Crisp cucumber rounds, carrot coins, cauliflower florets, and radishes all get packed into jars and bathed in a warm apple cider vinegar brine that does its magic in under an hour. The honey rounds out the sharpness of the vinegar beautifully, while black pepper and optional red pepper flakes give the whole thing a gentle, lingering heat. Everything in this recipe is naturally free of any pork-derived ingredients — no hidden gelatin, no cured meat byproducts, just clean pantry staples and fresh produce. It's the kind of condiment that makes a simple meal feel intentional, whether you're piling it onto grain bowls, tucking it into wraps, or serving it alongside grilled proteins. The turmeric-stained brine is almost too pretty to cover with a lid, but seal those jars up and let the refrigerator do the rest. Once you have a batch chilling in the fridge, you'll find yourself reaching for it constantly.
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6 servings
For the brine
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
For the vegetables
- 1 medium english cucumber, thinly sliced into rounds
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into thin coins or matchsticks
- 1 cup cauliflower florets, cut into small bite-sized pieces
- 4 radishes, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the vegetables: slice the cucumber into thin rounds, cut the carrots into thin coins or matchsticks, break the cauliflower into small bite-sized florets, thinly slice the radishes, and thinly slice the garlic. Pack the vegetables snugly into two clean pint-sized mason jars (or one quart jar), distributing them evenly.
- 2
Combine the apple cider vinegar, water, honey, sea salt, turmeric, grated ginger, black pepper, and red pepper flakes (if using) in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the honey and salt are fully dissolved, about 3–4 minutes.
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