Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips
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4.7
Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips
Description
Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips are prepared by making a brine from water, kosher salt, and bay leaves that is heated to dissolve the salt before cooling. Vinegar is then added to the cooled brine. Fresh turnips peeled and cut into batons are combined with similarly cut beets for color and a touch of sweetness. Garlic cloves are added roughly chopped to infuse flavor during fermentation but are not eaten.
The vegetables are submerged in the vinegar brine in a sealed container and left to ferment at room temperature for about five days. This process produces a tart, crisp pickle often enjoyed as a tangy accompaniment in Middle Eastern cuisine. Once fermented, best results come from refrigerating the pickles until served. Their shelf life is approximately one month refrigerated, although they tend to be consumed quickly due to their bold flavor.
The pickled turnips bring acidity and crunch to sandwiches, salads, and grilled meat dishes, acting as a palate cleanser or flavor enhancer.
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1/3 cup kosher salt
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 2 pounds turnips , peeled and cut into 1/2 inch thick batons
- 1 beet cut into 1/2 inch thick batons, small
- 2 cloves garlic , roughly chopped
Instructions
- In a medium sized pot, add the water, Kosher salt and bay leaves.
- Heat on medium heat, stirring until salt is completely dissolved, 3-5 minutes.
- Let cool completely then add the vinegar.
- In a large container with a tight fitting lid, add your turnips and beets.
- Add the garlic (this can be a very rough chop, you don't eat the garlic, it is only for seasoning so it doesn't need to look pretty).
- Pour the liquid into the container.
- Let sit for 5 days.
- Before serving, they are best refrigerated.
- The pickles are usually good for about a month (they normally last about a week in our house because I eat them with everything!).
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 22 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 22kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 2402mg | 100% |
| Potassium | 127mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 2IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
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