Homemade pickle relish wasn't super high on my food preservation list, but I'm glad I decided to make some since the homemade version tastes awesome! Even my husband, who is not a relish guy, likes this pickle relish recipe. You team up high quality spices, vinegar and honey with your fresh garden cucumbers or zucchini to make something delicious.
It's easy, too – just chop, mix, soak, strain and water bath can. Note: This recipe does need to soak for 5 hours (or overnight) to draw the liquid out of the veggies, so start early in the day so you have enough time to finish or later in the day so you let it sit overnight and finish the next morning.
We don't use a ton of pickle relish, so I didn't give the ingredients much thought – until I read the label on some commercial relish. Here's what we've got:
Cucumbers
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Corn Syrup
Cauliflower
Vinegar
Salt
Dehydrated Red Peppers
Spices
Xanthan Gum
Calcium Chloride
Alum
Natural Flavors
Polysorbate 80
Yellow 5
Blue 1
Sheesh! HFCS and corn syrup? Two kinds of artificial color? Aluminum? It sounds more like a lab experiment than food.
Which would you choose? Technicolor store pickle relish (top) or homemade pickle relish (bottom)?
Homemade Pickle Relish Recipe (Sweetened with Honey)
Gather ingredients. Finely chop all the vegetables.
Combine in a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt, cover with cold water, and let stand five hours or overnight.
Drain thoroughly in a colander, pressing out excess liquid.
Combine honey, vinegar, and spices. Bring to a boil. Stir in drained vegetables and simmer for 10 minutes.
Pack into hot sterilized jars to within 1/2 inch from the top.
Complete Seals. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
Remove from canner to a kitchen towel placed on the countertop.
Allow to cool completely. Remove rings, label and store in a cool, dry dark location.
You can pair this relish up with homemade buns and picnic friendly foods such as hot dogs and brats from a trusted local meat store (read the labels – look for ingredients you recognize as food).
We also use it in egg salad, potato salad, homemade tarter sauce, even sandwiches. It adds a nice bit of tang to lots of different foods.
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Dill pickles can effortlessly step in as a substitute for sweet relish in numerous recipes. Not only do they offer a satisfying crunch, but their tanginess closely mirrors the original relish. Simply chop the dill pickles into small pieces and add them to your dish to enjoy a flavor reminiscent of sweet relish.
First, corn starch or arrowroot are thickeners that thicken without losing volume (or concentrating) your relish. Another way to thicken a relish that is acidic or needs some sweetness, is to use sugar and/or water to create a syrup. Honey and agave also can be added to certain relishes to help thicken as well.
A: Dill relish is seasoned with the dill herb and hs a minimal quantity of sugar.Sweet relish is spiced usually with clove, and it has a large quantity of sugar or other sweeteners.
Honey is sweeter than granulated sugar, so you might use a smaller amount of honey for sugar in some recipes. But honey actually has slightly more carbohydrates and more calories a teaspoon than does granulated sugar. So any calories and carbohydrates you save will be minimal.
Sour: The general go-to here would be lemon juice, although lime will also work. Orange juice will only add more sweetness as will some kinds of vinegar.
What's India Relish? It's sweet relish with a dash of curry. A zesty alternative to sweet relish, try B&G® India Relish in pasta salads, on burgers and added to tuna fish.
The taste of relish will vary depending on the ingredients used. Some are sweet while others are spicy and acidic. No matter what ingredients are used, relish should always taste fresh and tangy with bright, bold flavors and a rich, acidic aftertaste.
To thicken the relish, add the cornflour to a little water and mix to a smooth paste. Add a little of the hot liquid from the relish mixture until the paste is the consistency of thin cream. Add the paste to the relish mixture and stir continuously for around 5 minutes until it thickens.
It should be kept in a cool, dark, and dry place to preserve its quality. Once opened, relish should be refrigerated and can maintain best quality for up to one year. Changes in color, texture, or smell can signal that the relish is beginning to go bad.
Chicago-style relish is a type of sweet pickle relish typically used on Chicago-style hot dogs. The unique color of the relish, often referred to as "neon green", is created by adding blue dye to regular pickle relish.
In the United States, the most common commercially available relishes are made from pickled cucumbers and are known in the food trade as pickle relishes. Pickle relish is one of the most commonly used spreads in the U.S.
Relish. This one is actually shocking. According to the FoodKeeper app, relish should be eaten with 30 MONTHS of purchase if it's in the pantry. If it's opened and is being refrigerated, it should be used up within nine months.
Sugar or sweetener – Many pickling recipes call for sugar, but again it's up to you if you want your veggies to taste slightly sweet or not. You could substitute traditional white sugar for organic cane sugar, honey, or agave syrup to achieve the same effect.
Honey can be substituted for sugar in canned and frozen fruits. The flavor of honey is sweeter than that of granulated sugar so it is advisable to use less honey than the amount of sugar specified in the recipe.
Sugar in pickling is used to balance the tartness of the vinegar. Although the sugar can be eliminated from pickle recipes, the pickles are likely to be too sour. Note: Under no circ*mstances should the amount of vinegar be decreased or diluted to compensate for less sugar.
Place the vinegar and honey into a large pan and gently heat just to dissolve the honey into the vinegar, but do not boil. Pack the onions into clean, sterilized jars. Pour over the hot vinegar mixture to fill the jars, and check there are no air pockets. Seal the jars and leave to cool.
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