Spring Carrot Pickles With Caraway Food

PICKLED DILL CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add the carrots and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool. Pack the carrots and dill sprigs into a 1-quart jar.
• Make the brine: Combine the vinegar, 3/4 cup water, the sugar, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, the dill seeds, caraway seeds and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Pour the hot brine into the jar and let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 1 week.

SPRING CARROT PICKLES WITH CARAWAY

Steps:

• Place the carrots and caraway seeds in a bowl or jar.
• In a large bowl, combine the rice wine vinegar, sherry vinegar and sugar. Bring the water to a boil, remove from the heat and add to the vinegar and sugar mixture. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the salt and stir well. Pour over the carrots and caraway, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 days before eating and for up to 2 weeks. These taste best with a longer brine, as the caraway has more time to infuse the brine. Shake the jar from time to time or, if you use a bowl, place a saucer on top of the carrots to keep them submerged. Remove from the brine with a slotted spoon to serve.

CARROT, YELLOW BEET, AND APPLE SLAW WITH CARAWAY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Using the coarse grater disk on a food processor or the largest holes on a box grater, coarsely grate carrots, beets, and apple into a large bowl.
• Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, honey, caraway seeds, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper in another large bowl until smooth.
• Add carrots, beets, apple, and kale and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Do Ahead
• Slaw can be made and chilled for up to 8 hours.

CARROT & CARAWAY SLAW

Steps:

• Caraways taste best when toasted, so please add the caraway seeds to a dry pan over medium heat, stir constantly for 2 minutes.
• In a large bowl add the carrots, caraway seeds, vinegar, olive oil, honey and salt.
• Taste and add more salt if desired.
• This makes a lovely side dish.

JAPANESE PICKLED CARROTS

Steps:

• Boil water in a medium pot and add about a heaped teaspoon of salt.
• In a large porcelain bowl, place the 3 ingredients, rice vinegar, mirin and sesame oil.
• In a separate bowl, grate carrots with a mandolin, about an inch in length.
• When the water starts bubbling, add in the grated carrots to blanch.
• Count to 10.
• Remove carrots and drain.
• Toss carrots into bowl with the 3 ingredients and mix well.
• Add sesame seeds and toss again.
• Let it cool to room temperature.
• Squeeze them into a few medium size jars with the remaining juice.
• Keep refrigerated.
• Stays crunchy and fresh for months!

PICKLED CARROT SLICES

Steps:

• In stainless steel pot, make brine: combine vinegar, sugar, salt, cloves, bay leaf, caraway, coriander, garlic and hot peppers. Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a brisk simmer and add carrots. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until still quite firm. Remove carrots and spread out to cool on platter or baking sheet. Let brine come to room temperature. Put carrots in glass or plastic container, and pour brine over them. Let marinate several hours, refrigerated. May be prepared ahead and refrigerated for up to 4 days. Serve sprinkled with fresh dill.

CARAWAY PICKLES

Steps:

• Place cucumbers in a stainless-steel or heatproof glass container; set aside.
• Bring sugar, all remaining ingredients, and 1/2 cup water just to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar and salt are completely dissolved. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• Pour pickling liquid over cucumbers. Cover and chill overnight or up to 3 days.

SPRING CARROT PICKLES WITH CARAWAY

Steps:

• 1. Place the carrots and caraway seeds in a bowl or jar. 2. In a large bowl, combine the rice wine vinegar, sherry vinegar and sugar. Bring the water to a boil, remove from the heat and add to the vinegar and sugar mixture. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the salt and stir well. 3. Pour over the carrots and caraway, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 days before eating and for up to 2 weeks. These taste best with a longer brine, as the caraway has more time to infuse the brine. Shake the jar from time to time or, if you use a bowl, place a saucer on top of the carrots to keep them submerged. Remove from the brine with a slotted spoon to serve. Advance preparation: These will be good for a couple of weeks. They're best left in the brine for at least 5 days before serving.

PICKLED BEETS WITH CARAWAY

Steps:

• Place the beets and caraway seeds in a bowl or jar.
• In a large bowl, combine the rice wine vinegar, sherry vinegar and sugar. Bring the water to a boil, remove from the heat and add to the vinegar and sugar mixture. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the salt and stir well. Pour over the beets and caraway, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 days before eating and for up to 2 weeks, the longer the better. Shake the jar from time to time or, if you use a bowl, place a saucer on top of the beets to keep them submerged. Remove from the brine with a slotted spoon to serve.