Pickling Ramps

Pickling never gets boring, you let the pickles sit for a few weeks, and surprise. I would pretty much pickle anything. When food stylist Rebecca Jurkevich asked if I wanted to pickle ramps one weekend, the answer was yes! I never thought to pickle ramps. Rebecca makes working with any food look like ice skating, and she cuts like a professional chef. So I could pretty much watch her cut, oh, all day. Jacques Pepin is another one of my favorites, see him here (around minute 11).

Pickled ramps are amazing, such a surprise. We put these on eggs, and I can think of many more possibilities. The sweet tartness of the pickle is so very good.

Pickled vegatables are a new thing for me. Of course I had traditional 'pickles' as a kid, but I have only tried pickled carrots, ramps and beets as an adult. What is your favorite pickles and have you explored different kinds of pickles? I'll keep an eye out for different veggies to pickle this summer and fall. 

Comments

[Julia]

I've never heard of ramps. They kind of look like onions.
My favorite veggie to pickle is green beans. Asparagus is really good too!

[Will]

I've never pickled vegetables (or tried them, come to think of it) so this one is definately on the list of projects To Do. Really hoping to do more making to gift for the holidays this year!

[Shokoofeh]

These looks so good.
We have very wide variety of pickles here in Iran. Such as garlic, eggplant or even date pickle.

Have a beautiful day. :)

[Meg]

I love pickled ramps. They're especially delightful as the onion in a Gibson.Yum!

[libby @ pinkshirtsandcarwrecks]

I haven't have a huge variety of pickled things either, but I did have a dirty MN Martini the other day at one of our favorite Minneapolis restaurants called the Craftsman. It had a local pickle in it instead of olives. Yum!