I may have mentioned a time or 2 that I am totally a condiment person. I love adding condiments and making my own version of condiments!
Last summer, I came across this recipe on Let This Mind Be in You which was adapted from this recipe. I made them when jalapenos were in season, and still have that jar in my fridge! They last forever, and are so good! However, now I am trying to reduce the sugar I’m eating, so I decided to try a version without sugar.
Pickled Jalapeno Peppers
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8-10 jalapeno peppers, sliced, seeds removed if you don’t like things too hot, (depending on how big your jalapeno peppers are, you may need more or less)
1/2 medium sized red onion, cut into bite sized slices
5-10 cloves of garlic, peeled (depending on how much garlic you like!)
2 cups white vinegar
1 tsp oregano
2 tbsp salt
First, place the vinegar, oregano, and salt in a pan over medium heat. Heat until the salt is dissolved, and then let cool.
This is the salt I have been using recently. I love it! It is unrefined, and you can see all the minerals and still in it!
Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables.
Layer the sliced jalapenos, garlic cloves, and red onion slices in a quart sized jar. You can leave the seeds in the peppers, or remove them. I took out about half, and left half in the peppers.
I stuffed the jar with as many peppers as I could!
Pour the vinegar/salt mixture over the peppers, and place a lid on the jar.
Place in the fridge and let the mixture marinate in the vinegar mixture as long as you can wait – at least 24 hours. Then enjoy!
Note: if you would like a little sweetness to the jalapenos, add 2 tbsp sugar to the vinegar mixture. However, I thought it was fine without it!
This is my new favorite salad – taco salad!
I cooked a pound of ground turkey and added some taco-like spices (chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, pepper, etc). Then I just prepared my usual salad fixings, and added some cooked ground turkey on top! I added a little salsa on the top of the salad, and dressed it with garlic infused olive oil, salt and pepper. AND jalapenos. Yum! Taco salad without the guilt!
As a contrast, here is a jar of jalapenos I canned back in 2011. However, now that I taste them, they are more vinegary than hot. I love the freshness of these jalapeno peppers soooo much more! The ones I canned are just kinda soggy now (well, technically they have been cooked in the canning process), where the ones I made today are fresh and crunchy!
Yum! Aren’t they just so much more green??
Yum! I love pickled hot peppers.
The jalapenos look great, love the onion being in there too. We need some of these in the fridge, and I need to make a taco salad pronto!
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Jane, you are a genius! I was looking at a few peppers I had in the refrigerator thinking what to do with it. I completely forgot about pickling (not my natural task in January!)
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Hey, pickling is good any time of the year
As much as I love to can, I have not thought of this Jane!! I don’t like buying the canned jalapenos but, I always do. Well, not anymore! I will be making these pronto. Thanks for the great idea!
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I know, right??? I hope you like them, I’ve been having them every day!!
These look so good and I love the quick taco salad with healthy dressing. I need to give these a try.
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Hi Jane. I’m “ooooh-ing” and “aaahh-ing” at this. These pickled peppers look FANTASTIC. I’ve bookmarked. Hope you are doing well. Pats to Sammy.
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What??!! Why have I never thought to make my own pickled jalapenos!! Yep, this is going on the list of things to make SOON! Thanks Jane!
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Jane, so cool that you’re making your own pickled peppers. A buddy of mine made a jar for me a while back and I love adding them to all sorts of dishes. Talk about spicing things up.
Yum!
xo
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Oh YUM! My mother use to make pickled jalapenos every summer and there was always a jar on the dinner table. Boy – do I miss them! Guess I’ll have to make some myself. These look great!
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That does sound like a great addition to the dinner table! I am loving them on just about everything!
Yum these look good!!
You are such an adventurous cook! Looks might good.
Real Salt is my favorite – we discovered it one year while on vacation in Utha. Containers of it were on the tables in several restaurants and then when we got home I discovered that Whole Foods sells it. It really does taste better!
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That is awesome! I hadn’t heard of it until recently, but you are right – it does taste better! Plus I feel better about what we are eating. I just got the garlic salt too, and that is really good!
Ahhh! Jane! for a while there I had thought you quit blogging!!!
So I went to digging around and realized that “poof” your blog address was gone out of my google reader!! …so, I just added it back
Phew!
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my husband would LOVE LOVE this jalapeno pickled peppers.
Hope all is well:)
Blessings:)
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I’m a sucker for anything pickled! Saving your recipe for this summer when I have more jalapenos than I know what to do with.
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