The Best Pickled Asparagus Recipe

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A combination of spices such as black peppercorns, garlic, and red pepper flakes pack this pickled asparagus with flavor and organic mustard seeds give it a nice zest.

Photo by Shaye Elliot

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45 min DURATION

15 min COOK TIME

30 min PREP TIME

1 quart jar SERVINGS

Ingredients

For each quart jar, you will need:

1 clove of garlic
1/2 teaspoon organic red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon organic dill seeds
1 teaspoon organic dried oregano
1 teaspoon organic mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon organic black peppercorns
10 to 20 spears of fresh and local asparagus, depending on spear size

Directions

Wash and sterilize the mason jars. Line them up on the counter like little ducks in a row.

Into each jar, put the garlic, red pepper flakes, sea salt, dill seeds, dried oregano, mustard seeds, and black peppercorns.

Wash the asparagus and cut the bottom of the stem off so that the asparagus fits into the quart jar standing up. Gently stuff each quart jar with as many asparagus spears as it will hold. You should now have quart jars full of spices and asparagus spears, correct? Correct.

Heat up a vinegar brine of 50 percent filtered water and 50 percent white vinegar to near boiling. The amount you need will vary depending on how many quart jars you are processing.

Gently pour the hot vinegar brine into each asparagus-filled quart jar, leaving 1/4 inch headspace at the top. Secure a sterilized lid and band onto each quart jar.

Process the asparagus for 15 minutes in a boiling-water-bath canner. Gently remove and set on the counter to seal.

The Best Pickled Asparagus Recipe

Ingredients

For each quart jar, you will need:

Directions

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