Best Homemade Pickled Vegetables | Guatemalan Style Escabeche | Quick Refrigerator Pickles

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity flavor while being slightly healthier.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides a similar richness with a higher smoke point.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey offers natural sweetness with potential health benefits.

bay leaves

🥗Healthier: thyme

💰Cheaper: dried basil

Thyme can provide a similar aromatic quality.

Start off by boiling the cauliflower florets and sliced carrots in some salted water.

In a separate pan add 1/2 cup of oil and on a low heat fry up the onion, jalapeños and cabbage until they're cooked down.

Add the salt, pepper, bay leaves and thyme and all the drained cauliflower and carrots.

Mix everything together and continue to fry for 5 more minutes then add 1 cup of apple cider vinegar and 1/2 cup of water.

Coat all the veggies in the vinegar and taste some to make sure it has enough salt.

Remove everything from the heat and once all the veggies have cooled, store this tightly sealed in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

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