Pickles and chutneys
Add extra zing and flavour to meals and sandwiches with your very own handmade pickles and chutneys. Easier than you think and your grandma will definitely be proud of you. Also a great way to use up leftover fruit and vegetables from your garden.
Apple and pear chutney
Make this fruity, spicy chutney at harvest time and you will have a good supply to last for months. Delicious with cold meats.
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Corn relish
A refreshing cross between a salsa and a true cooked relish, with a less spicy variation for those who prefer?
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Fresh mango chutney
This 'chutney' is not the usual simmered, sweetly spiced preserve but a fresh, appetizing relish that goes great with meats and cheeses.
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Green tomato chutney
Apple, ginger, and mild onion make this green tomato chutney especially sweet, rather than spicy.
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Lime pickle
These pungently spiced preserved limes, or lemons, will enhance curries or pilafs, and are wonderful with fish or chicken.
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Piccalilli
This is a modern version of a traditional Indian pickle called peccalillo, perfect with cold meats and pork pies.
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Pickled vegetables
This recipe is an exciting combination of crunchy seasonal vegetables, pickled in a herb and spice vinegar.
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Plum Chutney
The sweet fruit in this recipe is gently balanced with a blend of cinnamon, allspice and ginger, best made a couple of weeks in advance.
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