"Here's a go-to recipe for Italian Giardiniera, a condiment made from fresh vegetables, chopped into small bits and used to top sandwiches and other foods. Giardiniera can be found in every grocery and in the door of every Italian American fridge in Chicago but you've never truly enjoyed its freshness until this recipe...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup canola oil
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1/2 cup red wine vinegar
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3/4 cup hot peppers
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1/4 cup sweet peppers
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1/4 cup green or yellow zucchini, or both
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1/4 cup celery stalks
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1/4 cup carrots
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1/4 cup cauliflower
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1/4 cup onion
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1/4 cup fennel bulb
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6 ounces by weight of pitted green (or black) olives
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3 garlic cloves, minced fine
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1 heaping tablespoon of chopped fresh basil
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1 heaping tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 teaspoon Morton’s coarse kosher salt (read more about the science of salt here)