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Turmeric Escabeche





Yields
24 Servings



Active Time
1 hr



Marinating Time
8 hrs



Total Time
9 hrs

In Mexico, escabeche, or pickle, often refers to the spicy, crisp vegetable pickle you’ll find in most taco bars. It nearly always has cauliflower, jalapeños, onion, and carrots; Donnie Masterton, chef at TacoLab by Tacolicious, in San Miguel de Allende, adds a few more. He also infuses the pickling liquid with a jolt of turmeric, giving the pickle a subtle earthiness and bright golden glow. It’s delicious with anything fried, cheesy, or salty.

 

This recipe, and others like it, can be found in the article “These Shockingly Flavorful Cauliflower Recipes Will Inspire Your Next Meat-Free Meal.”

Turmeric Escabeche




Iain Bagwell
Pickling Liquid
 ¼ cup turmeric
 2 ⅔ cups distilled white vinegar
 ⅓ cup each sugar and kosher salt
 2 bay leaves
 1 tsp black peppercorns
 4 tsp coriander seeds, toasted
Vegetables
 ½ head cauliflower, cut into small florets
 2 ½ oz green beans, stemmed and cut into ½-in. pieces
 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 2-in. matchsticks
 2 jalapeños, sliced in rings with seeds
 10 grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
 2 ½ oz white onion, cut into ¼-in. dice
 2 garlic cloves, sliced
1

Put all pickling-liquid ingredients plus 2 1/3 cups water into a large pot and bring to a boil, covered. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salt and sugar is dissolved. Let cool and settle.

2

Line a colander with cheesecloth, set it over a large bowl, and slowly pour in liquid, leaving most of turmeric sediment behind in pot.

3

Mix vegetables in a large nonreactive bowl, then divide between 2 qt-size wide-mouth mason jars. Bring pickling liquid to a simmer and pour over the vegetables, again leaving any turmeric sediment behind. Chill 24 hours before using. Serve in a bowl, with some of the liquid included.

Make ahead: Up to 1 month, chilled.

Nutrition Facts

24 servings

Serving size

Per 2-tbsp. serving

Amount per serving
Calories8.2
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.51g1%

Saturated Fat 0.17g1%
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 155mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 1.85g1%

Dietary Fiber 0.47g2%
Protein 0.33g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.