4 curried zucchini pickles Recipes

pickling onions or 1 lb shallot, peeled, cauliflower floret, runner beans, trimmed and finely sliced, cucumber, seeded and cut into half-inch dice, pumpkin, peeled,seeded & cut in half-inch dice, zucchini, cut in half-inch dice, salt (for brining), mustard powder, ground ginger, curry powder, mild or hot, ground turmeric, cornstarch, black peppercorns, malt vinegar

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

zucchini, ends trimmed, cut into very thin rounds (about 1/8-inch thick ), red onions, peeled and cut into thin slices, red chili peppers, cut into thin rounds (or mixed colors-you may use bell peppers if you like less heat), coarse salt, raisins (optional), distilled white vinegar, sherry wine, orange juice, sugar, curry powder, cayenne pepper, allspice berry, garlic cloves, peeled and crushed, gingerroot, about 1-inch long peeled and sliced into very thin coins