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                    SPICY MEXICAN PICKLED VEGETABLES

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Condiments                       Harned 1994
               Mexican                          Side dish
               Vegetables

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
 12                    Garlic cloves
  1       md           Onion -- cut in wedges
    3/4   c            Olive oil
  4       md           Carrots
                       -- scraped, thinly sliced
  1       t            Black peppercorns
  1 1/2   c            Vinegar
  2       c             -- Water
    1/2   cn           Whole pickled jalapenos
                       -- drained (7 oz. can)
  1       md           Cauliflower -- in flowerets
  3       tb           Salt
  3       md           Zucchini -- thinly sliced
 12       sm           Bay leaves
    3/4   ts           Dried whole marjoram
    3/4   ts           Dried whole oregano
    3/4   ts           Dried whole thyme
  7       oz           Pickled baby corn on cob
                       -- drained (1 jar)
  6       oz           Can pitted small ripe olives
                       -- drained

 Saute garlic and onion in hot oil in a large Dutch
 oven for 3 minutes. Add carrots and peppercorns; saute
 5 minutes.  Add vinegar; cover, reduce heat and simmer
 for 3 minutes.  Stir in water and jalapenos; cover and
 bring mixture to a boil.  Add cauliflower and salt,
 stirring well; cover, reduce heat to medium and cook 5
 minutes. Add zucchini, bay leaves, marjoram, oregano
 and thyme, stirring well; cook 2 minutes.  Remove from
 heat; stir in corn and olives.

 Transfer mixture to a large container; cover tightly
 and chill at least 8 hours.  Remove and discard bay
 leaves before serving.

 From _Celebrate San Antonio_ by The Junior Forum/San
 Antonio, TX in _America's Best Recipes: A 1989
 Hometown Collection_.  Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House,
 Inc., 1989.  Pp. 320-321.  ISBN 0-8487-0765-6.
 Electronic format by Cathy Harned.



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