Have you ever been eating your turkey and cheese and realized that something is missing?

A crunch? Or a spicy zip? I have something for you. It’s this delicious Italian pickle that takes minutes to make and will Jack your lunches up a notch all week long.

Ingredients

• 1/2 head of cauliflower, diced into bite size chunks
• 2 carrots, sliced in half and cut into semi circle shapes
• 2 celery stalks, sliced
• 3 small pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 3 tbsp. pepperoncini
• 2 cups vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup. olive oil
• 2 tsp. fennel seed
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. chili flake

Directions

1. Put vinegar, water, sugar, salt and bay leaves into a small pot and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer cauliflower and carrots for 3 minutes in pickling liquid.
3. Add celery and peppers to mixture and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and add the pepperoncini to the pot. Let sit for 5 minutes.
5. While this is sitting put oil, fennel seed, oregano, chili flake and 2 tbsp of pickling liquid in a bowl.
6. Drain the veggies and then place in marinade bowl. Let sit for 20 minutes to marinate.
7. Add your veggies to your jar and keep in the fridge for up to a week.