Relish Style Giardiniera

PanNan's Note:

This recipe is great on roast beef sandwiches - hot or cold. It's origin is Al's #1 Italian Beef in Chicago. The recipe was printed in the Blue Plate Specials cookbook. It's like a regular giardiniera, but everything is chopped finely like relish so that it works well on a sandwich. Hint - the food processor is great for mincing the vegetables. Note - the cooking time is really the chill time. This is also excellent with cream cheese on a cracker.

• Total Time: 24 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 stalks celery, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 red pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 plum tomato, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons small capers
• 1 tablespoon caper brine
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

1. After mincing the vegetables, combine all ingredients.
2. Mix well and cover.
3. Store in the refrigerator at least 24- 48 hours before serving.
4. Stir a few times during this period.
5. Store in the refrigerator up to a week.

Reviews

[steve in FL]

This worked great on my chicago beef sandwiches. Perfection. I've never had Al's, but we had a place in Largo (Bono's) that sold chicago beef and this is as close to their giardiniera that I've ever come across. Only diff I believe is that theirs is hotter, which I can easily adjust with more flakes. Thank you for posting this, my search is over!