Have you finished the last pickle in your
jar and are about to empty all of its juice into the sink? Stop there! The
juice of pickles is magic in the kitchen. We give you 6 ideas for using it and
not throwing it away.
Pickle juice, what is it?
Composed of water, vinegar, salt and
aromatics (mustard seeds), this juice, which is used to preserve and flavor our
precious pickles, deserves our full attention! In fact, over time, it turns
into brine and is very useful on a daily basis.
The juice of the pickles to make homemade
pickles
For raclette evenings that change, why not
start making homemade pickles? Whether it is with onions, peppers or carrots,
the recipe is very simple: you just have to pour - in previously sterilized
jars - your favorite vegetables with water, salt and the liquid from your old
jar. pickles! Hyper-ecological, know in addition that the brine contained in
the juice of the pickles prolongs the life of your preserves!
Pickle juice to spice up potatoes
By adding this liquid to the cooking water
of the potatoes, you can give your vegetables a little vinegar taste. For
doses, count one ladle of pickle water for three ladles of water. We adopt this
technique especially if we are going to make a potato salad. Guaranteed
delight!
Pickle juice for changing salad dressings
Changing your habits is sometimes good: why
not replace your balsamic or red wine vinegar with a little pickle juice in
your next vinaigrette? I promise, you will bluff more than one!
To increase the flavors of this juice, you
can add aromatics to the jar as you wish a few days before using it. Warning:
remember to remove them before making your vinaigrettes to avoid deposits at
the bottom of the salad bowl.
Our pickle juice vinaigrette recipe: 2
tbsp. of mayonnaise and 3 tbsp. of pickle juice. Add salt and pepper. Ideal for
a Piedmontese salad
Pickle juice to replace white wine in the
kitchen
The juice of the pickles can surprisingly
be used as a base for many preparations of broths or sauce bases and replaces
alcohols such as white wine for example. Our little advice? Consider adding
more flavor to the pickle juice by adding spices and herbs to the jar a few
days before using.
