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Pickled Magnolia Petals

Pickled Magnolia Petals are foraged spring delicacy with a texture similar to endive and a flavor profile often described as a mix of ginger, cardamom, and clove, with a sweet-tangy bite.

Course Canning / preserving
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Pickled Magnolia Petals
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 jars

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup magnolia petals
  • 2/3 cup white alcohol vinegar (9%)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • Pink peppercorns to taste

Instructions

  1. Gently rinse magnolia petals and pat them dry.

  2. Pack them into two 1/3 cup volume bottles.

  3. Simmer vinegar, sugar, and salt until salt and sugar are dissolved. It takes 3 minutes.

  4. Pour hot vinegar mixture over the petals. They will shrink so you may want to add more. It is optional version. I do not do that.

  5. Add pink peppercorns to taste. Few for each bottle will do.

  6. Cool pickled edible flowers at room temperature for 40 minutes and then store them in the fridge for 9 hours or overnight before use.