Quick Pickled Veg Salad

Name: Quick Pickled Veg Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup white vinegar; 1/2 cup water; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 bay leaves; 1/2 tsp yellow mustard seeds; 3 carrots, peeled and cut into thin batons (about 1 cup); 125 g yellow beans, trimmed; 1/2 cup quartered radishes; 1/4 cup sliced red onion; 2 cups torn lettuce, optional

Prep Time10 mins
Total Time25 mins
Makes4 adult servings

Give your salad a fun new "zing!" with this quick pickled veg salad recipe. The kids can help make it, too.

Ingredients

1 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1 bay leaves
1/2 tsp yellow mustard seeds
3 carrots, peeled and cut into thin batons (about 1 cup)
125 g yellow beans, trimmed
1/2 cup quartered radishes
1/4 cup sliced red onion
2 cups torn lettuce, optional

Instructions

Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, bay leaf and mustard seeds in a pot over high heat, and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Add carrots, turn heat to medium-low and simmer for 2 min. Add beans and simmer 3 min longer or until vegetables are just tender-crisp.
Remove from heat and add radishes and red onion, stirring to combine. Let stand 10 min to cool. Serve over lettuce if desired.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 59, Protein 1g, Carbohydrates 14g, Fat 0g, Fibre 3g, Sodium 260mg.

Note:

Let little sous-chefs help snap or trim the beans for this quick salad. It's never too early to learn to help out in the kitchen.

Originally published in the Today's Parent June 2014 issue.

This article was originally published on May 02, 2014

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Eshun Mott