Recipes

Pickled Ramps

  • Serves

    makes 1 Quart

ANNA STOCKWELL

Pickling is a great way to preserve ramps, the wild spring onions that overflow at the market for a few weeks each spring. Their garlicky flavor combined with a vinegar kick adds a bright punch to all sorts of dishes.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp. kosher salt, plus more as needed
  • 2 lb. ramps, cleaned, green leaves trimmed to 1" past white and red parts
  • 1 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. mustard seed
  • 1 tsp. pink peppercorns
  • 1 tsp. white peppercorns
  • 12 tsp. caraway seed
  • 12 tsp. fennel seed
  • 12 tsp. cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a 4-qt. saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add ramps and cook until crisp-tender, about 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, place in an ice bath. Drain and place in a sterilized 1-qt. glass jar with airtight lid.

Step 2

Combine 1 tbsp. salt, all remaining ingredients, and 1 cup water in a 4-qt. saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Pour mixture over ramps and seal jar. Let cool to room temperature and then refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

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