Cheese and Pickles

In between re-doing the kitchen and building a deck, we gotta eat! 

Just to clear something up from a previous post. I love pickles. I really do. I just don't want my house smelling like them. That is all. So, to prove my love for pickles, I decided to make a post dedicated to pickles and such.

And who doesn't love cheese and pickle sandwiches?? 

Cheese and Pickle Sandwiches

With homemade pickles, made with cucumbers straight from the garden, how couldn't you love a fresh mozzarella, mayo and pickle sandy toasted on yummy bread? That sounds just a bit better than a plain old cheese and pickle sandwich!

I've included a few pickle recipes I thought of and whipped up the other day, and an awesome relish recipe. 

What's your favourite thing to add to pickles?

First cucumber out of the garden!

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Sweet Dill Pickles

• Large cucumber
  
• 1 cup of white vinegar
  
• 1/4 cup of white sugar
  
• Fresh basil
  
• Fresh mint (I used Chocolate Mint. NBD)
  
• Dill
  
• Salt and Pepper

Sweet Pickles

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Spicy Asian Infusion Pickles

• Large cucumber
• 1 cup of white vinegar
• 2 tsp of sesame oil
• 1/4 cup of white sugar
• 1-2 cloves of garlic
• One glob of wasabi
• Fresh grated ginger
• Fresh cilantro
• 1/4 Red onion, finely chopped 
• Chili flakes and a fresh whole one (for good luck)
• Salt and Pepper

Spicy Asian Fusion Pickles

I found this recipe at Tastes Good To Me- 
a super rad, fellow Canadian. 
Head over to her site for the recipe!

I added a few things to the recipe, and the result added a whole new dimension to my relish world. Ok, maybe it's not that drastic, but I did add quite a bit of coriander, which really gave it a totally unique flavour, and a yellow pepper for some more colour and an extra chilli pepper for some extra heat. 

So good. 

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Hope you enjoy these! The pickled delicacies are quite tasty, not gonna lie, and they do add to a killer sandwich. You might have people wondering if you are pregnant, though. Men included. 

Happy Pickling! 

xo Jena