Giardiniera Mixed Vegetables

Giardiniera (“jar-dih-nair-ah”), this delectable main course or side dish comes from Italy. When Giardiniera first emerged in the culinary world, the pickling of these vegetables was actually a method of preserving them after a huge harvest. The combination of vegetables in the original Italian Giardiniera was not necessarily the exact combination you toss on your sub sandwich or potentially even pizza. Generally, it was just whatever bounty of extra garden vegetables that needed preserving and then served later as a side dish or a meal.