The CookingBites recipe challenge: pickle

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Blueberry Havarti Panini with Blueberry Shrub Cocktail - it’s official, folks. This recipe restored my love of cooking. It’s elegant and edgy, yet relatively simple and accessible. I loved the outcome and the journey.

Those are stone ice cubes in the glass. They don’t chill as well as genuine ice, but they do look cool. And, it gives new meaning to the term “on the rocks”.

Hey, this is a recipe challenge about blueberries, isn’t it?
 
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Here's probably my last entry: Green Mango Chutney
Mangoes are abundant here in Venezuela; almost every house has a mango tree ( I've got two) and, during the high season, fruit falls to the ground and is mostly wasted or eaten by birds and animals.
If you search for mango chutney recipes in internet, you'll probably get millions of hits. This particular recipe is an adaptation of (a) my first attempt in 2004, which also had tamarind and (b) a recipe given to me by a wonderful Indian cook called Mamta.
If you can only find ripe mangoes, then that's fine; just lower the sugar content a bit. If you like your mango chutney dark, then add a handful of raisins or currants and, again, lower the sugar content a bit. If you like it as they do in the Caribbean, then triple the amount of chile powder or chile peppers. The acidity (green) or sweetness (ripe) of the fruit will balance the results.
As for the nigella seeds; I just love them. Nigella has to be one of my favourite spices. If you haven't got any, or don't want to use them, that's fine. With the other spices, if you decide to use commercial mixed spice, which tends to be a bit bland, then feel free to increase the amount indicated in the recipe.
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badjak said:
OK,
Not really an entry as too many subs to what a bahn mi is....
But fresh bread (that recipe is a keeper)
Garlic chili yoghurt instead of margarine/ mayonaisse
Ham
Daikon/carrot pickle
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Maybe my favorite sandwich ever. Please share the bread recipe...the other ingredients make it a banh mi, but they need the bread to hold them together.
 
The Late Night Gourmet said:
Maybe my favorite sandwich ever. Please share the bread recipe...the other ingredients make it a banh mi, but they need the bread to hold them together.
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I couldn't find any decent bread in the shops to make it with
(And the mega bakery did not sell bread).
I made the rolls that puggles linked to
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dILfFnF733Y

They are not bahn mi rolls but they do work extremely well
(But remember, in the land of the blind..... ;) )
 
TastyReuben said:
Ok, it’s time to put a lid on the pickle challenge, and a good one it’s been. Thanks to everyone who contributed recipes and to those who participated in the discussion as well.

Herbaceous - please don your judging robe and powdered wig! 👩🏻‍⚖️
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I don't envy you, Herbaceous. Having to pick a winner puts you in quite a pickle. 🥒
 
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