Ingredients for - Easy piccalilli

1. 500g cauliflower , cut into small florets
2. 200g courgette , cut into small chunks
3. 100g green beans or French beans, trimmed and cut into small pieces
4. 200g shallots , peeled and cut into small chunks or pearl onions, peeled and left whole or halved
5. 600ml malt vinegar
6. 3 tbsp English mustard powder
7. 1 tbsp coriander seeds
8. 2 tbsp black or yellow mustard seeds
9. 2 tsp cumin seeds
10. 1 tsp turmeric
11. 4 tbsp plain flour
12. 200g caster sugar
13. 2 bay leaves

How to cook deliciously - Easy piccalilli

1 . Stage

Put the veg in a bowl and toss with 2 tbsp sea salt. Leave, covered at room temperature, for 4 hrs. Drain the veg and wash well under cold water. Drain well.

2 . Stage

Put 100ml of the vinegar in a bowl with the mustard powder, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric and flour. Mix well to make a paste.

3 . Stage

Heat the remaining 500ml vinegar, sugar, bay leaves and a pinch of salt until the sugar dissolves, then pour in the mustard vinegar mix, simmering and stirring for 5 mins until the mixture thickens. Fold in the drained veg, heat for 1 min taking the edge off the veg, but still retaining a bite, then remove from the heat, and pack into three 500ml warm sterilised jars. Seal and leave in a cool dark spot for six weeks or up to three months before opening. Once open, keep in the fridge and use within four weeks.