* Recipe from Epicurious
* Note: I doubled this recipe to make what you see in the picture. The liquid looks short because I had slightly more than 2 cups garlic.
* Note: The recipe did call this “French”, not I. The main difference I noted is that compared to other “regular” pickled garlic recipes, this called for wine and a shorter wait period. FYI.
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar (I used regular distilled vinegar)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 small dried chile pepper (I used two Indian dried red chiles but I didn’t puncture them so the garlic cloves were not hot at all)
- 1 small thyme sprig
- 1 small rosemary sprig
- 1 small bay leaf
- 10 black peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pickling salt (I used kosher salt)
- 1 cup peeled fresh garlic cloves
Roxan says
Pickled garlic? Um, yum!
You promise not to go anywhere for a while? I just got back from vacation… And I wasn’t even halfway through it before I began to think about where I want to go next! Mark my words, by the end of the year I will have made a trip down to central america 🙂
I’ve never been to the south of france before… or the north of france. Lately I’ve been trying to stick to places with good exchange rates. I’d love to go to france sometime though.
lemonsandanchovies says
Roxan, I get like that too sometimes. There are so many places to see in the world and not enough time! No big trips planned for us yet, though I’d like to see South America at some point.
I hope you’re having a good week!
sweet road says
This is crazy I was literally just thinking about how I have never pickled anything and that I should look for a recipe… I guess I found it!
lemonsandanchovies says
This is a good recipe for a first attempt at pickling–it was my first, too, and it was so easy. Thanks!
Rose says
Lovely photos, as always. I’d never heard of pickling garlic before, but this looks like something right up my alley! :]
lemonsandanchovies says
Thanks, Rose! I had never heard of it either until I started researching for the salad I had at VSM. It was easy-peasy!
Sukaina says
I love pickled anything and your garlic one looks great. It’s so good for the blood too!! Have you ever tried it with ginger? It’s just as awesome!
lemonsandanchovies says
No, I’ve never tried it with ginger. I’ll have to look into that now that I’ve got a little handle on pickling. Thanks! 🙂
Katie says
I love Villefranche-Sur-Mer – and this salad. I wonder how long it would take to get there for lunch…. Pickled garlic recipe just finished printing, and I’m off to the kitchen. Garlic is at it’s peak right now in the shops – perfect timing!
lemonsandanchovies says
Katie, are you in that part of France? I wasn’t sure. I’m so envious that you keep such a lovely garden full of good stuff. I hope you like this recipe. 🙂
sippitysup says
I had forgotten all about pickled garlic. I have a feeling this is in my culinary future. Almost as good as a trip to France. GREG
Ana says
Where could we find pickling salt?
Ana
lemonsandanchovies says
Hi Ana, I updated the post to say that I used kosher salt. I didn’t have any pickling salt either and a search on the web for substitutions offered kosher salt. 🙂
Jill Colonna says
Beautiful pickled photos! Isn’t it funny how the grass is always greener. Let’s swap California for France for a wee while…
lemonsandanchovies says
Okay, Jill. Maybe we can do a house swap. France sounds good to me right now, cold weather and all. 🙂
Lisa says
Sounds great, I will look for it when I am in the south of France this summer. I will try making them before then!
lemonsandanchovies says
Ooh, how fun! I wish I had plans to go back!
Susan says
The salad and pickled garlic sounds delicious! I guess I’d rather eat it in Nice but home will have to do. At least you don’t have snow!
Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
~Susan
lemonsandanchovies says
Susan, I couldn’t get enough of this salad. It just had a perfect balance of everything. The great thing is that it is easy to recreate at home.
No, glad not to have to deal with snow everyday but we’re planning to be in it soon, actually! 🙂
Bebe Mama (Judy) says
Ok Jean, we finally have something that we don’t have in common. I can’t eat liver! 🙂 My parents used to cook liver regularly but I would refuse to eat it and usually ended up eating salad, rice that I don’t like, and whatever other side dishes were on the table. Since then, I’ve tried liver again in my adulthood but I still can’t eat it. I think I would absolutely love the salad with pickled garlic minus the liver. We do, however, have in common the fact that we like to order the same dish, same restaurant… I did that in Florence for 3 nights. LOL. Have a great week!
lemonsandanchovies says
Well, okay, but I’ll still call you my friend. 🙂 I think this salad would be great without the liver. The potatoes have enough body on their own to balance out the rest of the ingredients. It was truly a delicious salad.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who does repeats of restaurants and food. We found this wonderful place in Florence, too. Small restaurant but high quality food. We also returned a couple of times. It was a gem! I completely understand!
Have a great week yourself!
Trish says
I’ve never tried pickling garlic before but what a great idea. I love almost all things pickled and I’m a garlic fanatic. I love your account of southern France too. The photos are lovely. If you move, I’ll be visiting 🙂
lemonsandanchovies says
Trish, wouldn’t it be fun to live in the South of France for a while? I have a friend who is doing just that and loving it. I’ll have a room set aside for you and your hubby if we ever do! 🙂
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says
I’ve eaten pickled garlic as antipasto, but I’ve never made it. What a great idea! Your first couple pictures definitely stir the wanderlust in all of us!
lemonsandanchovies says
Thanks, Sommer! I took so many pictures of the little village that I might bore everyone here. I just couldn’t stop trying to capture all the beauty I saw all around me. I’ll have to try pickled garlic your way next time. 🙂
Pachecopatty says
Hi Jean, Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog;-)
I see French pickled garlic in my future and I love that salad:-)
Thanks for sharing such a fun recipe, I can think of a few things to do with picked garlic, how about on pizza??
lemonsandanchovies says
Patty, pickled garlic sounds great on pizza! Thanks for the idea. I loved how easy this recipe was–a lot of reward for very little effort. I bet it would have been better if I had pickled it longer. I was happy with a four day wait, though. 🙂
Liren says
Jean! I was just chatting with a friend about his adventures in pickled garlic, just two days ago! I just love how you’ve captured the Riviera in a jar (this salad would go SO well with my torta, btw, hee hee). I can think of all kinds of things/ways to eat with this garlic 🙂
lemonsandanchovies says
Mmm, your torta and this salad would be an awesome meal. I have some Spanish chorizo in my freezer waiting for some attention, too!
Sara says
Oh pickled garlic…that’s one of those things my fav auntie would make in bulks and then distribute to us, nieces and nephews, when we were poor undergraduates to bring with us. You brought me back in time with this post (to a looong time ago 🙂 )
lemonsandanchovies says
How lucky were you? Pickled garlic didn’t come into my life until I ate it in this salad. What a wonderful aunt to make it for you and your cousins. And I don’t think it was that long ago, Missy. I think I’m older than you are. 🙂
Kim - Liv Life says
Don’t you just love review old photos like that? Just a year ago today my husband came to me and said “let’s take this cruise to French Polynesia… it leaves in 5 days.” I didn’t think there was any way I could make it work, but I did! I have been yearning for my tropical waters this week and can totally identify with your yearning for the South of France. We have it on our list, and when my daughter heads to college (2017…..) my husband and I have a date! In the mean time, I think I’ll try the pickled garlic and get a head start on my yearning!
lemonsandanchovies says
Kim, what a wonderful spontaneous adventure! Liv will be heading to college in a blink of an eye and before you know it, you’ll be heading out on your tropical adventure once again. 🙂
Frank says
That crystal clear water certainly seems very far away at the moment!
rebecca says
love the South of France went a couple of years ago and you never lose the travel bug he he the destinations are so worth it
lemonsandanchovies says
I agree, Rebecca! Too many wonderful places to see. 🙂
Monet says
I can only imagine what a wonderful experience that trip must have been. I want to visit that part of the world so badly! We hope to get over there next summer…seeing your pictures made me wish we were going tomorrow! This garlic sounds amazing. Ryan is growing some in our garden, so I can’t wait till we can make this! Thank you for sharing with me, my sweet friend. I hope you are staying safe and warm. It is even too cold in my part of the country…and I’m in Austin!
lemonsandanchovies says
I can’t believe it’s cold in Austin, too, but how lucky are you that your hubby is growing veggies in your garden. I bet you’ll make some wonderful goodies with them. You would absolutely love the South of France and I hope you do make it there next summer. 🙂
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says
How crazy, we were just in Nice this summer! I’ve never spent any time in Villefranche-Sur-Mer but I hear it’s a nice quiet town. Did you have a chance to visit Nice while you were in the area?
lemonsandanchovies says
Hi Sylvie! Yes, were visited Nice, too. We used VSM as our base as we explored the other Riviera towns. Transportation was so convenient and cheap. We just fell in love with the little villages: VSM, Beaulieu Sur Mer and Cap Ferrat. Are you from that part of France?
Priscilla - She's Cookin' says
Aaaah, memories of Cannes… we had plans to go to Villefranche but ended up not renting a car due to the gas shortage/strikes in October when we were there. Your photos capture the beauty and aura of the French Riviera. I’ll have to try this pickled garlic on a lovely Provencal salad.
magicofspice says
I adore pickled garlic…what a great idea to make it fresh 🙂 The salad sounds quite unique and I can see why it made and impression…