Spicy Fermented Giardiniera | Wellspent Market

Ingredients

• 2 pounds (1 head) cauliflower, trimmed and cut into small florets
• 4 red fresh Fresno chili peppers, or 2 to 4 medium-size, medium-hot fresh chili peppers, stemmed and thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced into roughly 1/4-inch pieces
• 3 to 4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally into roughly 1/8-inch-thick slices
• 5 to 6 celery stalks, sliced into roughly 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 5 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoons of Francesco Rafaele oregano
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 5 scant to heaping tablespoons of kosher sea salt
• 2 1/2 quarts water
• 1 cup of Novo Frantoio extra virgin olive oil