Giardiniera | Recipe | Bounded by Buns

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups white wine vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon MSG (optional)
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 head of cauliflower
• 3 peeled carrots
• 2 stalks of celery
• 1 red bell pepper
• 15 green olives with pimentos
• 10 to 15 pickled pepperoncinis
• 5 or more slices of pickled jalapeno (leave this out entirely for medium heat)
• 1/2 cup olive oil or vegetable oil (plus more to fill the jars)
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano