Billy’s Hot Giardiniera

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• ¼ cup kosher salt
• 1 cup peeled carrots, cut into ¼-inch cubes
• 1 cup cauliflower, cut into pieces
• 1 large celery stalk, leaves removed, cut into ¼-inch cubes
• 1 red pepper, seeds removed, cut into ¼-inch pieces
• ½ cup coarsely chopped pitted green olives
• 2 to 4 serrano chilies, seeds removed, chopped
• ¾ cup canola oil
• ¾ cup distilled white vinegar (5% acidity)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes