Pickled Crudités

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups rice vinegar
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup peeled, thinly sliced fresh ginger
• 2 hot dried chilies (or 1 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes)
• 3 pounds assorted vegetables, such as carrots, daikon radish, seedless cucumber, red peppers, and green beans