Giardiniera

Ingredients

• 750 ml white wine vinegar
• 165 gm white sugar (¾ cup)
• 5 fresh bay leaves
• 1 tsp whole cloves
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 200 gm peeled celeriac, cut into 1cm-thick slices
• 100 gm cauliflower, cut into florets
• 8 baby Dutch carrots, peeled and trimmed
• 1 red capsicum, cut into 1cm lengths
• 1 Spanish onion, cut into wedges
• 1 green tomato, halved and cut in 1cm-thick slices
• 60 gm baby green beans, trimmed
• 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil (¼ cup)