Acar Acar - Janella Purcell

Ingredients

• 1 large cucumber, cut into batons
• 1 cup green beans, cut into lengths
• 1 cup snake beans, cut into lengths
• 1 carrot, cut into batons
• 1 cup bite-sized pieces of cabbage
• 1 cup cauliflower florets
• 4 long red chillies, deseeded and thinly sliced
• 4 long green chillies, deseeded and thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 10 dried long red chillies, soaked in water until starting to soften, about 30 minutes
• 2 lemongrass stems, white part only
• 4-cm piece galangal, chopped
• 4-cm piece fresh turmeric, grated
• 6 candlenuts, macadamia nuts or cashew nuts
• 1 tsp shrimp paste
• 1 tbsp olive oil or rice bran oil
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 3 tbsp grated coconut palm sugar or panela
• 3 cups white wine or apple cider vinegar
• 2 French shallots, peeled and halved
• 10 garlic cloves, peeled