Chicago-Style Giardiniera Gelson's

Ingredients

• ¾ cup cauliflower florets, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 stalk celery, julienned into 1” pieces
• ½ carrot, julienned into 1” pieces
• ½ cup julienned red bell pepper, 1” pieces
• 3 jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 serrano peppers, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup plus 1 tsp kosher salt, divided
• ¾ cup water, plus more for soaking
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• ¼ cup green olives
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp coriander seeds
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ tsp fennel seeds
• ¼ tsp peppercorns
• ¼ tsp celery salt
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ¾ cup white wine vinegar