Dried herbs, garlic and lemon are used to flavor these tangy, probiotic, mediterranean cauliflower pickles. These pickles are packed with probiotics, and filled with vitamins that are great for your skin, anti-inflammatory, and energy boosting.
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This recipe uses lacto-fermentation, also called brine pickling, to turn the veggies into a healthy, probiotic food. Brine pickling is one of the simplest methods for making fermented vegetables. I highly recommend this method for beginners.
Lacto-fermentation
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All the pickled vegetable recipes on this blog use lacto-fermentation. The “lacto” stands for lactobacillus bacteria. Not to be confused with lactose. Lacto-fermentation doesn’t use dairy.
Lacto-fermentation is the oldest form of food preservation in the world. It involves only salt, water and vegetables. The salt water brine creates an anaerobic environment (free of oxygen) where only lactobacillus bacteria can survive. The lactobacillus bacteria act as a preservative, keeping harmful bacteria from living in the ferment.
Lacto-fermentation is very safe. Here are some tips on how to ferment vegetables safely.
The main benefits of eating pickles
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Fermented foods, like these pickles, will complement any new diet, help manage sugar cravings, reduce bloating and detox and cleanse your gut. If you’re trying to lose weight or eat a nutrient rich diet, eating fermented foods, like these Mediterranean Cauliflower Pickles is a must.
Some of the positive effects I’ve experienced eating fermented foods are clearer skin, better digestion and increased energy.
- Eating fermented foods daily will strengthen your immune system, reduce bloating and control weight.
- Can help alleviate a multitude of health issues including leaky gut, IBS, weight loss, lead to clearer skin and a stronger immune system.
Cauliflower is a nutritional power house and is packed with vitamin C, which is amazing for skin and our immune systems, anti-inflammatory vitamin K, and energy boosting B vitamins.
Tools you’ll need to make Mediterranean Cauliflower Pickles
- 1 Quart sized mason jar
- A knife
- Cutting board
- Sea salt – I highly recommend using Fine Celtic Sea Salt.
- Purified water (non-chlorinated)
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