Salt-free Herbal Seasoning Blend from the Backyard Patch Herbal Pickling Spice A unique herb-based blend for making your own pickles This blend uses Herbs De Provence combined with traditional picking seasonings for a flavor not typically found in supermarket pickling blends. You can use this blend in any refrigerator or regular pickle recipe, use about 1 to 2 Tablespoons in a pint jar, then add your veggies & vinegar/salt mixture as usual. It is sold in a Zip-seal bag with about 1/2 cup of spice by volume (enough for 8 to 10 pints of pickles.) We recently made amazing pickled beets with this blend & will include that recipe with your purchase. It is also a great savory blend for seasoning pork ribs & roasts. & here is a special recipe to get you started. Yhis & others will be included with your purchase. Pickled Tomatoes The most important thing is to make sure your tomatoes are firm, otherwise they become tomato mush during picking. 2 cups tomatoes, vertically quartered 2 to 4 cloves garlic, sliced 2 Tbls. Backyard Patch Herbal Picking Spice 1/3 cup cider vinegar 1 Tbls. salt (kosher or coarse) 1 cup cold water 1 Tbls fresh, lime or lemon juice Place tomato slices, garlic & other herbs in a 16-ounce clean glass jar until about full. Combine vinegar & salt in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer & gently stir until salt dissolves. Remove from heat. Add cold water & juice to this mixture & let cool. Pour cooled liquid in jar to cover tomatoes & herbs. Add more cold water if necessary. Refrigerate for about an hour until chilled. My unique hand-blended seasonings, made from herbs I grow & dry myself, vary from classic mixtures like Herbs de Provence or Fines Herbes, to traditional seasonings for meat, seafood & poultry, to blends for soups, salads, & vegetables, these herb seasoning blends are entirely salt free & gluten free & can be shaken or stirred into any dish. We even have a Do-It-All that will go on everything for those who like it fast & simple. You can store the blends as shipped in zip-seal bags, or use them to refill your regular spice cabinet bottles. Each bag contains 1/2 cup by Volume (weights vary.) To see all of my herb blends check out our Cooking Herbs section Pickling Spice Herb Seasoning | Backyard Patch Blend Herbs De Provence
