Fermented vegetables are a great and tasty way to preserve the summer harvest. Fermentation recipes are basic and flavorful while also adding a healthy does of probiotics to our preserves and meals.
The great thing about learning how to ferment vegetables is that the technique is relatively simple, requiring only water, salt, veggies and time. This simplicity means that it can be repeated and tried with any number of vegetables you enjoy.
To make things even easier, you can use the Easy Fermenter fermentation lids to help reduce the risk of user error.
Start with Garden Excess
If you’re new to fermenting and have a garden. This is the best place to start your fermentation experimentation. Simply start small batches with your bits of your vegetable garden excess. Some vegetables are better suited than others – look to beans, cauliflower and other sturdy veggies in the beginning.
Keep a Notebook of Recipes
Keep track of your recipes and experiments in a notebook. This is the easiest way to repeat success and decide what to change later – do you want to add more spice? ferment for a longer or shorter period of time? Those notes are invaluable and will help you decide on what to do more or less of in the future.
An inexpensive notebook such as a composition notebook works well as a fermentation journal.
Vegetable Fermentation Recipes
Use these specific recipes to get started and as inspiration point in moving forward in your own experiments.
Fermented Cherry Tomatoes
Perfect for salads, appetizers, side dishes, and more fermented tomatoes are an easy and delicious way to preserve the harvest.
Lacto-fermented Spicy Beets
These spicy lacto-fermented beets are easy to make and a great way to support your gut health. They truly offer up a unique, but tasty flavor and pair well on the side of a green salad or snack tray next to a cheese platter.
Fermented Garlic & Honey
A delicious and healing blend of sweet and savory flavors perfect for cooking and flu season.
Fermented Peppers
Hot or sweet, fermented peppers are great for salads, sandwiches, and more.
Fermented Carrot Sticks
Crunchy and easy with very little fuss to make, fermented carrot sticks elevate the standard lunch box carrot stick fare to something tastier and healthier.
Lacto Fermented Salsa Recipe
This easy fermented salsa recipe is a delicious and healthy way to preserve the harvest and add probiotics to your diet. Tangy, fresh tomatoes, paired with veggies and zippy lime, make this fermented salsa the perfect accompaniment to your favorite Mexican dishes, or to eat straight up with chips.
How to make Fermented Cauliflower Pickles
Step by step instructions on How to make Fermented Cauliflower Pickles. They are so deliciously addictive
Fermented Pumpkin
Pumpkin is more than pie, after all. Create yourself a delicious fall inspired fermented with recipe for winter squash of all kind.
Lacto Fermented Dilly Beans
Switch up your cold bean salad by using fermented dilly beans in place of some of the regular greens beans for a healthy and delicious side dish.
Lacto-fermented Zucchini Sticks
Zucchini abounds in the summer and most of us are seeking ways to use it up differently so we don't get tired of it - these fermented zucchini sticks are tasty way to do just that.
Lacto-Fermented Radishes
Radishes can be a zippy and hot ferment that is wonderful as a simple side or chopped and added to salads or top of sandwiches.
Easy Fermenter Wide Mouth Lid Kit: Simplified Fermenting In Jars Not Crock Pots! Make Sauerkraut, Kimchi, Pickles Or Any Fermented Probiotic Foods. 3 Lids(jars not incld), Extractor Pump & Recipes
These Easy Fermenter fermentation lids are easy to use and help reduce the risk of fermenting errors.
Other Ways to Preserve Produce
Fermenting vegetables is a great way to preserve food but it’s not the best way for some fruits and vegetables. You can learn more about other ways to preserve the harvest here.