Marinated Mushrooms and Sweet Peppers
From: Gina, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Serve cold.
  • 1 bunch carrots
  • 1 pack sweet green peppers
  • 1 pack sweet yellow peppers
  • 1 pack sweet red peppers
  • 2 teaspoons + 2 tablespoons [10 + 30 mL] salt
  • 2 cups [500 mL] water
  • 2 cups [500 mL] white vinegar
  • 2 pounds [1 kg] fresh mushrooms
  • Oregano, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • Freshly minced garlic, to taste
  • Vinegar, to taste
  • Vegetable oil, to taste
  • Sterilized jars
  • Peel then cut carrots into tiny sticks; clean, remove membranes, seed then cut green, yellow and red sweet peppers into tiny sticks.
  • Mix together carrot, sweet green, yellow and red peppers tiny sticks into a large glass bowl.
  • Sprinkle mixture with 2 teaspoons [10 mL] salt; let sit for 1 hour.
  • Rinse under cold running water; drain.
  • Into a casserole, bring water and white vinegar to a boil.
  • Add drained vegetables; boil for a couple of minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Using a slotted spoon, transfer drained vegetables into a large bowl; reserve.
  • Clean mushrooms.
  • Sprinkle boiling water vinegar mixture with remaining 2 tablespoons [30 mL] salt.
  • Add mushrooms and boil for 5 minutes; using a slotted spooon, transfer mushrooms into a colander.
  • Cover top of colander with a plate; let mushrooms sit for 2 hours, to drain all excess water.
  • Add drained mushrooms to reserved vegetables.
  • Sprinkle to taste with oregano, salt and minced garlic; pour in some vinegar and vegetable oil, to taste.
  • Spoon mixture into sterilized jars.
  • Pour in enough vegetable oil to cover vegetables by at least 1/2 inch [1.3 cm].
  • Seal and refrigerate.