7 classic brine Recipes

green beans (trimmed & halved ), mixed salad leaves, cucumber (thinly sliced ), ripe tomatoes (quartered ), canned anchovies (drained ) - optional, eggs (hard-boiled & quartered or poached ), tuna in brine, salt & ground black pepper, black olives - optional, dressing, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves (crushed ), white wine vinegar

cold water, kosher salt , which is preferred due to it s lack of impurities or 1/4 cup table salt, sugar or 3/4 cup brown

potatoes, peeled, hard-boiled eggs, carrots, green peas, pickles , in brine (important -- use small mediterranean , which have a distinct flavor), mayonnaise (even reduced fat works great)

red onion, halved and thinly sliced, kosher salt, red wine vinegar, grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, honey, dried oregano, freshly ground pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered, kalamata olives, halved and pitted, persian cucumbers, greek feta cheese , packed in brine, fresh oregano leaves, for topping (optional), soak the red onion in a bowl of heavily salted ice water , 15 minutes.

fresh or frozen turkey (1 to 1 1/2 lb per person ), kosher salt, sugar, freshly ground pepper, unsalted butter, softened, chopped fresh parsley, dried sage, dried thyme, paprika