5 pickling brine beans Recipes

cold water, dry pinto beans, bacon fat, smoked ham shank, chopped white onions, bay leaves or 1 large bay leaf, chopped large fresh garlic cloves, all-purpose flour, cold water, ground black pepper, ground paprika, ground sage, crushed rosemary, ground allspice, ground cumin, salt (or to taste), pickled pepper brine

pickling onions or 1 lb shallot, peeled, cauliflower floret, runner beans, trimmed and finely sliced, cucumber, seeded and cut into half-inch dice, pumpkin, peeled,seeded & cut in half-inch dice, zucchini, cut in half-inch dice, salt (for brining), mustard powder, ground ginger, curry powder, mild or hot, ground turmeric, cornstarch, black peppercorns, malt vinegar

beetroot (fresh, not pickled, about 4 bulbs with leaves or you can substitute with baby spinach leaves), green beans, red onion, finely sliced (optional), pine nuts (or a small handful of hazelnuts, roughly chopped, if preferred), feta cheese, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic clove, crushed, capers (drained if in brine or soaked in milk for 1/2 hr is packed in salt), salt and pepper, to taste

red bell peppers, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained, rinsed, canned artichoke hearts, drained, patted dry, quartered, uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined , tails left intact, paper-thin slices prosciutto , each slice cut lengthwise into 4 strips, radicchio leaves, pickled hot or sweet cherry peppers, drained, kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives