for 600 g

Leek

1 ½ dl	apple vinegar
1 ½ dl	water
2 tbsp	soy sauce
2 tbsp	coarse cane sugar
4	cloves
400 g	leek , cut into approx. 1.5 cm rings
1	organic lemon, zest peeled with a peeler

How it's done

Leek

Pour the vinegar into a pan along with all the other ingredients up to and including the cloves, bring to the boil while stirring occasionally. Add the leek and lemon peel, cover and simmer over a low heat for approx. 5 mins. until just soft. Remove the leek with a slotted spoon, transfer to the prepared, clean jars.

Pickling

Bring the pickling liquid to the boil once again, pour the boiling hot liquid over the leek, filling the jars to just below the rim. Seal the jars immediately, leave to cool on a towel.

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