Pearl onions and carrot half-moons are an elegant, colorful addition to your salads, appetizers and cocktails. Plus, they’re filled with vitamins!

• Active time: 5 mins
• Total time: 5 mins
• Fermentation: 1 week

INGREDIENTS

• 10 large carrots, cut into rounds or half-moons
• 30 pearl onions
• 4 cups (1L) water
• 2 tbs (30 ml) coarse salt

DIRECTIONS

Prepare a brine solution by combining the 4 cups (1 L) of water and coarse salt.

Combine the onions and carrots in your Mortier Pilon fermentation jar. Add the brine. Make sure to leave ¾ of an inch (2 centimeters) of headspace between the carrot mixture and the rim of the jar.

Let the mixture ferment at room temperature, covered, for 1 week. Once the desired level of fermentation has been reached, refrigerate or serve.

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