Since it’s Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, some of you are probably having BBQs today. When I am grilling, I really like to cook hot dogs – via my CSA, I have access to awesome dogs made with pastured meat, yum. And one of the things I like putting on my dogs is pickle relish.
For years, I just used conventional relish, but over a year ago I became aware of some pretty excellent relish made by a company called Zukay, thanks to Ann Marie over at cheeseslave. In fact, she liked it so much, and felt it was such a good product, that she gave away an entire case of the stuff! I was inspired, and definitely wanted to try it, so I picked up a jar of the garlic dill relish at Whole Foods one day.
So, how did I like it? I loved it! Still do. I put it on hot dogs, but I bet it would be good in tuna or salmon salad, and chicken salad, too.
Now, what makes this stuff so special? Why did I chuck my old relish for this? Well, it’s naturally fermented for one, which means probiotics, which means good for your digestion. It’s raw, dairy-free and gluten-free, too, which could be really beneficial to those of you who have these intolerances.
Best of all, though, it’s delicious.
