What is a caper? I see this in alot of recipes is it the same as an olive?!
Answers:
Capers are the unripened flower buds of Capparis spinosa, a prickly, perennial plant which is native to the Mediterranean and some parts of Asia. Their use dates back to more than 3000 B.C. where they are mentioned as a food in the Sumerian cuneiform Gilgamesh, an ancient retelling of a great flood and ark legend.
Capers have long been a favorite in the Mediterranean region. The small, green herb buds lend a piquant sour and salty flavor to salads, dressings, sauces, vegetables and a variety of main dishes.
They are somewhat expensive.
Pickled nasturtium buds are an inexpensive substitute for pricey capers.
Ingredients:
* 1 quart nasturtium seed pods
* 1 quart white wine vinegar
* 2 teaspoons pickling salt
* 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
* 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
* 1 teaspoon pickling spice
* 1 clove garlic, smashed
* 4 to 6 peppercorns
* 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
Preparation:
After the nasturtium blossoms fall off, pick the half-ripened (still green) nasturtium seed pods. Continue picking as long as the seed crop continues.
Combine wine vinegar, pickling salt, onion, lemon, pickling spice, garlic, peppercorns, and celery seed in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Pour cooled mixture over nasturtium seeds and refrigerate for 1 week.
Keep the mixture refrigerated and use the nasturium pickles in sauces, dips, casseroles, soups, stews and as edible decorations.
Yield: 1 quart
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A caper is a pickled bud of some bush. It has a flavor sort of like a green olive, but otherwise, not the same thing at all. I guess in a pinch you could chop up your green olives and add to the dish, but a small jar of capers won't set you back much more than olives. I like them in a pasta dish and artichoke hearts and shrimp.
Try this..
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A caper in a recipe is the pickled bud of a caper bush.
im pretty sure its a pickled berry
no it is a pickled berry
