Talk to me about Fermented veggies

[LeilaLuv]

I realized the other day that we do not eat as many veggies as I would like. We like them, but its hard to put them in our diets kwim? We eat alot of sides. Like olive salad,cole slaw etc etc. I have been looking into fermenting veggies with water and salt. Do any of you do this? I would like some ideas and websites if you have any. I only have access to 2 so far.

I have also been wondering about something. I dont know how many of you are familiar with this process, but Im curious to know more about it. Alot of "pickled" things are in oil, mostly in olive oil form what I have seen. HOW do they go about that. Does the oil act as a preservative? does it slow down fermentation? Do they pickle the food first and THEN put it in oil? I cant figure out how to do this, and if its even beneficial.

TIA!!

[newcastlemama]

I ferment veggies (mostly cabbage, carrots, and dill mixture) in salt/water and it works well. I like the book Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz. He also has a website with some info on it.

I don't know about the oil ting but I would be interestd to know how to make that stuff.

Jen

[tanyalynn]

I got a lot of tips from the "How about a fermented veggies thread?" by Hibou. I just posted a recipe I'm going to try as soon as okra is around, so it's on the front page at the moment.

[Sparkle*Mama]

I second the book Wild Fermentation. You can also look up wildfermentation.com

There is also a smaller book called Making Sauerkraut and pickled vegetables at home. Has some great recipes in it.
Radiant Life has a great Ceramic Crock if you are interested in using one.