Napa Dave's Colorful Zucchini Relish Medley

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 10 cups zucchini, chopped
• 4 cups yellow onions, chopped
• 5 tablespoons salt
• 2 red bell peppers, chopped
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 2 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 prepare your equipment for canning: you need to sterilize the jars and put the lids into boiling water. you also need to have a water bath canner handy with enough water boiling in it to cover your jars by about 1".
• 2 chop the vegetables very finely- i use a food grinder that attaches to my kitchenaid mixer.
• 3 combine zucchini with the onion, and salt in a large covered bowl. let this stand overnight.
• 4 rinse the zucchini mix and drain well. add to a large dutch oven along with the peppers, spices and the vinegar.
• 5 cook just until the mixture thickens, stirring constantly. do not overcook.
• 6 carefully pour this mix into hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/2" headspace.
• 7 carefully wipe the rims down several times to make sure that all relish is removed from the are where the cap will be sealing on the jar.
• 8 place the boiled lids onto the jars. process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath- the timer starts after the water returns to a boil with the jars in the water.
• 9 yield: 16 half-pints.