5 Holiday Recipes with Persimmon Vinegar
It’s unexpected, we know, for Persimmon Vinegar to be the inspiration for these amazing recipes. But that’s actually what our team specializes in - unexpected foods that tantalize the tastebuds, while restoring your health and on farm health simultaneously. All five of these recipes are sure to inspire culinary delight as you cook for the holidays.
1. Persimmon Vinegar Turkey Brine
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Ingredients - Water - 3 cups Persimmon Vinegar - 1 cup kosher salt - 2 cups brown sugar (optional) - Spices (choose one of the options or make up your own): Option #1 1 1/2 TBSP sage, 1 1/2 TBSP rosemary, 1 1/2 TBSP thyme, and 2 TBSP peppercornsOption #2 3 TBSP peppercorns, 5 bay leaves, 5 cloves garlic, 4 sprigs rosemary, peel of 3 oranges |
Directions Prepare this brine the night before you cook your turkey and allow the turkey to marinate in the brine for at least 12 hours in the refrigerator. 1. Combine 32 cups water, 3 cups Persimmon Vinegar, 1 cup kosher salt, and spices in a pot on the stove. If you want a sweeter brine add 1-2 cups of brown sugar to the pot on the stove. Bring to a boil and stir constantly until salt is dissolved. 2. Take off the heat and refrigerate the brine liquid. 3. Once the brine has cooled, rinse the turkey and submerge it into the brine for at least 12 hours in the fridge. 4. Remove your turkey from the fridge. Submerge the turkey in fresh water and allow to sit for 10 minutes to remove the brine and excess salt from the outside. Bake! Note: Brined turkeys can need less cooking time, so watch your meat thermometer carefully. |
2. Persimmon Vinegar Salad Dressing
Our friend Hilary Boynton (@school_of_lunch and schooloflunch.com) is a chef, author, mother, and school lunch lady in Topanga, CA. She shares our love for the kitchen, healing whole foods, and regenerative agriculture. We asked her to create a salad dressing with our Persimmon Vinegar and she came up with this delicious recipe!
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Ingredients - 1 tsp mustard (whole grain) - 1 clove garlic, finely diced - 1 generous tsp honey (raw) (or other sweetener like maple syrup) cracked pepper to taste - 1 tsp chopped fresh herbs (try thyme, rosemary, and sage) - juice of 1 blood orange (can substitute with any citrus) - 3 tbsp Persimmon Vinegar - 3/4 cup olive oil - pinch salt (prefer Real Salt, Himalayan, or well sourced) - 1 tsp flax oil (cold pressed and can be omitted) |
Directions 1. Place all ingredients in a mason jar, cap and shake vigorously to incorporate. 2. Alternatively, place all ingredients in a blender or use an immersion blender in a mason jar. |
3. Persimmon Vinegar Sparkling Water
We love this recipe because it takes less than 5 minutes, gives you the health benefits of drinking Persimmon Vinegar, and is tasty!
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Ingredients - Sparkling water - Muddled fruit, pomegranate seeds, fresh herbs, or lemon |
Directions 1. Pour a glass of sparkling water 2. Add 1 tbsp of Persimmon Vinegar 3. Add muddled fruit, pomegranate seeds, fresh herbs, or a lemon to garnish Serve and enjoy! |
4. Persimmon Vinegar Hot Tonic
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Ingredients - Warm water - A spoonful of sweetener (maple syrup, stevia, agave, etc) |
Directions 1. Mix the basic ingredients: warm water, a spoonful of persimmon vinegar to taste, and a spoonful of sweetener such as maple syrup. 2. Depending on what you have or are in the mood for, add any of the following: - ginger - turmeric - cinnamon - cloves - star anise - orange peel - persimmon slices - live or dried herbs Serve and enjoy! |
5. Persimmon Vinegar Whiskey Sour
Persimmon Vinegar can even make a great addition to a cocktail. Our friends at The Good Lion created this whiskey sour recipe. Keep any shrub syrup to serve with sparking water.
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Ingredients - Water - Sugar - Juice from Citrus - Whiskey - Lemon - Egg Whites - Orange Wedge (garnish) - Grated Nutmeg |
Directions 1. Make a simple syrup by mixing 1 part water with 1 part sugar in a pot on the stove over medium-low heat. Stir constantly until the sugar is dissolved. Let the simple syrup cool. 2. Make the shrub by mixing 1 part simple syrup, 1 part citrus juice, and 1 part vinegar. 3. Add the following in the shaker: - 1.5 oz whiskey - 0.5 oz shrub - 0.5 oz simple syrup - 0.25 oz lemon juice - egg white (1 for every 2 drinks) 4. Shake and serve over rocks. Add grated nutmeg and orange wheel garnish. |