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| An heirloom recipe, Million Dollar Relish is a sweet pickle relish made from cucumbers, onion and sweet red and green bell peppers. |
Million Dollar Relish
A couple of years back, Mary Fonville, a reader from our Facebook page, shared her personal recipe for Million Dollar Relish, an heirloom recipe for a sweet pickle relish that she's been personally making for more than 40 years.
I'm not sure of the history of this recipe, where the name comes from, or really, what sets Million Dollar Relish apart from any other regular sweet pickle relish, except that many of the Million Dollar recipes are extremely heavy on turmeric. Some cover the vegetable mixture with iced water to soak, some hot water, some, no water at all. Some recipes add carrots and some are also very heavy in sweet peppers. I guess like anything else, there are as many recipes for this relish as there are cooks.
A lot of folks run the vegetables through a food processor or meat grinder for relish, but I like more of a cubed style pickle relish and wanted more texture in mine, so I hand chop instead of grinding them.
I'm a big fan of hot dogs, always have been, always will be, and sweet pickle relish is a pretty standard condiment for me. Besides the classic hot dog, use this relish in potato salad, ham, tuna and chicken salads, on burgers or sandwiches, wherever you happen to like pickles. It's delicious!
As always, with all canning recipes that you find here on my site, I have to add my caveat. Before proceeding with any recipe for canning or preserving on Deep South Dish, I advise you to always consult a professional canning resource for complete details on how to safely can foods, from start to finish, to make them pantry stable.
Here's how to make it.
First things first, you need to peel and seed the cucumbers before chopping them. I just use regular, garden variety cucumbers. You need 2 quarts diced.
Use a spoon to scoop out all of the seeds.
In a large glass or plastic bowl, mix together the chopped cucumbers, onion and peppers. Toss to mix well, add 2 tablespoons of salt - I just used kosher salt - then stir, cover and refrigerate; let stand at least 6 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally, if possible. Drain well, stirring occasionally to release as much liquid as possible, but do not rinse.
In a large pot, mix together the vinegar (white or cider), sugar, garlic, mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric. Bring to a boil, stirring regularly until sugar is dissolved. Add in the drained vegetables and red pepper flakes, if using, return to a boil, reduce to medium and simmer for 30 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer relish into sterilized jars and top off with syrup. Seal, refrigerate, or process for canning.
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