Pickled Hop Shoots

These tender hop shoots are harvested by hand here on the farm in the Yakima Valley; when the young immature vines are just emerging from the soil. They make a delicious garnish or tasty hors-d' oeurvres! An excellent gourmet gift. Here are a few tasty ways to enjoy our Pickled Hop Shoots:

• Try them as a good variation on traditional dip recipes
• Creat a pasta, potato or Hop Salad, and use the brine in your vinaigrette recipe
• Excellent with any cheese, especially pepper jack and cheddar
• Wonderful as a martini or bloody mary garnish
• Great stuffer/side dressing for Salmon dishes
• Wrap with thin slices of meat and cream cheese
• Makes a wonderful addition to herbal or spent grain bread recipes.
• Snip and add to cheese balls and garnish
• Blue cheese and hop shoot Omelet
• Use in stuffing's for chicken, turkey, or pork
• Nice additions to relishes and chutneys
• Brine also makes a great marinade
• Enjoy!