LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2023

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Once an offbeat flavour of potato chips, dill pickle has become the hottest thing going in the snack aisle and beyond. The bold, tangy mélange of dill, garlic and vinegar is now being used to season everything from almonds to sunflower seeds to roasted peas. You can find it in chip dip and hummus. There’s even a dill pickle salad kit! Look for: Blue Diamond Spicy Dill Pickle Bold Almonds (170 g, $6.99, loblaws.ca) Spitz Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds (210 g, $3.69, voila.ca) Three Farmers Dill Pickle Roasted Peas (90 g, $4.29, metro.ca) Philadelphia Dips Dill Pickle Dip (227 g, $5.49, loblaws.ca) Summer Fresh Dill Pickle Hummus (227 g, $5.29, metro.ca) Taylor Farms Dill Pickle Chopped Salad Kit (341 g, $6.99, loblaws.ca)

Check out It’s A Date

(page 106) for our Dill Pickle Chicken Piccata

Do a quick search of the Food & Drink archives, and you’ll discover dill pickles have many uses in the kitchen beyond a burger topping. Breaded and fried, Deep-Fried Pickles with Chipotle Pimento Cheese make for a bold pre-dinner snack. Both the brine and pickles are used in Homemade Pickled Tartar Sauce , a punchy accoutrement for fried fish or seafood sandwiches. You can reduce food waste and save pickle brine for Pickle-Brined Grilled Spatchcock Chicken , where the smoky bird is infused with garlicky goodness. Find these recipes at LCBO.com/fdearlysummer23. Good Dill Hunting

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