Double Vote Sour Race

Name: Double Vote Sour Race
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 2 large sour pickles; 2 large sweet-sour pickles; 2 red onions; 2 tbsp coarse mustard; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp honey; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; pinch of salt; 1 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped

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TypeSide dish

Serves4 people

DateOctober 24, 2026

Two pickles race neck-and-neck on spicy onions: the ballot as a tense side dish.

Two identical, long pickles lie neck-and-neck on a bed of spicy red onion rings and sharp mustard sauce. The plate resembles a ballot: two candidates, one race. The sour and sharp flavors pull against each other, just like the tense Alaska election.

Ingredients

2 large sour pickles
2 large sweet-sour pickles
2 red onions
2 tbsp coarse mustard
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp honey
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
pinch of salt
1 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped

Method

Slice the red onions into thin rings.
Mix the onion rings with the white wine vinegar, a pinch of salt, and the honey. Let marinate for 15 minutes.
Mix the mustard, mayonnaise, black pepper, and half the dill into a sauce.
Slice the pickles lengthwise to get four long halves of each kind.
On each plate, arrange a bed of marinated onion rings in a rectangular, ballot-like shape.
On each plate, lay two different pickle halves tightly side by side, as two 'candidates' neck-and-neck on the ballot.
Drizzle the mustard sauce in a stripe between the pickles, as a dividing line.
Garnish with the remaining dill.

Serving notes

Serve cold for extra tension.
Let each guest 'vote' for their favorite pickle with their fork.