Many savoury recipes call for a sweet jam, a savoury jam, a chutney or a relish. The word relish can actually cover a lot of these. It is usually made from some kind of chopped vegetables of fruit, which are cooked and pickled in a vinegar. You can often make a quick relish yourself with some chopped veg, a little sugar, salt and vinegar - it doesn’t even need to sit around that long in the pickling liquor to take on the desired flavour profile.
An even quicker method is to make use of an already pickled product, but then enhance by adding something else. In this recipe, I am using a pickled beetroot, and mixing in some sautéed onion. It works great, and can lift many other foods, especially black bean burgers!
This is so simple, I am not even going to list the two main ingredients!
Finely dice an onion and sauté in a medium-hot pan for about 5 minutes until translucent. A little oil is great for this, but you could use a small amount of water instead.
Take out about half the beetroot from a 350g jar and chop finely. Once the onion reaches the translucent stage, add the beetroot to the pan and mix well. Allow to heat through for at least a minute, then stir in 2 tablespoons of the pickling liquid from the jar. Stir for a few more minutes to allow most of this liquid to steam off, then set aside to cool.
Store in a sealed container in the fridge.