Whole asparagus spears, pickled with a chile japonés and whole garlic cloves.
The most elegant jar on this shelf, and the one to reach for when you want something on a board that doesn't look like it came from a barbecue store. Tender-crisp, tangy, with a faint warm bite from the pepper.
Wrap them in prosciutto. Stand them up in a Bloody Mary. Or eat them standing at the counter, which is what mostly happens.
Same brine, sturdier vegetables: Green Beans or Carrot Sticks.