Finally available for purchase!

Grab a few jars of Ronnie's Giardiniera™ for your next party and Do it Chicago-Style!™... Watch your guests light up in amazement as they bask in the delight of The Missing Condiment™.

We offer convenient pick up for free from our Ballard location in Seattle or local delivery to 98117, 98107 and 98103 for $3.95. Other areas of the country are based on UPS rates plus a $2 packaging fee. Amazon delivery is coming in the next few months and local retail stores stocking as shelf space permits.

Recent Praise:
"Best purchase of 2024."
"Sooo goood, Ron! Exactly how we remember and hoped it would be."
"It makes everything better."

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What Is Ronnie's Giardiniera?

We Call It "The Missing Condiment"™

Ronnie's Giardiniera™ is a Chicago style condiment with a kick. It’s made of fresh cut, never frozen, non-GMO peppers, vegetables and spices in extra virgin olive oil.

Giardiniera is pronounced jar-din-air-uh. Although... If you live in Chicago you pronounce it jar-din-air, dropping the end "uh".

Giardiniera is mostly used on Italian Beef sandwiches in the Windy City, but truly can be used on everything from sandwiches to pasta to eggs and more. Below are some ideas to get your mouth watering:

  • Sandwiches, cheesesteaks, Italian beefs and subs...
  • Burritos, tortas, tamales, fajitas and quesadillas...
  • Pizza, pasta and garlic bread...
  • Hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs...
  • Tortilla chips, or on top of nachos...
  • Sourdough bread, crostini or crackers...
  • Add it to Charcuterie or Antipasti boards...
  • Stir it into chip dips or queso...
  • Mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, or any bar food...
  • Tater tots, onions rings or french fries...
  • Chili, stews and pot roast...
  • Mix it into mac and cheese...
  • Breakfast burritos, bacon & eggs or avocado toast...
  • Sliced baguette and melted provolone...
  • Toasted bagel and cream cheese...
  • Mix it with tzatziki sauce & gyros...
  • Smoked salmon or tuna on crackers...
  • Any flaky white fish like cod, mahi-mahi or halibut...
  • BLT, ham & cheese or chicken sandwiches...
  • Giardiniera bruschetta with mozzarella...
  • Eggs Benedict, hash browns and omelettes...
  • Patty melt or potato skins...
  • Mix it into store bought or homemade soups...
  • Rice bowls and teriyaki...
  • Marinate steak, chicken, kebabs or pulled pork with it...
  • Dip bread in the oil...
  • PSST! ... See our pulled pork recipe here!

Break out a couple of jars of Ronnie's Giardiniera at your next party and watch your guests light up in amazement, wondering how this condiment has eluded them for so long!

About Ronnie's Giardiniera

Ingredients

Our vegetables are sourced locally from Washington state.

Olive Oil, Peppers, Celery, Olives, Onions, Carrots, Less Than 2% Of: Cauliflower, Garlic, Spices, Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Garlic Salt, Calcium Chloride (a type of salt used to maintain crispness), and Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C, which is used to promote color retention)

How It's Made

Our ingredients are cut and diced from fresh, never frozen, non-GMO vegetables.

Storage & Use Tips

  • Serve at room temperature.
  • Top off with olive oil to preserve shelf life (if there's any left!).
  • Refrigerate after opening.
  • Clouding is normal when cold.
  • Shelf life is 3 years from date of jarring. The best buy date is stamped on the bottom of the jar.
  • Don't discard the remaining oil! It is now a Giardiniera infused olive oil and it’s delicious! Use it for dipping sourdough or a French baguette… Marinate or sauté meat and vegetables… Use it as a cooking oil… It’s limitless - What will you do with it?!?
  • Consider adding a Giardiniera Spherification Serving Spoon to your order. This specialty slotted spoon is a great way to strain some of the olive oil from the vegetables. It is the preferred utensil if you want more vegetables and less olive oil or vice versa. It can also be used to remove the vegetables from the olive oil for dipping bread or drizzling over another dish. You can add this to your order when purchasing.

How Did This Happen?

From the Founder:

A part of me died when I moved to Seattle from Chicago in 2008.

  • Square cut thin crust pizza with a sweet sauce - Nowhere to be found
  • Hot dogs topped with sport peppers and mustard - Nope
  • Italian beef sandwiches with giardiniera - Nothing

I had to do something... Seriously... I truly missed the Holy Trinity of Chicago foods -- pizza, hot dogs & Italian beefs.

I first started trying to recreate my favorite pizza place's sweet sauce... After I got that to where I wanted it, I developed my own thin crust, tavern style pizza dough... Now I needed the right cheese to top it off... That led to importing cheese from Wisconsin and shredding it myself and self-blending three different cheeses to get the right flavor profile... With the pizza perfected, I realized I was missing my favorite pizza topping and the all around ultimate condiment - GIARDINIERA!

It took me well over a decade to get it right, and when friends and family starting praising the pursuit and persuading me to make batch after batch, I knew I was onto something... So in 2022 I finally started researching what we needed to do to get Ronnie's Giardiniera out to the masses. With a few starts and stops we got the perfect team together and went for it. 2024 is the year when it all came together.

I hope you enjoy it and thanks for reading,

- Ronnie

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Why Only 4 Stars, Not 5?

On the Chicago flag, the four red stars stand for certain historical locations or events that took place in The Second City. The first star is for Fort Dearborn, the second represents the Great Chicago Fire, the third and fourth represent the world fairs that took place in Chicago; the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 and A Century Of Progress Exposition in 1933-1934.

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