Alice Waters, who likens the tart-flavored veggie to “the smell of earth in spring,” is a fan, and so is Jean Georges’ Johnny Iuzzini, whose rhubarb-pickle recipe demonstrates that there’s ...

You can also do a quick pickled rhubarb and add it to your grilled cheese. The benefit of pickling is the layers of flavor that can touch sweet, tangy, savory, and spicy notes depending on your brine.

Pour liquid over the rhubarb; cool, cover and chill for 24hr to pickle. Preheat oven to 150°C (130°C fan) mark 2. Remove legs from the salt (discard contents of the tin) and rinse well under ...