In summer, all good housewives rush to harvest vegetables for the winter by conservation. To do this, they use a variety of recipes, wanting to please their loved ones with delicious treats in the cold season. Very often they roll "Spark" - a salad for the winter, because it has a spicy taste that many people like. It is not difficult to prepare it, in addition, in summer all the necessary components are at hand. Often such a savory dish is prepared with the addition of horseradish, which gives the treat a special bitterness. In addition, this salad helps to cope with a lack of vitamins and infections, and helps to maintain a normal immune system. But if spicy dishes are contraindicated, you can do without horseradish.
Dish description
Salad "Twinkle" for the winter, many cook. It includes not only horseradish, but also garlic, hot pepper, sugar and salt, as well as eggplant or tomatoes. The dish is quite sharp. Apples, onions and carrots, bell peppers and other vegetables are sometimes added to it. There are many recipes for this salad. But it is recommended to begin with to master the basic, on the basis of which it will be possible to experiment in the future. Such an appetizer is served with main dishes, added to borscht, and sandwiches are made.
Classic Spicy Recipe
Ingredients:
- 5 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 100 grams of hot pepper in pods;
- 200 grams of garlic;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- 15 tablespoons of tea salt;
- 5 tablespoons of vinegar
Salad "Twinkle" for the winter from a tomato is very simple to prepare. First, all the components are prepared: washed, cleaned and ground through a meat grinder. Vinegar, salt and sugar are added to the pulp mass, laid out in jars and covered with lids. Sent to the cold for storage. Interestingly, this recipe does not require any processing of vegetables, so they retain all the vitamins and useful components.
Unsharp "Twinkle" for children
Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram of tomatoes;
- 1 kilogram of sweet pepper;
- 1 large head of garlic;
- 3 tablespoons tea salts;
According to this recipe, the sparkle salad, the ingredients of which can be found in any store, turns out to be very tender with a delicate aroma. Children will definitely like it. Store it in a cold place, as it does not contain preservatives. Prepare it in the same way as in the first recipe. All components are washed and processed in a meat grinder. Mix well and send for storage.
Georgian "Spark" of eggplant
Ingredients for five liter cans:
- 6 kilograms of eggplant;
- 9 hot peppers;
- 350 grams of peeled garlic;
- 12 bell peppers;
- 200 grams of vinegar;
- 1.5 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 0.5 liters of vegetable oil;
- salt.
This Georgian-style eggplant salad is well-suited as a complement to main courses. It is also harvested for the winter. First, all vegetables are cleaned and washed. Cans are pre-sterilized with lids. Eggplant is cut into circles of small thickness. They are placed in a bowl, sprinkled with salt and set aside for two hours in order to get rid of bitterness. The resulting liquid is drained over time, and the vegetables are squeezed. They are fried in vegetable oil for several minutes on each side. Next, prepare the sauce.
Sauce making
Ripe tomatoes and peppers are ground in a meat grinder, add crushed garlic and set to cook on low heat. After the sauce boils, it is salted and vinegar added. The mass is left to cook for five minutes. Eggplant with layers of sauce is placed in the jars, covered with lids and placed in a saucepan for sterilization for forty minutes. Then, like all spicy salads for the winter, roll up and set aside for cooling. Then the cans are transferred to a cold place.
"Spark" of eggplant and tomatoes
Ingredients:
- 3 kilograms of young eggplant;
- 3 kilograms of ripe tomatoes;
- 1 kilogram of sweet pepper;
- 2 large heads of garlic;
- 2 chili peppers;
- 100 grams of vinegar;
- 100 grams of salt;
- 1 cup of vegetable oil;
- 2 cups of granulated sugar;
- 1 apple.
According to this recipe "Spark" is prepared without sterilization, the salad for the winter is stored for a long time. Tomatoes are washed and dried. Peppers are peeled and processed with tomatoes and other vegetables (except eggplant) using a meat grinder or blender. This mixture is placed in a large bowl, grated apple, sugar and salt, oil are added. The sauce is heated to a boil and vinegar is poured into it, mixed and put on the stove again to make it boil. Eggplant is cut into circles and cut into half rings, transferred to sauce. Cook for twenty minutes on low heat. Salad "Twinkle" for the winter so many procure. Then it is poured into sterile jars and rolled up.
"Spark": a quick recipe
Ingredients:
- 4 large eggplant;
- 1 bell pepper;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 1 hot pepper;
- vegetable oil and salt;
- 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
Salad "Lazy little light" is well suited for those who want to enjoy spicy foods in an hour. First, cut the eggplant, add it and set it aside for ten minutes so that the bitterness disappears. Then they are fried all at once in oil, covered with a lid and stew for several minutes. Peppers and garlic are ground in a meat grinder, vinegar is added and mixed well. Eggplant is placed in a container, put a layer of dressing and so on until the vegetables run out. They can be eaten in half an hour, having previously insisted in a cold place. So that the appetizer is not very spicy, the amount of garlic and pepper is reduced, the dish will turn out to be softer and more tender. Eggplants themselves have some bitterness, which gives the whole workpiece a specific flavor.
Appetizer of tomatoes, peppers and carrots
Ingredients:
- 3.5 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 1 kilogram of carrots;
- 4 Bulgarian peppers;
- 3 pods of chili pepper;
- 2 large heads of garlic;
- parsley and dill;
- 1 cup of granulated sugar;
- 1 cup of sunflower oil;
- salt.
Spicy salads for the winter, like this one, can be cooked without eggplant, its taste and pungency will not change. Fleshy tomatoes are washed, cut into halves. Grate carrots or grind using a meat grinder. All peppers are also passed through a meat grinder or very finely chopped. Garlic is crushed with a press, and greens are finely chopped. All components are mixed and set to cook for about fifty minutes over low heat, previously salted. For some time before the end of cooking, you can add allspice or lavrushka. Ready salad is laid out in banks and rolled up.
Burning salad "Spark"
Horseradish and garlic are added to this dish; it turns out to be quite sharp and burning.
Ingredients:
- 1.2 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 100 grams of garlic;
- 250 grams of horseradish root;
- 3 tablespoons tea sugar;
- 2 tablespoons of vinegar;
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
Tomatoes are prepared and wiped through a sieve, having previously blanched and removed the peel. Finely chop the garlic, peeled the horseradish root is sprayed with lemon juice and processed using a meat grinder. Salt and sugar are put in a tomato puree and heated for about five minutes over low heat. Then vinegar, horseradish and garlic are put in it. The salad is laid out in sterile jars and set to sterilize for ten minutes, then rolled up. Billets are cooled and cleaned in a cool place before use. Due to the presence of horseradish in the salad, the salad acquires a rich aroma. You can add any greens if you wish, it will improve the taste of the dish.
Thus, a given salad may include eggplant or tomatoes. For extra sharpness, hot pepper and horseradish root are added to it. Such a spicy dish will not leave indifferent any gourmet. The appetizer goes well with second courses. Often it is used in the preparation of soups and borscht, as well as various sandwiches.