Harvesting vegetables and fruits for the winter is a must for every housewife. Naturally, I want not only the cans in the pantry to please the eye with an abundance of its contents, but also to make it truly tasty and healthy. The first condition for this is to pick up good recipes.
Tomato, Onion, Zucchini and Pepper Salad
Want to make
zucchini salad
for the winter? The recipe that is offered to you belongs to the “assorted” category. For cooking, you will need tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, seasonings and spices. Zucchini fit young. Pour a tablespoon of sugar into the bottom of each jar (three-liter) (the second spoon is in the middle of the jar filled, and the third is at the end), the same is salt (now one, the second at the end of the bookmark), a few peas of allspice, a slice or a whole peppercorn - bitter, bay leaf and dill. Then vegetables are cut into layers. First, the recipe recommends putting slices of tomatoes in a
salad of zucchini for the winter . It is better to cut whole into 4-6 parts: too small pieces during sterilization will boil and lose their "salable" appearance. The second layer is onion, chopped with rather thin half rings. Further cucumbers. If young - in circles with a thickness of 2-3 mm, large - in segments. Then, in a winter salad, the recipe prescribes to add
sweet pepper chopped in half rings or straws
, and the last sliced zucchini. Thus, you need to fill the jar, not reaching the edge of the neck with 2 fingers. At the end, put a few cloves of garlic, dill, the last spoon of sugar and salt, pour vinegar (6%, 3 tablespoons). Fill each jar with cold water and sterilize for 15-20 minutes, then roll up. Subject to the technology, such a salad of zucchini can stand for the winter, the recipe claims at least 2 years. Although, of course, eat it with pleasure you in the first season.
Zucchini salad with carrots
Another great snack to the table is a salad of zucchini and carrots, naturally in a marinade. If in the previous recipe the proportions of vegetables did not play a special role, then in this they should be observed. For every 3 kg of the main product, a kilogram of onions, carrots, tomatoes is required. If desired, the recipe allows the addition of bell pepper (in the same amount or 2 kg) to a salad of zucchini for the winter. In addition to these ingredients, you will need garlic (1 small head), a glass (200-250 g) of sunflower oil for frying, 3 tablespoons of vinegar (6%), 3 - salt and 5 - sugar for marinade, spices (coriander, allspice , cloves, bay leaf).
This zucchini salad is prepared for the winter as follows: chop the onion, pour into large cast iron, pour oil, fry until golden brown (15 min.). Grate carrots, zucchini and tomatoes, cut into slices, pepper - julienne, finely chop the garlic. Add carrots to the onion, simmer another 10-15 minutes. Then load the zucchini and continue to process the vegetables for another 15-20 minutes. Last of all, tomatoes, garlic, spices, salt are put, vinegar is poured. During cooking, the vegetables are mixed, the fire should be medium, so that nothing burns. When all the ingredients are added, cover the zucchini with a lid. Salad (recipes for the winter require a long heat treatment) should be stewed until cooked (about an hour and a quarter), then it is Packed hot in sterile jars and rolled up.
Good luck with your workpieces!