Assorted - a salad that can be prepared for the winter from completely different vegetables. In this article we will present two simple and proven recipes for the mentioned snacks, the implementation of which does not take much time.
We make a mixed salad of cucumbers and peppers, tomatoes - "Assorted"
There is nothing complicated in preparing such a winter snack. You only need to prepare the following components:
- fresh fleshy tomatoes - 6 pcs.;
- cucumbers are not very large - 8 pcs.;
- green sweet pepper - 5 pcs.;
- juicy fresh carrot - 2 pcs.;
- young medium-sized vegetable marrow - 1 pc.;
- sweet onions - 1 head;
- ordinary drinking water - about 3 l;
- small salt - 2 large spoons with a top;
- 9% table vinegar - 4 large spoons;
- coarse sugar - 3 large spoons;
- horseradish root and its leaves - ¼ each;
- dried dill in umbrellas - 1 pc.;
- leaves of cherry and black currant - 2 pcs.;
- red hot pepper - a slice (2 cm);
- fresh garlic - 8 cloves;
- black peppercorns - 7 amount
Ingredient preparation
How to cook homemade Assorted appetizer? A salad of many different vegetables is made quite simple. First, all of the listed products, including garlic, horseradish, etc., are thoroughly washed in clean water, and then thoroughly cleaned (that is, stalks, navels, peels, etc. are removed). Further, all the ingredients are ground as follows:
- fresh zucchini and meaty tomatoes are cut into large slices;
- cut cucumbers in whole rings;
- the bulb is chopped with volumetric rings;
- middle cloves of garlic are cut into 2 or 4 parts;
- carrots are cut into very small strips.
Salad Formation Process
In what containers should the “Assorted” appetizer be formed? Salad must be prepared in a liter or 750 ml sterilized jar. All pre-prepared spices are laid in it (that is, garlic, peppercorns, cherry leaves and black currants, dill in umbrellas, horseradish root and its leaves, red hot pepper), and then a mixture of chopped vegetables is placed.
Marinade is also prepared separately. To do this, ordinary water is boiled over a fire, and then sugar and salt are added to it. After dissolving the spices, the brine is removed from the stove and pour vinegar into it. Having mixed the ingredients with a spoon, the liquid is poured into filled jars, and then covered with sterilized lids and rolled up using a special device.
Where and for how long?
Now you know how to make a homemade appetizer called Assorted. The salad formed as described above is turned over and covered with a thick blanket. In this state, it is kept for about two days, after which it is cleaned in a cool place.
Eating Assorted cucumber and tomato salad is allowed only after a few weeks. This time should be enough so that the vegetables are saturated with the aromas of spices and seasonings and become more delicious.
We make an unusual salad "Assorted" of vegetables
Modern housewives know many ways of how to make a tasty and spicy snack at home, which can be served at the table in the winter.
Consider the simplest and most popular recipe for cucumber, onion and tomato salad right now.
To prepare an unusual winter snack, we need:
- fresh meaty tomatoes - 5 kg;
- cucumbers are not very large - 4 kg;
- sweet onions - 2 kg;
- small salt - 4 large spoons with a top;
- 9% table vinegar - 5 large spoons;
- coarse sugar - 5 large spoons;
- black peppercorns - 10 pcs.
We process products
How to make a simple but delicious Assorted Cucumber Salad? First you need to prepare all the components. Fresh meaty tomatoes and not very large cucumbers are thoroughly washed. Next, the navels are cut out from the tomatoes and passed through a meat grinder (you can grind it with a blender). As for the cucumbers, the tips are also removed from them and chopped in circles 1 cm thick (right with the peel).
Sweet onions (thick half rings) are also separately chopped.
Cooking homemade snacks
To make the Assorti cucumber salad delicious, it must be subjected to heat treatment. To do this, use a large enameled pan or basin. In the container, spread all the crushed tomatoes, which are slowly brought to a boil.
As soon as the tomato gruel begins to simmer, cucumber circles and thick onion half rings are added to it. After mixing the ingredients with a spoon, they are again boiled, after which fine salt, black pepper and peas are added. In this composition, the products are cooked for about 7-10 minutes. At the very end, table vinegar is added to the vegetables, after which they are removed from the stove.
How to roll up?
Distribute the ready-made Assorti salad preferably in sterilized glass jars with a volume of 750 or 1000 ml. They are filled to the top with a vegetable mass, and then covered with lids and immediately rolled up. In this form, a hot snack is removed to the side, after covering it with an old blanket or down jacket.
Before sending winter salad to the basement or cellar, it is recommended to keep it in a dark place for about two days.
Eat a delicious vegetable snack prepared according to the above recipe, preferably after a few weeks. If you open a jar of salad immediately after seaming (after a few days), then it may seem fresh and not very tasty to you. Thus, exposure to such an appetizer is necessary so that the vegetables used are well saturated with the aromas of all seasonings and spices.
Reviews
Many housewives mistakenly believe that it is very difficult to prepare Assorti salad. But this is not so. In the preparation of such a spicy and fragrant snack, there is nothing problematic. The main thing is to prepare and properly process all the ingredients, as well as use the appropriate proportions of spices and seasonings.
It should also be noted that for long-term storage of homemade salad, its container and lid must first be sterilized. To do this, you can use the method of boiling, steaming, etc. Only in this case the Assorti salad will turn out to be as aromatic, tasty as possible and will be preserved throughout the long winter.