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An autumn cucumber salad for the winter turns out beautiful, appetizing, and most importantly – delicious. This dish is prepared in different ways, but the main ingredient remains the same - cucumbers. Suitable for cooking are those that are not suitable for pickling and salting.
The dish looks appetizing and goes well with a variety of side dishes.
Selection and preparation of vegetables
The simplest recipe for making Autumn salad uses cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions. Some versions recommend adding carrots and cabbage. A simpler version is not inferior in taste and appearance, and is prepared very quickly and easily.
It is worth noting that the recipe indicates the amount of spices per 1 liter jar. The ratio of vegetables is arbitrary - depending on the tastes and preferences of family members.
Cucumbers of non-standard shapes and sizes are suitable for preparing the salad. Large, crooked - any kind, they will be chopped in the salad. This rule applies to other ingredients as well.
Tomatoes and peppers should be ripe, but not overripe. The preparation of vegetables is as follows:
- all fruits must be rinsed well and lightly dried on a paper towel;
- before cooking, cucumbers need to be soaked in cold water for half an hour, this time is enough to rid the fruits of bitterness, removing the skin will help;
- when selecting tomatoes, choose strong, ripe fruits of any size and shape, the main thing is that they do not have rotten spots;
- bell peppers can also be any of those that are not suitable for other preparations; the fruits can be of any color, but orange and red ones look best in a salad - they also have the stalk removed and the seeds removed.
Required Ingredients
In the classic version, a minimal set of ingredients is used to prepare a winter salad with Autumn cucumbers. It is permissible to add vegetables according to your taste. This could be white cabbage and carrots. The salad will only benefit from this and become richer.
The amount of vegetables depends on taste preferences. Some people like salads where cucumbers play a leading role, while others prefer tomatoes. The quantitative ratio of ingredients is not of fundamental importance.
Ingredients:
- fresh cucumbers;
- tomatoes;
- Bulgarian pepper;
- bulb onions;
- salt – 1 tsp;
- sugar – 2 tsp;
- vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.
Preparing an Autumn salad from cucumbers for the winter
Step by step recipe:
- Cut the prepared vegetables: tomatoes and cucumbers into slices; onion - in half rings, bell pepper pulp - in thin strips.
- Place the chopped vegetables in a sterile dry jar in layers - so that they do not reach the very top.
- Sprinkle salt and sugar on top of the vegetable layers. Cover the jars with lids and sterilize for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, pour oil into the jar and continue sterilization for another 15 minutes.
- Seal the jars, turn them upside down and cover with a blanket. Leave overnight.
Storage periods and rules
Since vinegar is not added to the salad, and the main preservatives are salt, sugar and oil, this type of preparation should be stored for the winter in a cool place.This could be a cellar, a niche under a window in an apartment, an insulated balcony or a refrigerator shelf.
Conclusion
Preparing an autumn cucumber salad for the winter is an excellent option for using those vegetables that were not used in other homemade preparations. The salad turns out incredibly tasty and appetizing. Despite the fact that during the sterilization process a significant part of the beneficial elements is destroyed, eating Autumn salad stimulates the digestive tract, helps cleanse the intestines and improve appetite.
