Spicy green tomato salad “Cobra”

The attitude towards canned green tomatoes is ambiguous. Some people like them, others not so much. But everyone will like this spicy salad, especially men. This appetizer is an excellent option for meat, fish and poultry dishes. After all, there is so much “spark” in it that any food seems tastier.

All these epithets apply to Cobra salad from green tomatoes for the winter. Moreover, there are no difficulties in preparation, but the range of preparations for the winter will increase significantly.

Cobra salad options

The spiciness of the Cobra salad, which requires green or brown tomatoes, is given by garlic and hot pepper. There are various ways to prepare snacks for the winter, and we will tell you about them.

With sterilization

Option 1

To prepare the spicy Cobra salad for the winter we will need:

• 1 kg 500 grams of green tomatoes;
• 2 heads of garlic;
• 2 hot peppers (you can use chili to give it a “fiery” spiciness);
• 60 grams of granulated sugar;
• 75 grams of non-iodized salt;
• 50 ml vegetable oil;
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar essence;
• 2 bay leaves;
• 10 peas of black and allspice or a ready-made mixture of ground peppers.

Subtleties of cooking

1. Soak green tomatoes for two hours in cold water to remove bitterness. Then we thoroughly wash each fruit and place it on a clean towel to dry. After that, let's start cutting. From large tomatoes we get about 8 segments, and from small ones - 4.
   
2. Place the green tomato slices in a wide bowl to make it easy to mix, add half a spoonful of salt and set aside for two hours. During this time, the vegetable will give juice. This procedure is necessary to get rid of bitterness.
3. While the green tomatoes are brewing, let's deal with the garlic and peppers. We remove the top scales and thin films from garlic, and cut off the tail from peppers and leave the seeds. After this, wash the vegetables. To chop the garlic, you can use a garlic press or a fine-hole grater. As for the hot pepper, according to the recipe you need to cut it into rings. If the peppers are large, then cut each ring in half.
   
   Wear medical gloves when handling hot peppers to avoid burning your hands.
4. Drain the juice released from the green tomatoes, add garlic and pepper, bay leaves, the rest of the salt, granulated sugar and a mixture of peppercorns. Then pour in the vegetable oil and mix gently so as not to damage the integrity of the slices. Since one of the ingredients of Cobra salad is hot pepper, it is not recommended to mix it with bare hands. You can perform this procedure with a large spoon or wear rubber gloves.
5. After tasting the Cobra salad for salt, add this spice if necessary. Leave for half an hour to infuse and begin sterilizing the jars and lids. It is best to use half-liter jars. As for the lids, both screw and tin ones are suitable.
6. Fill the hot jars with Cobra green tomato salad, add juice to the top and cover with lids.
7. Place to sterilize in a pan with hot water, placing a towel on the bottom. From the moment the water boils, keep liter jars for a third of an hour, and for half-liter jars 10 minutes is enough.

We immediately seal the removed jars hermetically, place them on the lid and wrap them in a fur coat. After a day, the cooled Cobra salad from green tomatoes can be stored in a cold place. Enjoy your meal!

Option 2

According to the recipe we will need:

• 2 kg 500 grams of green or brown tomatoes;
• 3 cooking garlic;
• 2 pods of hot chili pepper;
• 1 bunch of fresh parsley;
• 100 ml table vinegar;
• 90 grams of granulated sugar and salt.

Preparing vegetables is the same as in the first recipe. After chopping the vegetables, mix them with chopped parsley, sugar, salt and vinegar. Leave the mixture until the crystals completely dissolve and juice appears. After transferring the green tomato salad into jars, we sterilize it.

Without sterilization

Option 1 - “Raw” Cobra salad

The appetizer, as always, turns out very spicy and tasty. To prepare a salad from tomatoes that have not had time to turn red, you need the following ingredients:

• green or brown tomatoes – 2 kg 600 grams;
• garlic – 3 heads;
• sprigs of fresh parsley - 1 bunch;
• sugar and salt 90 grams each;
• table vinegar – 145 ml;
• hot pepper - several pods, depending on taste preferences.

1. We cut the washed and peeled tomatoes into slices, cut the hot pepper into slices, removing the seeds first, otherwise the appetizer will be so fiery that it will be impossible to eat it. Then chop the parsley and garlic.
2. Place all the ingredients in a large saucepan and mix, then add sugar, salt, and vinegar. Let it brew for two hours so that the juice has time to stand out, and then place the Cobra salad in pre-sterilized jars, topping up with juice. Cover with regular plastic lids and place in the refrigerator.

Option 2 – Fierce Cobra

An appetizer made from green or brown tomatoes, according to the recipe presented below, will appeal to lovers of very spicy salads. Although the spiciness is somewhat reduced due to sweet and sour apples and sweet bell peppers.

What products will you need to stock up on in advance:

• green tomatoes – 2 kg 500 grams;
• salt – 2 heaped tablespoons;
• apples – 500 grams;
• sweet bell peppers – 250 grams;
• hot pepper (pods) – 70 grams;
• onions – 500 grams;
• vegetable oil – 150 grams;
• garlic – 100 grams.

Cooking steps

1. Peel and wash the vegetables, let the water drain. Peel the apples and cut out the core and seeds. Cut off the tails of the peppers and shake out the seeds. Remove the top scales from the onion and garlic.
2. Cut green tomatoes, apples and sweet bell peppers into pieces and pass through a meat grinder with fine holes. Then put it in a deep container with a thick bottom, add oil and salt.Place on the stove with a lid and simmer over low heat for 60 minutes.
3. While the vegetable and fruit mixture is preparing, grate the hot peppers and garlic. When an hour has passed, add these ingredients to the Cobra salad, mix and cook for about four minutes.
4. Place the hot appetizer into prepared sterile jars and cover with glass or tin lids. Place it on the table and wrap it in a towel. A day later, when the Cobra salad has completely cooled down for the winter, put it in the refrigerator. You can serve the appetizer with any meal.

Spicy green tomato salad:

Instead of a conclusion - advice

1. Choose fleshy varieties of tomatoes, as they do not boil too much during sterilization.
2. All ingredients must be free of rot and damage.
3. Since green tomatoes contain solanine, and it is harmful to human health, before cutting the tomatoes are soaked either in clean cold water or a little salt is added to it.
4. You can always vary the amount of garlic or hot pepper indicated in the recipes up or down depending on your taste.
5. You can add various greens to Cobra; the taste of green tomato salad will not deteriorate, but will become even better.

We wish you successful preparations for the winter. Let your bins be bursting with a rich assortment.

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