Five eggplants for the winter

Eggplant is a seasonal vegetable that has an unusual taste and benefits for the body. It strengthens the heart and blood vessels, and has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. To be able to enjoy great snacks throughout the year, the fruit is preserved using various methods. One of the most popular preparation methods is Pyaterochka salad for the winter with eggplant. Preparing this delicious dish is not difficult if you have a few ingredients in the house and a couple of hours of free time.

Subtleties of preparing Pyaterochka salad

The winter eggplant recipe Pyaterochka is so named because all the ingredients in it come in 5 pieces. Like all other preparations, salad has its own secrets of proper preparation:

  1. All vegetables must be ripe and fresh, without stains, rot or mold.
  2. It is advisable to remove the hard skin from eggplants and tomatoes. To do this, tomatoes should be doused with boiling water or dipped in it for 1-2 minutes.
  3. Sliced ​​eggplants must be generously salted or immersed in salt water for 20 minutes. This will remove any excess bitterness from them.
Advice! To prevent onion essential oils from corroding your eyes, keep the knife in ice water and wash the vegetable under a cold stream.

The taste of winter preparation depends on the quality of the raw materials.

Five eggplant salad recipes for the winter

The recipe “5 eggplants, 5 peppers, 5 tomatoes” is well known among Russian housewives and enjoys constant success. To achieve the ideal taste, other vegetables and spices are added to the main set of products, while maintaining the proportions of preservatives - vinegar and oil. You can take one of the basic recipes as a basis, slightly altering it to your taste, because every housewife prepares this salad in her own way.

With eggplant and carrots

This recipe makes an excellent salad for the winter, hearty and healthy.

Ingredients (take 5 medium-sized fruits):

  • eggplant;
  • tomatoes;
  • Bulgarian pepper;
  • carrot;
  • yellow onion;
  • salt – 55 g;
  • sugar – 110 g;
  • vinegar - 75 ml;
  • oil – 190 ml.

How to cook:

  1. Peel, wash, and cut all vegetables into small pieces.
  2. Pour oil into a thick-bottomed saucepan and put on fire.
  3. Add prepared tomatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, and eggplants.
  4. Add salt, add remaining ingredients, mix well.
  5. Simmer for another quarter of an hour, place in prepared containers, and immediately seal tightly.

Turn the jars over and wrap them in a warm blanket or fur coat for a day.

Advice! It is better to use refined, odorless oil in salads - then the taste of the dish will be natural.

Salad jars must be sterilized in advance for 20 minutes, the lids must be boiled for 10

With eggplant and garlic

Garlic and pepper give the salad a spicy kick.

Required Products:

  • tomatoes;
  • eggplant;
  • Sweet pepper;
  • bulb onions;
  • garlic – 5 cloves;
  • chili pepper – 1 pod;
  • vinegar – 65 ml;
  • sugar – 90 g;
  • oil – 180 ml;
  • salt – 45 g.

Preparation method:

  1. Peel, rinse, and cut all vegetables as convenient; garlic can be pressed through a crusher.
  2. Pour oil into a thick-bottomed bowl, heat it, add eggplants, peppers, and onions.
  3. Once lightly fried, add all the other ingredients and simmer for another 15-20 minutes over low heat.
  4. Place in glass containers and seal immediately.
Comment! All proportions are calculated for 9% vinegar. If there is only 6%, then its amount should be increased by a third, and the essence should be diluted with water at the rate of 1 to 7.

Spicy Pyaterochka is perfect for meat, potatoes, and will be combined with pasta

With eggplants and zucchini

Recipes for Pyaterochka eggplant salad for the winter also allow for the presence of such a healthy vegetable as zucchini.

You need to prepare:

  • eggplant;
  • zucchini;
  • carrot;
  • Bulgarian pepper;
  • tomatoes – 0.85 kg;
  • vinegar – 75 ml;
  • oil – 165 ml;
  • garlic – 2-3 heads;
  • sugar – 115 g;
  • salt – 40 g.

Cooking steps:

  1. Peel the vegetables, rinse well, cut into small cubes and strips.
  2. Pour oil and vinegar into a saucepan, add salt and sugar, boil, cook for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Add all the vegetables and simmer over low heat for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Place in prepared containers and roll up.

It’s good to wrap “Pyaterochka” in a blanket for the night, then store it for the winter.

Pyaterochka salad for the winter is an excellent addition to the everyday table

Storage periods and methods

Made in full accordance with the technology, Pyaterochka eggplant preparations for the winter are perfectly preserved even at room temperature. They should be kept away from sunlight and sources of heating, in the coolest part of the house or apartment. A cellar or cabinets in a heated loggia are ideal. Shelf life depends on temperature:

  • at temperatures from 12 to 15 degrees – throughout the year;
  • at temperatures from 15 to 25 degrees – 6 months.

Pyaterochka for the winter, closed with nylon covers, is stored only in a cool place for no more than 3 months. The opened dish should be refrigerated and eaten within 3-5 days.

Conclusion

Pyaterochka salad for the winter with eggplants turns out amazingly tasty. If you have the necessary products, its preparation does not take much time and does not require special skills. If all proportions and cooking rules are followed, then Pyaterochka is perfectly preserved until the next harvest.

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