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Cucumbers are versatile in processing. The fruits are pickled and salted whole, and included in assorted dishes with other vegetables. Cucumber salad for the winter A winter's tale is one of the ways to prepare vegetables at home using fast, low-labor technology. The product turns out delicious, the ingredients complement each other harmoniously.
Vegetables for processing are taken ripe, without signs of rotting
Selection and preparation of vegetables
Use medium or small cucumbers that are not overripe. They are processed together with the peel, so there should be no dark spots, soft dents or areas of rotting on the surface. It is better to use varieties bred specifically for pickling. Before making the salad, the fruits are placed in cold water for a couple of hours.
Tomatoes and peppers are also selected fresh, without damage, at the stage of biological ripeness. The vegetables are washed in warm water, the stalk is removed from the pepper and the core with seeds is removed.
Required Ingredients
Peppers can be used in any color, to make the workpiece look beautiful, you can mix green, yellow and red. Vegetable oil is preferably olive, but it is not cheap; a more economical alternative is refined sunflower oil. Table salt is suitable for harvesting, coarse, without additives.
A set of necessary ingredients for the Winter's Tale salad:
- cucumbers – 3 kg;
- sweet pepper – 10 pcs.;
- tomatoes – 3 kg;
- sugar –300 g;
- garlic – 300 g;
- vinegar – 120 ml;
- oil – 130 ml;
- salt – 3 tbsp. l.
If you prefer a spicy taste, you can include green hot pepper or add ground red pepper.
Step-by-step recipe for cucumber salad A winter's tale for the winter
To get the Winter's Tale salad with a balanced taste and a long shelf life, it is recommended to follow not only the proportions of the recipe, but also the sequence of its preparation.
Canned fresh cucumber salad Winter's Tale is produced using the following technology:
- Cucumbers are cut into slices (about 2 mm thick) and the raw materials are poured into a separate bowl.
- Tomatoes are doused with boiling water and the peels are removed.
- Cut the peppers and tomatoes into pieces convenient for an electric meat grinder and pass them through along with the garlic.
- Pour the homogeneous mass into a saucepan with a double bottom or non-stick coating and keep on fire until it begins to boil.
- All remaining components (except cucumbers) are added to the boiling mixture, the mixture boils for 10 minutes, and is constantly stirred.
- Then pour in the cooked cucumbers, immerse them completely in the marinade and boil the salad for another 15 minutes.
Winter's Tale salad is packaged only in pre-sterilized jars and covered with lids.
After this, the jars are placed on the neck. Carefully insulate with available means: blanket, jacket or blanket. Leave the cucumbers in this form for 48 hours.
Storage periods and rules
The Winter's Tale salad undergoes sufficient hot processing, so there are no problems with storage. If the technology and proportions are followed, and the jars with lids are pre-treated, cucumbers can be kept in an ordinary pantry at room temperature.Cucumbers will be usable for at least two years.
Conclusion
Cucumber salad for the winter A winter's tale is served with a potato side dish and used as an independent appetizer. The product retains beneficial substances for a long time. If the preparation does not contain hot pepper, cucumbers can be included in the children's diet.
