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When preparing supplies for the winter, we strive to diversify our diet at a time when fresh fruits or vegetables, although sold in supermarkets, are very expensive. Even those who can afford to buy products grown in greenhouses or brought from warm regions every day do not neglect pickles and preserves. It’s nice in winter to open a salad you’ve made yourself and treat your family or guests.
Of course, pickled vegetables will be the healthiest. But not every housewife has time to tinker with them, and such supplies are stored much worse than pickled ones, especially in a city apartment. So on shelves in pantries or on glassed-in loggias there are various sized jars with salads, cucumbers, tomatoes, and other vegetables sealed with vinegar. One of the most delicious and healthy winter preparations is pickled cabbage with beets. It is easy to prepare, and there are many recipes.
Pickled cabbage with beets
We will give you several simple recipes and invite you to watch a video about preparing white cabbage, cauliflower and beets for the winter. Although you can marinate foods in citrus or other acidic juices, wine, using aspirin or citric acid, we will use vinegar.Vegetables canned in it are stored better and longer, and they are easier to prepare.
When pickled, cabbage retains amino acids and vitamin C. It helps reduce cholesterol levels and improves intestinal function. If the twist is stored correctly, namely at a temperature of 1 to 8 degrees in a place protected from light, then the beneficial properties can last up to six months.
Salads with pickled beets are rich in dietary fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, other minerals, and vitamin A, which is good for vision. It colors the cabbage and the marinade, and also gives them a sweetish taste.
Cabbage "petal"
This salad can be made for the winter and sealed in jars. If you eat it right away, you can use any saucepan or deep bowl as a container. Beetroot juice will turn cabbage a beautiful red or pink color and brighten up any meal.
Ingredients
Beetroot and cabbage salad is made from the following products:
- white cabbage – 1 kg;
- beets – 200 g;
- carrots – 150 g;
- garlic – 4 cloves.
Marinade:
- water – 0.5 l;
- vinegar (9%) – 75 ml;
- sugar – 1/3 cup;
- salt – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- black pepper – 5 peas;
- bay leaf – 2 pcs.;
- vegetable oil.
We did not indicate the amount of vegetable oil because it will only be needed by those who will prepare food for the winter in jars. It needs to be poured in 2 tbsp. spoons for each container.
Preparation
Remove the top leaves of the cabbage and cut into large pieces. Peel the beets and carrots, wash them, cut them into cubes or plates about 0.5 cm thick.
Cabbage marinated with beets, intended for winter storage, is packaged immediately in jars. If you are going to eat the salad right away, you can use any container.
Place chopped garlic cloves at the bottom of the containers and well-mixed vegetables on top. Compact them and fill them with marinade.
To prepare it, put sugar, spices, salt in water and boil. Pour in vinegar.
A salad poured with a hot solution will cook faster. If it is cooled, the pickled cabbage will be crispier.
To keep the salad longer, before sealing it, pour 2 tbsp into the jar. spoons of vegetable oil.
If you are going to eat pickled cabbage and beets right away, cover the dish with a lid and marinate for 3 days at room temperature.
Cauliflower with beets in jars
The dietary properties of cauliflower are superior to all other types. It is twice as rich in vitamin C as cabbage, is better absorbed, is included in many diets, and is even used to prepare baby food. Pickled cauliflower with beets turns out tasty, beautiful, and can be stored for a long time. It can be served as a side dish for meat or fish, and not just as a salad.
Ingredients
Take:
- cauliflower – 800 g;
- beets – 300 g.
Marinade:
- water – 1 l;
- vinegar (9%) – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- salt – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- bay leaf – 1 piece;
- black and allspice – 5 peas each;
- ground coriander - a pinch.
Preparation
Wash and separate the cabbage into florets. If desired, cut off the thick white stems, but you don’t have to do this, they are also tasty, healthy, and are even used in dietary nutrition.
Pour boiling water over the inflorescences for 1 minute so that the liquid completely covers them. Then drain the water and cool the cabbage by plunging it into very cold water.You can add ice for this.
Peel the beets and cut into strips.
Fill sterile jars, placing vegetables tightly in layers. There should be beets on the bottom and top.
Pour salt, spices, sugar with water and boil. Pour in vinegar.
Fill the jars with beets and cabbage with marinade, cover with lids, and sterilize for 20 minutes.
Don't forget to put an old towel on the bottom of the boiling vessel. After turning off the heat, leave the jars in the water until the liquid cools slightly. Otherwise, you risk that glass containers will burst right in your hands when they come into contact with air.
Roll up the jars, turn them over, cool under a warm blanket.
This video will help you prepare marinated cauliflower with beets in another way:
Quick cabbage with beets
This recipe will show you how to pickle cabbage and beets in 1 day. It will be pink, spicy, very tasty.
Ingredients
The salad is marinated using the following products:
- cabbage – 1 kg;
- beets – 300 g;
- garlic - 3 cloves.
Marinade:
- water – 1 l;
- vinegar (9%) – 0.5 cups;
- sugar – 3 tbsp. spoons;
- salt – 3 tbsp. spoons;
- peppercorns – 10 pcs.;
- bay leaf – 1 pc.
Preparation
Peel the top leaves from the forks and cut as you like - into pieces of any shape or into strips.
Peel the beets, rinse, cut into strips or grate. Chop the garlic.
Mix the vegetables well and place tightly in a jar.
Pour all the ingredients needed for the marinade, except vinegar, with water. Boil for 10 minutes. Add vinegar and strain.
Fill a jar of vegetables with hot marinade.When the container has cooled, close it with a lid and put it in the refrigerator.
After about a day, the delicious salad is ready to eat. Pickle cabbage with beets In this way you can immediately in large quantities. With each day spent in the refrigerator, the taste of vegetables will become more intense.
You can prepare another recipe for pickling cabbage with beets by watching the video:
Conclusion
We hope you enjoy the marinated salad recipes we offer. They are tasty, healthy, easy to prepare, and also look attractive. Bon appetit!
