Tomatoes with cauliflower, marinated for the winter

Content

1 Variations on the theme of cauliflower
2 Conclusion

For some reason, there is an opinion that cauliflower is more suitable for making soups and casseroles. Many cooks fry this vegetable in batter. But these cooking methods should not be dispensed with. Vegetables can be pickled for the winter, and there are a great many recipes for canning.

The taste of tomatoes and cauliflower marinated for the winter will surprise even the most scrupulous gourmets. The main condition is to choose ripe vegetables. Cauliflower should have dense inflorescences and a color appropriate to the variety. The cabbage stalks must be cut out. Just look how delicious a jar of pickled vegetables looks!

Variations on the theme of cauliflower

We bring to your attention several options for pickling tomatoes and cauliflower for the winter. They differ in composition and have some differences in preparation.

Recipe No. 1 – with regular tomatoes

To pickle vegetables, prepare the following ingredients:

ripe tomatoes – 0.5 kg;
cabbage inflorescences – 0.3 kg;
sweet pepper – 1 piece;
garlic – 3 cloves;
greens - dill, parsley and currant leaves - 1 bunch each;
table vinegar - 3 large spoons;
granulated sugar – 120 grams;
salt – 30 grams;
black pepper – 5 peas;
ground hot pepper - on the tip of a knife;
cloves – 5 buds.

How to marinate

Before canning, let's prepare jars and lids in advance. We wash them thoroughly with hot water and soda, then rinse them in clean water. After this, sterilize over steam for at least 15-20 minutes.

Attention! To close the workpiece for the winter, you can use both tin and screw lids.

And now comes the important moment of preparing vegetables:

First we deal with cauliflower. We wash it and divide it into inflorescences.
Pour clean water (1 liter) into a saucepan and add two tablespoons of vinegar. When the water boils, add the cabbage inflorescences and cook for about 15 minutes. You cannot use aluminum cookware to cook cauliflower, as the substances included in its composition react with the metal.
Place parsley, dill, black currant leaves and half the garlic specified in the recipe in sterile jars.
We thoroughly wash the sweet pepper, cut it in half, select the seeds and remove the partitions. Cut the peppers into strips and add to the jar.

Pepper seeds pickled cauliflower It shouldn't happen with tomatoes for the winter.
We take the boiled inflorescences out of the pan and put them in a jar.
Wash the tomatoes and dry them. In each tomato, in the area of the stalk and around it, we make several punctures using a toothpick.

You need to choose small tomatoes. The best varieties are “Raketa”, “Slivki”, “Pepper-shaped”.
Fill the jar to the very top. Place the remaining garlic between the layers of vegetables.
When the container is filled, let's make the marinade. Prepare it in a liter of water, adding all the spices specified in the recipe. Pour the boiling marinade into the vegetables and immediately twist. We turn the jars over and put them under a fur coat or blanket.

After a day, we put the canned tomatoes with cabbage and sweet peppers in the basement. This preparation for the winter is suitable for meat or fish dishes not only on weekdays, but also on holidays. We are sure that your guests will like cabbage with tomatoes and will also ask for the recipe.

Recipe No. 2 – with cherry tomatoes

Advice! If you like spicy snacks, then instead of regular tomatoes, you can use cherry tomatoes.

What we need:

cabbage inflorescences - 1 head;
cherry – 350 grams;
garlic and black peppercorns – 5 pieces each;
bay leaf – 1 leaf;
vinegar – 1 teaspoon;
iodized salt – 1 tablespoon;
granulated sugar – 1.5 tablespoons;
refined vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon;
cherry and black currant leaves.

Cooking rules

We will marinate the inflorescences with tomatoes for the winter a little differently than in the previous recipe:

Scald cherry and currant leaves with boiling water and place them on the bottom of a steamed jar.
Then place the washed cherry tomatoes and pieces of inflorescences. Moreover, you need to fill it well, since after filling with brine the contents of the container will decrease.
Fill with clean boiling water, cover the jars with lids and leave them for half an hour. If for some reason you do not meet the allotted time, no need to worry.
After salting the water, add garlic cloves, black peppercorns and clove buds to the jars.
Now let's prepare the marinade. Pour a liter of water into a saucepan, add salt, sugar and bay leaves. 10 minutes after boiling, pour in sunflower oil and table vinegar.
Pour the boiling marinade over the cabbage inflorescences with cherry tomatoes and close immediately.

Attention! Check the seals of the lids by turning them upside down.

When the jars have cooled, store them in the basement or refrigerator.

Recipe No. 3 – with mustard

If this is your first time deciding to pickle cabbage and tomatoes for the winter, then this recipe is perfect. After all, the ingredients are indicated for a 700-gram jar.

So, prepare:

100 grams of cauliflower;
two sweet peppers;
two tomatoes;
one carrot;
two cloves of garlic;
half a teaspoon of mustard seeds;
two bay leaves;
three peas of allspice;
75 grams of granulated sugar;
45 grams of salt;
20 ml table 9% vinegar.

Important! For pickling for the winter according to this recipe, you need to choose long, fleshy tomatoes with thick skin.

Stages of work

After washing the vegetables, the cauliflower should be divided into small inflorescences and the tomatoes should be cut in half. Cut the carrots into circles no thicker than one and a half centimeters. Bell pepper - in longitudinal strips.
Place bay leaf, garlic, mustard and allspice into a sterile 700-gram jar.
Then fill the container with tomatoes, inflorescences and sweet peppers. Pour in clean boiling water, put a lid on top and set aside for a quarter of an hour.
Pour the liquid into a saucepan, add sugar and salt. About 10 minutes after boiling, add table vinegar.
Pour the bubbling marinade over the cauliflower and tomatoes and seal immediately.
Place the jar upside down, cover with a towel and leave in this position until it cools down.

Vegetables pickled for the winter are stored well even in the kitchen cabinet on the bottom shelf.

Interesting assorted marinated cauliflower with various vegetables:

Conclusion

As you can see, conservation does not cause much trouble. Moreover, the options for marinating for the winter are completely different. Choose the recipe that your family will like.Then at any time you can diversify your diet by serving a tasty and healthy snack with meat or fish dishes.