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Winter King Salad of Cucumbers for the Winter
One of the wonderful preserves that retain the taste and aroma of summer is the Winter King Salad of Cucumbers for the Winter. Made according to this recipe, the cucumbers truly taste and smell like freshly picked fruit, which is highly valued in the cold season. It is also important that any fruit shape is suitable for this salad, even hook-shaped (pickled in their own juice, these cucumbers will lose their unpleasant bitterness). If you don't know how to prepare the Winter King Salad of Cucumbers for the Winter, then our step-by-step recipe is just for you.
Yield: 3 half-liter jars.
Preparation time: 2.5 hours.
Caloric value: 51 kcal per 100 grams of dish.
Ingredients
- cucumbers – 1 kg;
- white onion – 250 g;
- dill – a bunch;
- rock salt – 18 g;
- white sugar – 11 g;
- 9% vinegar – 25 ml;
- odorless vegetable oil – 40 ml.
Preparation
1. Prepare the ingredients. It is recommended to soak the cucumbers in cold water for at least half an hour. Jars and lids for this recipe do not need sterilization – they should just be clean and dry.
2. Wash the fruits and cut the cucumbers into slices, approximately 3-4 millimeters thick.
3. Place the sliced cucumbers in a large bowl.
4. Cut the onion in half and then slice it into thin strips.
5. Finely chop the dill.
6. Add the onion and herbs to the bowl with the cucumbers.
7. Season everything with salt and sugar.
8. Drizzle with vinegar.
9. And dress with vegetable oil.
10. Mix the contents of the bowl so that all the ingredients are evenly distributed throughout. Leave the mixture on the table at room temperature.
11. After 2 hours, the cucumbers will release a large amount of juice necessary for further preservation. Water is completely excluded in this preparation – the cucumber juice will be sufficient to fill all the empty space in the jars, and during sterilization, the cucumbers will release even more liquid.
12. Tightly fill the jars with cucumbers and onions.
13. Pour in the cucumber juice. If the liquid is a bit short of the top of the jars – it's not a problem, during boiling, the cucumbers will release more juice.
14. Place a cloth on the bottom of a pot and arrange the jars with the preparations. Cover them with lids (do not screw them on, just cover lightly). Pour cold water into the pot up to the shoulders of the jars and put on the heat. After boiling, sterilize the salad for 10 minutes (for half-liter jars). If they are liter jars, sterilize them for 20 minutes.
15. Carefully remove the jars and screw or seal the lids with a machine. Check the reliability of the closure by turning the jar upside down. If everything is fine, return the jars to their original position and leave to cool. Such a salad can be stored even in a kitchen cupboard – nothing will happen to the sealing even after a couple of years.
The sterilized Winter King Salad of Cucumbers for the Winter certainly requires more effort than simply boiling cucumbers in a bowl and then distributing them into jars. However, the proposed preparation method is incomparably tastier – it is more natural and aromatic, without a drop of water, completely in its own juice. Such cucumbers can be used as an addition to any dishes. They can also be used for making pickle soup or vinaigrette.
