Most gardeners are used to experimenting with different conservation methods. Quick pickled zucchini with honey and garlic is always popular. Preservation has a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Classic marinade recipes do not contain sugar, which makes them healthier. The presence of spices gives the neutral taste of vegetables special expressive notes.
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Quick snack recipe
Zucchini is rich in various vitamins and microelements. They are useful for consumption fresh and canned. One of the quick and very tasty recipes is to prepare pickled zucchini with honey and garlic.
The recipe for zucchini marinated with honey is suitable for daily consumption or for decorating a holiday table. In its finished form, without changing the taste, the marinade is stored in closed jars for up to 1 month.
Ingredients:
- half a kilogram of fruit;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tablespoons of liquid honey;
- 100 milliliters of vegetable oil;
- 2 tablespoons of acetic acid;
- half a teaspoon of salt;
- cilantro, parsley or other greens.
When preparing lightly salted zucchini, you can use other spices and herbs to suit your taste.
- Preparing vegetables. For the dish, only young fruits are used, on which the skin has not become rough. If they have time to ripen, then the hard peel is first removed and the seeds are removed. The fruits are thoroughly washed and the ends are cut off. They are then cut into thin slices lengthwise. This cutting method speeds up the marinating process by up to two hours. Ready vegetables are left for 30-40 minutes to release their juice. After this, the dish is cooked instantly.
- Preparing the brine. If crystallized honey is used, it is first melted in a water bath until liquid. Cilantro and parsley with dill are washed and finely chopped. Garlic cloves are passed through a garlic press. Vegetable oil is added to the greens. Zucchini marinated in olive oil turns out very tasty. Vinegar is added last. All ingredients are combined and mixed thoroughly.
- Cooking. All juice is drained from the slices. After this, mix the zucchini in the honey marinade, being careful not to damage the thin strips. The slices are left in the sauce for 2 hours.
Zucchini marinated with honey and garlic, rolled into tubes and decorated with sprigs of herbs. The dish is ready to eat.This method falls into the category of easy and quick preparation.
Preservation recipe for the winter
Pickled vegetables are very tasty not only in the summer. Recipes with honey for the winter are especially popular among gardeners. Vegetables sealed in jars turn out juicy and soaked in spices.
Ingredients:
- 5 kg of zucchini;
- liquid honey at the rate of 2 tablespoons per 1 kg;
- 2.5 cups vegetable oil;
- 5 cloves of garlic;
- salt pepper;
- 1 medium sized lemon.
Young fruits of small size are used for preservation.
- Preparation of fruits. Let's cook the zucchini first. Remove hard skins and seeds from overripe vegetables. The fruits are cut into circles or divided into quarters if the length is short. After this, the vegetables are salted and left to juice for half an hour.
- Preparing greens. If desired, use greens for the sauce. The best flavor comes from cilantro and parsley. It should be noted that after preservation, greens lose their taste and aroma. 1 bunch at a time is washed and finely chopped. Add chopped garlic, vegetable oil and lemon juice to the greens.
- Preparing the marinade. If the honey has crystallized, melt it in a water bath. When heating, make sure that the temperature of the honey does not rise above 60 degrees. Otherwise, it loses its beneficial properties. All ingredients are combined. The marinade is mixed well.
- Cooking. The finished sauce is combined with the cuttings. The mixture is left to marinate for 4-5 hours in the refrigerator. After this, the finished mass is boiled for 15 minutes over low heat and placed in pre-sterilized jars. The blanks are rolled up with lids.
Cooled preserves are stored for a long time in a cool place.
Marinade recipes may vary.The only thing they have in common is their consistently excellent taste, which makes the preparation one of the favorite winter and summer dishes.
