Original recipes for pickling cucumbers and cabbage in jars for the winter

On the holiday table in almost every Russian family you can see salted, pickled and canned vegetables, the recipes for which are very diverse. No exception - cucumbers and cabbage in jars for the winter. This is the merit of the hostess - wife and mother. It is from her hand that such wonderful snacks come out, which on cold winter evenings delight not only with their usual taste, but also with “warm” summer colors. To make the food more varied and the table hospitable, a woman needs to show imagination, introducing variety even into the rules for preparing well-known dishes.

Features of the snack

Canned cucumbers with cabbage is not only a delicious and original dish, but also very low in calories. The most common salad made from cucumbers for the winter is cabbage salad. To add piquant flavors, a variety of ingredients are added to the dish, from bell pepper to grape leaves. Cucumbers with cabbage are very tasty and simple.

This combination is very successful, because both vegetables are famous for their juiciness and crunch. They are also not deprived of vitamins, the intake of which is so necessary in the body during blizzards and blizzards. In addition, such a salad can easily become an additional ingredient in soups and vegetable stews. The dish is also great as a stand-alone snack.

Everyone's taste buds work differently. Some people enjoy the perky crunch of a cabbage leaf removed from a jar of cucumbers. Others are lovers of a delicate, mild taste. To get this result, before twisting the jar, the cabbage leaf must be boiled (boiling time - no more than 1 minute).

To make the salad as juicy as possible, you need to crush the shredded cabbage with your hands, after sprinkling it with salt. In one form or another, cucumbers and cabbage will find their lover. The variety of options for preparing snacks can surprise even the most experienced housewives.

A piquant salad for the winter without sterilization will definitely please both guests and family members of the hostess. After the sample is taken, the jars begin to “leave” one after another. To avoid problems with a lack of snacks, you can salt vegetables in several versions of this wonderful dish.

"Summer salad

To prepare a salad, the name alone of which reminds you of warmth and sun, you should prepare in advance:

• a kilogram of small cucumbers;
• kilogram of medium ripe tomatoes;
• 0.1 liters of vegetable oil;
• kilogram of white cabbage;
• kilogram of young carrots;
• kilogram of sweet bell pepper;
• 50 grams of table salt;
• 0.2 liters of table vinegar;
• 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar.

You need to marinate vegetables in a salad according to the following scheme:

1. Thoroughly rinse all the vegetables that will be included in the salad.
2. Chop the cabbage, the strips should be as thin as possible.
3. Cut the tomatoes into small slices; if the fruits are small, you can simply cut them into 4 parts.
4. Cut the bell pepper into thin strips.
5. Wash the carrots well, peel them, cut into thin strips. If she has some ingenuity, the housewife can determine the shapes for cutting carrots herself.
6. Cut the cucumbers into large slices. A medium-sized fruit can be divided into 4 parts using a transverse cut.

All ingredients - vinegar, oil, vegetables and spices - must be mixed and boiled in one saucepan for 10 minutes. During this time, the dishes are prepared in which the pickling will be stored for a long time. Jars must be washed and sterilized in advance.

After the salted vegetables have reached the half-prepared stage, they must be placed in jars, twisted and wrapped in a warm blanket until they cool completely.

Pickled cucumbers with cabbage added

Pickled cucumbers with cabbage are a quick and very tasty appetizer. Guests appreciate variety on the holiday table, so the wonderful duo of two crispy vegetables will be appreciated.

To prepare one serving of pickles with cabbage in jars for the winter you will need:

• 0.3 kg of fresh cabbage;
• 0.6 kg of small green cucumbers;
• 3 bay leaves;
• 4 cloves of fresh garlic;
• sprigs of dill;
• peppercorns (black - required, pink, green and white - optional);
• 1 tablespoon table salt;
• 1 teaspoon white refined sugar;
• 20 grams of table vinegar, which can be replaced with apple cider vinegar;
• 0.7 liters of clean water for filling jars.

The recipe for canning cucumbers and cabbage for the winter is as follows:

1. In jars that have been sterilized in advance, you need to put spices: pepper, bay leaf, garlic cloves, sprigs of aromatic dill.
2. Shred the cabbage as desired, but do not shred it. It should be placed in a jar in layers, alternating with cucumbers.
3. Cucumbers, interspersed with cabbage, are placed in a jar in the form of halves. The fruit must be cut crosswise, not lengthwise.
4. After filling the container with layers of vegetables, you need to fill the jar to the top with boiling water and leave to steep for 8 - 10 minutes.
5. The next step is very important: pour the water from the jar into a saucepan, add salt and sugar to make the taste more balanced.
6. The brine should be boiled until the bulk products dissolve. After this, immediately before pouring into the jar, table vinegar should be added to the composition.
7. Vegetables in a jar must be filled with hot brine to the very top, rolled up and wrapped in a warm blanket. This is important because the cooling of the preservation should be as slow as possible.

After the jars have completely cooled, they can be returned to their original position and moved for storage to the place provided for this: a closet, cellar or refrigerator.

Cucumbers with cauliflower

Various types of cabbage can be used in cooking recipes, cauliflower is no exception.It turns out crispy and very tasty. To marinate cucumbers and cabbage (cauliflower) for the winter, you need:

• horseradish leaf;
• cauliflower - head of cabbage;
• 4 medium sized tomatoes;
• 3.5 tablespoons of sugar;
• black peppercorns (pink and green if necessary);
• white cabbage - 1 head;
• 2 tablespoons salt;
• a tablespoon of vinegar essence;
• 3 spicy cloves;
• 5 cloves of garlic;
• 3 pods of hot pepper;
• 3 units of bell pepper;
• 8 medium sized cucumbers.

The process of preparing snacks consists of several stages:

1. Cabbage is chopped into small strips. Cauliflower is disassembled into balls, the diameter of which is 2.5 - 3 centimeters.
2. The pepper is divided into 4 parts, the stalks and seeds are removed.
3. A pre-calcined jar is filled with spices, two types of cabbage and cucumbers. It is necessary to cut off the ends of the latter, cutting the fruits themselves into several parts.
4. Tomatoes, cut into slices 2–3 centimeters long, are placed in a jar.
5. The jars are filled with boiling water, which must be left for 10 minutes. After this, the liquid is poured into a saucepan, sugar and salt, vinegar are added (at the very end of cooking), and the mixture is brought to a boil.
6. Fill the jars to the brim with boiling brine, then close the containers using a canning key or self-tightening lids.
7. The preservation is covered with a warm blanket until it cools completely, which should be very slow.

Depending on the tastes of family members, the proportions of vegetables in salads may be different, but you need to experiment with spices very carefully. Care should be taken when boiling the brine and blanching cucumbers and cabbage for the winter, if this step is included in the recipe for preparing the appetizer.