Pickled cucumbers with tomatoes without sterilization

In this recipe I will tell you how to make delicious pickled cucumbers and tomatoes in one jar. The cucumbers are crispy and the tomatoes are piquant. I am happy to share my experience of canning such assorted dishes in a step-by-step photo recipe.

How to pickle cucumbers and tomatoes without sterilization

For preparation, choose vegetables with a perfectly smooth surface, without dark spots. The butts of cucumbers do not need to be trimmed if they are not wilted. We wash the selected vegetables thoroughly.

Most often, housewives put cherry, grape, currant leaves, horseradish, dill, and garlic on the bottom of the jar. I recommend adding only horseradish, dill and grape leaves to this assortment. If you wish, you can add garlic. I put everything in a jar and add onions and carrots, cut into slices.

Now let's start cooking the marinade. To do this, I will take salt, sugar, vinegar (apple vinegar is best - it will give a unique aroma), water, black pepper, cloves, white pepper. Here they are in front of you on a plate.

Be sure to take mustard, because it not only adds spiciness, but is also a natural preservative.

I always add salt and sugar to taste. I take a little less water than what fits in the jar of vegetables. Then I add spices and bring to a boil. The color of the marinade should turn light yellow. It was the spices that colored it.

In parallel with cooking the marinade, I blanch the vegetables in a jar once. I pour boiling water over it and let the preparation stand in this water until I finish cooking the marinade. Then, I drain the water from the jars and pour the boiling marinade over the vegetables.

The advantage of this method of introducing spices is that you reduce the loss of aromatic substances. And in this case, the homemade pickled assortment will be fully saturated with a fragrant bouquet of spices. This jar, for example, will already be a year old. I recently opened it “the same age” - let me tell you, the taste and aroma are simply fantastic!

Try making this assortment too! Feel free to use my simple recipe for pickled cucumbers and tomatoes.

This homemade preserve is best suited to fried meat and fish, fried and boiled potatoes, and of course, strong alcoholic drinks. 🙂 And remember that recipes are just a cooking option. Don't limit your imagination, experiment and enjoy!