Delicious assorted marinated vegetables for the winter
A delicious pickled vegetable platter looks very elegant on the table, reminiscent of sunny summer and an abundance of vegetables. It’s not difficult to make, and the lack of clear proportions makes it possible to pickle any vegetables, root vegetables and even onions. You can use jars of different sizes. The choice of volume depends on the availability of ingredients and ease of use.
Time to bookmark: Summer, Autumn
For a small family, it is convenient to close half-liter jars to eat at dinner, but three-liter jars are well suited for the holiday table. The amount of spices in the recipe is given for half-liter jars. Accordingly, for large cans, we simply increase the quantity proportionally. A step-by-step recipe with photos will help beginners in canning.
This time the banks contained:
- Cherry tomatoes;
- cucumbers;
- small heads of onions;
- small carrots;
- pieces of cabbage.
For the marinade we take:
- 750 ml boiled water;
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar;
- 1 tablespoon salt;
- 1 tablespoon vinegar 9%.
How to pickle assorted dishes for the winter
To the bottom of a clean scalded or sterilized jar add 1 small black currant leaf, a medium clove of garlic, 2 black peppercorns, a small bay leaf.
Next, place the prepared vegetables tightly.
You can show your imagination and arrange vegetables by color, for example, in the form of a traffic light, or cut out various shapes to create pictures (carrot flowers, snowmen made from kohlrabi cabbage, sun made from turnips or pumpkins). You don’t have to put it whole, you can cut it into smaller pieces. It is important that you can use any vegetables and root vegetables in absolutely any combination. When the jar is full, place a dill umbrella on top
To prepare the marinade, dissolve 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon of salt in 750 ml of boiled water. This amount is enough for 3 half-liters.
Pour 1 tablespoon of 9% vinegar into a jar filled with vegetables and fill with cold marinade. Cover with a lid, but do not cork, and place sterilize 5 minutes from boiling.
For three-liter jars, sterilization time is 15 minutes.
Then we seal the jars and wrap them in a blanket until they cool completely. You can try assorted vegetables after two weeks, since by then everything will be well marinated. Jars are stored at room temperature.
Assorted pickled vegetables can be served as an independent appetizer, as an addition to a side dish, or used in salads. Vegetables prepared according to this easy and simple recipe turn out to be moderately sharp, crispy and elastic.