Tomato and vegetable salad for the winter - a simple recipe for a delicious salad made from fresh vegetables.

For a 0.5 liter jar of salad you will need: tomatoes -125 g, sweet peppers -125 g, eggplants -75 g, green beans - 25 g, herbs - 2-10 g, salt - 5 g, tomato filling - 150 g ..

How to make a winter vegetable salad.

First, we wash and sort the tomatoes: we select small, dense ones - they will go into stock, and we prepare a filling from overripe, irregularly shaped and large fruits. Cut whole tomatoes in half or into quarters.

Now let’s wash and prepare the vegetables indicated in the recipe.

Remove seeds from sweet bell peppers and cut into pieces.

We also cut the eggplants into pieces and fill them with salt water for half an hour. To do this, add 3 tablespoons of salt to 1 liter of water. This should be done to remove the bitterness inherent in eggplants.

We sort out the young green beans, remove the ends, break them into pieces 2-4 cm long.

To further prepare the vegetable preparation, you need to keep the peppers and green beans in boiling water for 4-6 minutes, and then place them in cold water.

Vegetables are ready for harvesting.

Now, let's move on to preparing the filling.

Boil the tomatoes cut into pieces for about 10 minutes, and then rub through a colander. If you want to have a more delicate filling structure, then use a sieve for rubbing. Add salt to this mass, maybe some hot pepper, and boil.

Then add bean pods, sweet peppers, eggplants and cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes.

We prepare the jars and place them in layers: parsley, celery, tomatoes and filling with vegetables.

Cover the jars with screw caps and sterilize them: 0.5 liter jars – 30 minutes, 1 liter jars – 40 minutes.

A delicious winter salad can be eaten just like that, served with meat as a side dish. Also, this homemade preparation of tomatoes and vegetables can be used as a gravy for pasta, potatoes, and various cereal dishes.