Tomatoes for the winter: two recipes for any occasion

It is difficult to imagine the winter menu without any conservation. Tomatoes are especially popular for the winter. At the same time, many have a prejudice against marinated tomatoes, considering them too harmful to health. In fact, in the absence of serious diseases, eating canned vegetables no more than twice a week, it is unlikely to harm your health.

Pickling tomatoes for the winter

You will need:

• Small strong tomatoes for styling in a five-liter jar;
• One stalk of celery;
• Six stalks of dill with inflorescences;
• One pod of bitter red pepper ;
• Leaves of currant.

Marinade:

• 10 bay leaves;
• 30 peas of sweet pepper;
• Eight pieces of cloves;
• 70 g of salt;
• liter of water.

Preparation

At the bottom of the canister (sterilized) we put inflorescences of dill, currant leaves, bitter pepper and chopped celery. Then the can is filled with tomatoes. Here it is necessary to remember one simple rule: tomatoes, unlike cucumbers, should not be pressed or laid too tightly. Fill all heat Th boiled unchlorinated water and leave for 10 minutes.

Next you need to drain the water from the cans into the pan. To the liquid are added spices (sweet pepper, cloves, bay leaf) and salt. When the marinade boils, reduce the heat and leave it to cook for another five minutes. After the marinade has cooled, it can be poured into cans of tomatoes. After that, the cans are closed with lids. In a cold place the pickle will be ready in 35-40 days, and at room temperature - after 20-23 days. Thus, the recipe described is not only tomatoes for the winter, but also for almost any other time of the year.

Salad of cucumbers and tomatoes for the winter

For three liter cans you will need:

• A pound of tomatoes and half a kilo of cucumbers;
• Three onions;
• 10 cloves of garlic;
• 90 g of vegetable oil;
• Fragrant and black pepper peas.

Marinade:

• 900 ml of water;
• 70 g of sugar;
• 40 g of salt;
• One tablespoon of 70% vinegar.

Preparation

Sterilization. Everyone who at least once cooked tomatoes for the winter, understand how important this process is. It begins with a careful washing of the cans, then let the water drain, then put the jars in the microwave for five minutes. Covers should also be boiled for about five minutes.

Preparation of vegetables. All the vegetables are carefully washed and cut slightly larger than the salad. So, the onion should be cut into quarters of rings. Ingredients specified in the recipe, densely spread on the banks. In this case, do not forget to add to each of the cans three peas of sweet pepper and six - black.

Marinade. Fill the enameled pot with water, immediately add salt and sugar to the liquid. As soon as the water boils, pour in the vinegar and remove the marinade from the fire. Now it can be poured into cans, adding to each a tablespoon of sunflower oil. Next, cover each of the cans with a saucer and put it into the microwave for two minutes. Tomatoes for the winter can be pulled out from the microwave, after the water in the bank boils. At the end we roll up the cans with a machine and put the lid down, wrapping it in a warm blanket. They can be turned after cooling.