Classic Donskoy salad for the winter

Donskoy salad for the winter is a popular and very tasty preparation. In the original Cossack recipe, green tomatoes are used, since the Don region is rich in these fruits. However, many housewives practice adding red tomatoes, which does not spoil the salad at all. You won't find a better winter snack.

Classic recipe for Donskoy salad without sterilization for the winter

Salad is a traditional Cossack dish. His recipe has been passed down from generation to generation for many years and has acquired a large number of various minor changes.

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   How to prepare Donskoy salad for the winter according to the classic recipe without sterilization? First, we wash the vegetables - peppers, green and red tomatoes. The top layer should be cut off from the carrots, and then the dirt should be thoroughly washed off with water.
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   Remove the core from red tomatoes. Carrots and tomatoes should be grated coarsely.
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   We clean the peppers and onions from excess parts. Remove the stalk and the inner part of the pepper - the seed box.
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   Remove the skins from the onion.Both ingredients must be cut into half rings.
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   And finally, green tomatoes. They should also be cut into half rings after all the places where the stalks were attached have been removed.
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   Vegetables are chopped. Let's move on to the next stage. Pour the ingredients into a large saucepan. First, mix them and then simmer on the stove for 60 minutes. During the stewing process, when the salad boils, add salt and sugar.
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   We time 45 minutes from the start of stewing the salad. At the appointed time, add sunflower oil to the mass and mix it with vegetables.
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   Salad ready. We put it in jars, which we clean and sterilize in advance. Roll up the containers with lids. It is necessary that the jars of salad cool down in a position upside down under a warm blanket. Then they must be stored in the cellar.

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Donskoy salad for the winter with red tomatoes and cucumbers

Try this preparation in the form of a vitamin salad made from fresh vegetables. This snack is indispensable in winter and when you need to quickly prepare a light dinner or lunch. The salad goes perfectly with any side dish.

Cooking time – 1 hour 55 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes.

Number of servings – 10-12.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 3 kg.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1 kg.
• Onion – 1 kg.
• Cucumber – 1 kg.
• Salt - to taste.
• Allspice peas - to taste.
• Bay leaf - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 10-12 tbsp.
• Vinegar 9% – 10-12 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Wash all vegetables. After they dry, we begin processing them. Cut into 4 pieces to make slices. Cut off the dense part. Cucumbers should be cut into thin slices.

2. The pepper must first be peeled and then cut to make it easier to remove the box with seeds and films.To prepare the salad, the peppers need to be cut into strips.

3. Now it’s the onion’s turn. Remove the husks from the bulbs. Then we cut each of them into two parts and cut them into half rings.

4. Now mix all the vegetables in one large container - a saucepan or basin. Sprinkle vegetables with salt. Mix the ingredients again. It will be ideal if you can slightly over-salt the salad, because after sterilization it will become moderately salty.

5. Now put the salad in jars, which should be rinsed and heat-treated in advance. Fill the containers to the very neck and add peppercorns (5-6 pieces in each jar), as well as one bay leaf.

6. Cover the bottom of the pan with a towel. We put banks on it. Pour water into the pan and bring to a boil. Then we sterilize the containers with the salad for 40 minutes and pour one tablespoon of heated oil and vinegar into each jar. Roll up the salad.

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Donskoy salad in layers in jars for the winter

It is better to choose denser tomatoes for Don salad so that they do not boil over during processing. Pepper can be used in any color. There is no need to mix the ingredients; we will lay them out in layers.

Cooking time – 3 days. 1 hour 20 minutes

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Number of servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 1 kg.
• Cucumber – 1 kg.
• White cabbage – 1 kg.
• Carrots – 1 kg.
• Sweet bell pepper – 2 kg.
• Onion – 1 kg.
• Dill – 50 gr.
• Parsley – 50 gr.
• Horseradish leaves – 2-3 pcs.
• Salt – 200 gr.
• Water – 3 l.

Cooking process:

1. Wash all vegetables. When they are dry, we begin processing. We cut off the ends of the cucumbers on both sides, and remove the dense parts of the tomatoes. Cut the vegetables into slices.

2. White cabbage should be chopped with a sharp knife.Then use the same knife to remove the top layer of carrots. After thorough washing, grate the vegetable.

3. All that remains is to peel the peppers and onions. When the husks have been removed and the peppers have been cleared of their seeds and stalks, cut them into half rings.

4. Let's start laying out the ingredients in jars. We wash the dill, parsley and horseradish. We give them time to dry and place them on the bottom of the jars. Then we begin to place the vegetables in the containers in layers.

5. Cook the brine. Pour the required amount of water into the pan. Bring to a boil and dissolve the salt. After 5 minutes, pour the hot brine over the vegetables. Cover the jars with lids. The appetizer needs to brew in this form for 3 days. Then the brine needs to be poured into the pan and the procedure repeated. Then pour it back into the jars and roll up the lids.

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Delicious Donskoy salad with cabbage for the winter

The salad will turn out very juicy and rich. The taste will be quite unusual thanks to the addition of fresh apples to the salad. In general, preparing such a salad will not be difficult, since the ingredients for it are available to all housewives.

Cooking time – 2 hours 35 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes.

Number of servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 2 kg.
• Cucumber – 2 kg.
• Green apple – 1.5 kg.
• White cabbage – 1 kg.
• Onion – 1 kg.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1 kg.
• Chili pepper – 2 pcs.
• Sunflower oil – 1 l.
• Salt - to taste.
• Sugar - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Dill – 1 bunch.

Cooking process:

1. Place vegetables and apples in the sink. Before you start processing, you should first wash all the ingredients. Core apples and tomatoes. Cut them into slices.

2. Cut the cucumbers into slices, removing their ends. The cabbage should be chopped.Peeled onions, cut into rings.

3. We first remove the stalks of the bell pepper and chili: this will make it much more convenient to cut out the seed box. Cut the sweet pepper into rings. Chili should be chopped into cubes.

4. Place all the vegetables in a large container and fill with sunflower oil. When all the ingredients are mixed, put the pan on the stove and simmer the salad for an hour and a half. Towards the end of the stew, add salt, pepper and sugar to the salad.

5. Mix the finished hot mass and put it into jars. They should be prepared in advance (cleaned and placed in the oven to sterilize). Roll up the salad with lids. After cooling, store the snack in the pantry.

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Donskoy salad for the winter with green tomatoes

In order to prepare a salad, you will need fresh vegetables, the composition of which can be changed depending on taste preferences. The mixture of vegetables releases their juice and is stewed in it until fully cooked.

Cooking time – 2 hours 5 minutes.

Cooking time – 40 minutes.

Number of servings – 4-5.

Ingredients:

• Green tomatoes – 500 gr.
• Sweet bell pepper – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Salt – ½ tbsp.
• Sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Vinegar 6% – 1 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Hot pepper – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.

Cooking process:

1. Before cutting vegetables – peppers and tomatoes – wash them. Peel the onion skins and core the tomatoes. We cut off the stalk of the peppers and remove the seeds along with the membranes. Cut the tomatoes into large pieces, peppers into strips. Chop the onions into half rings.

2. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and mix thoroughly. Add bulk ingredients - salt and sugar. Mix the products again.

3. Pour oil into the vegetable mixture. Stir the mixture and cover the pan with a lid.We give the vegetables half an hour so that they have time to release their juice.

4. Prepare garlic and pepper for stewing. After peeling, cut the garlic into small pieces and the pepper into rings. Simmer the vegetables over the fire, stirring, until boiling. Then cover the dish with a lid and continue simmering for another 40 minutes. Add chili pepper and garlic. Simmer the vegetables for 5 minutes.

5. Add a spoonful of vinegar. Simmer the vegetables, stirring, for two minutes. We put them in sterilized jars and roll up the lids.

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