Salad of overgrown cucumbers for winter

Delicious salad of overgrown cucumbers for the winter! Did you not have time to remove cucumbers from the garden on the plot in a timely manner?! Do not worry and do not rush to throw them away, this is an excellent basis for delicious salads and snacks for the winter. There are a huge number of salads from overgrown cucumbers, with the addition of various vegetables and herbs. one of the simple salads that includes only cucumbers and dill is known as "Nezhensky" deserves special attention. A jar of this salad in winter is very useful for lunch or dinner.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 11 % 1 g
Fats 44 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 44 % 4 g
52 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make a salad of overgrown cucumbers for the winter? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Overgrown and large cucumbers are perfect for this salad, the main thing is not to use soft and rotten vegetables. Cucumbers should be soaked for an hour in cold, clean water. Then they will be especially crispy in the salad. This salad is one of the easiest and fastest, the salad does not require heat treatment.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wash cucumbers, soak in cold water, rinse again under running water. Cut off the tips on both sides, cut into a semicircle. If desired, you can leave whole circles or vice versa, cut smaller.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Peel the onion and cut it into half rings.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Rinse fresh dill greens under running water and finely chop about 1 centimeter long.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Put all the vegetables in a saucepan or a large cup. Add sugar, salt, vinegar and vegetable oil. Mix well and leave for half an hour to let the cucumbers juice.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Meanwhile, sterilize the jars. It is better to take cans of small volume, no more than 1 liter, so that the salad is eaten by the family immediately and you do not have to store the jar in an open form. Pre-sterilize the jars in a way that is convenient for you (in a water bath, in an oven or microwave). Boil the lids. Arrange the prepared salad along with the marinade in sterilized jars, place the jars in a saucepan with water and a cloth at the bottom, cover with lids.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and sterilize for 15 minutes (if the cans are 1 liter). Taking out the cans, immediately tighten the lids. Put them upside down and cover them with a blanket. Leave the jars in this position at room temperature overnight, until the salad cools completely. Then put it in a cool storage room until winter for storage. Bon appetit!

How to calculate the number of cans, why banks explode and how to avoid it, as well as secrets and life hacks, read the article about preparations for the winter.

The skin, if it is not rough, not damaged and not bitter, does not need to be cut off from cucumbers.

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Fresh cucumbers - 15   kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Table vinegar - 11   kcal/100g

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