Sliced cucumbers for winter salad

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make sliced cucumbers for winter salad? First, sterilize the jars. To do this, wash them with warm water and baking soda. Rinse it out. Place in a cold oven with the neck down. Lay out the metal covers. Turn the oven on 150 degrees. When the oven heats up, sterilize the jars: 0.7 l - 8 minutes, 1L - 15 minutes, 2L - 20, 3L - 25 minutes. For me, this method of sterilization is the most convenient, but you can sterilize cans for a couple, in the microwave.

2. Step 2:

   

   Now prepare the products. Good dense cucumbers of salad varieties will do, especially all overgrown ones that were not noticed in time. Large greenhouse cucumbers are also suitable. Wash the ground cucumbers and soak them in cold water for 2-3 hours. Change the water a couple of times, as before salting. Then drain the water, and rinse the cucumbers with fresh water. Why soak cucumbers? To get rid of the bitterness. You don't have to soak the greenhouse ones, as a rule, they do not contain bitterness.

3. Step 3:

   

   In this recipe, cucumbers must be peeled from the skin, even if it is thin and does not taste bitter. Cut the peeled cucumbers into circles about 0.4 cm thick . Peel the onion from the husk and cut into quarters of the same thickness.

4. Step 4:

   

   Prepare the MARINADE. In a saucepan, mix together table vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar, salt and pepper. Put the pan on medium heat and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil, make sure that the sugar and salt are completely dissolved. For cooking, it is convenient to use wide stainless steel dishes with a thick bottom or enameled.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add chopped onion to the marinade pan. Stir to separate the onion feathers. Let the marinade boil.

7. Step 6:

   

   Immediately add all the sliced cucumbers and, stirring, continue to cook on medium heat for about 5-8 minutes / cucumbers will begin to change color and become transparent /. Focus on your stove.

8. Step 7:

   

   Add finely chopped fresh dill a minute before it is ready, mix it to evenly distribute the greens. / You can do without greenery, this is acceptable/.

9. Step 8:

   

   Transfer the hot salad immediately to warm sterile jars. Seal the cucumbers a little so that there are no voids and excess air comes out. Fill the jars with marinade with overflow and screw them with sterile lids. Wipe the jars, turn them over and cover them under the "fur coat" until they cool down completely, then take them to a dark, cool place.

10. Step 9:

    

    This is what a ready-made cucumber salad looks like. It is good as an appetizer, an addition to meat. It is good to serve it with potatoes and even as a self-sufficient dish with and without bread.