Pearl barley salad for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Rinse the pearl barley well. Pour the pearl barley with water and leave for 2 hours.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the onion, cut into half rings and put it in a saucepan.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash, peel and cut carrots into strips. Put it to the onion.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour water and vegetable oil to the vegetables.

5. Step 5:

   

   Wash tomatoes, pour hot water and peel.

6. Step 6:

   

   Chop the tomato pulp with a blender or pass it through a meat grinder (then it is not necessary to peel the skin).

7. Step 7:

   

   Put the onion and carrot on medium heat and, stirring, boil for 10 minutes.

9. Step 8:

   

   Add washed pearl barley. Mix everything well. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add tomato puree and mix well.

11. Step 10:

    

    Cut the bell pepper into strips and add to the rest of the vegetables. Mix it up.

12. Step 11:

    

    Add salt and sugar. Mix it up. Cook for 20-25 minutes on low heat.

13. Step 12:

    

    10 minutes before the end of cooking, add ground black pepper, dill, vinegar and bay leaf.

14. Step 13:

    

    Put the salad in sterilized liter jars and cover with lids. Wipe the lids with vodka before screwing.