No-Cook-Canning Cabbage, Tomato, and Pepper Salad for Winter

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Want an easy, quick vegetable salad made from fresh green cabbage with tomatoes, carrots, and bell peppers that's sure to please? Start by gathering all the vegetables and seasonings for this winter cabbage salad — no separate sterilizing step required.

2. Step 2:

   

   Set a skillet over the heat and pour in 3 tablespoons of the oil (from the total amount). Add 500 grams of onion cut into thin half-moons and sauté over medium heat, stirring now and then, until golden.

3. Step 3:

   

   Finely chop 1 kilogram of green cabbage and put it in a large enamel basin. Add 40 grams of coarse salt and 20 grams of sugar, and mix everything together well.

4. Step 4:

   

   Grate 500 grams of carrots on the coarse side of a grater, add them to the basin, and mix well with the cabbage.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add the hot golden onions straight from the skillet and stir everything together well until the vegetables release their juices.

6. Step 6:

   

   Cut 500 grams of bell pepper into strips, add to the basin, and mix everything together well.

7. Step 7:

   

   Cut 1 kilogram of ripe tomatoes into small rough pieces, add them to the basin, and mix everything together well. Set the basin aside for 30 minutes to let the vegetables release more juice.

8. Step 8:

   

   After 30 minutes, pour in the remaining oil, add the 5 bay leaves and 10–12 allspice berries, and set the basin over the heat.

9. Step 9:

   

   Stir everything together, turn the heat to just above medium, cover, and bring the vegetables to a boil.

10. Step 10:

    

    Once it boils, stir the vegetables, cover again, and keep cooking the salad at a good simmer for 10 minutes.

11. Step 11:

    

    Add 1 dessert spoon of 70% vinegar essence to the salad, mix everything together well, and cook another 2–3 minutes.

12. Step 12:

    

    Spoon the hot salad into sterilized jars, packing it in and filling them right to the top.

13. Step 13:

    

    Seal the jars tightly with new sterilized lids.

14. Step 14:

    

    Turn the sealed jars upside down to check that they don't leak, then cover them with a warm blanket and leave until they've cooled completely.

15. Step 15:

    

    Cook together, cook simply, cook the tastiest dishes at home from everyday ingredients with our recipes. Enjoy!