Georgian-Style Cucumber and Tomato Salad for Winter

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Want an easy, quick Georgian-style cucumber-and-tomato salad (no canning bath) that everyone will love? Start by gathering all your ingredients and spices for this Georgian vegetable salad to put up for winter.

2. Step 2:

   

   Fit a meat grinder with the coarse plate and grind 1 kg of tomatoes into a large enamel basin. Add 2 tablespoons of coarse (pickling) salt and 125 g of sugar.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour 125 ml of vegetable oil into the basin, set it on the stove over high heat, and stir everything together as you bring the tomatoes to a boil.

4. Step 4:

   

   Reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking for 10 to 15 minutes.

5. Step 5:

   

   Press 150 g of garlic into a small bowl, then add it to the basin of tomatoes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add 10 g of khmeli-suneli, 1 teaspoon of ground red pepper, 3 to 4 bay leaves, 10 black peppercorns, and 1 teaspoon of coriander to the basin, and stir.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour in 125 ml of distilled white vinegar (9%) and stir everything together well. Cover the basin and bring the tomato mixture to a boil over high heat.

8. Step 8:

   

   Add 2.5 kg of well-rinsed cucumbers, cut into small half-moons, to the boiling tomato mixture.

9. Step 9:

   

   Stir everything in the basin together and cover it.

10. Step 10:

    

    Once it boils, continue cooking the salad for another 10 to 15 minutes, until done.

11. Step 11:

    

    Pack the hot salad into clean, sterilized jars, filling them right to the top.

12. Step 12:

    

    Seal the filled jars tightly with sterilized lids.

13. Step 13:

    

    Turn the sealed jars upside down to check the seal, then cover them with a warm blanket until completely cool.

14. Step 14:

    

    Store the jars of Georgian-style cucumber-and-tomato salad in a dark, cool place away from heat sources.

15. Step 15:

    

    Cook together, keep it simple, and make the tastiest dishes at home from everyday ingredients with our recipes. Enjoy!