Cucumbers in tomato for winter - photo recipe

There are two options for cooking pickledcucumbers in tomato: whole or slices in salad. In both cases, with the right preparation, tasty pickles are obtained, so we will consider both, and you already choose what you prefer.

Cucumbers in tomato - recipe

To prepare cucumbers in tomato for this recipe, we need quite a few ingredients. It is the simplicity of cooking and is the main advantage of this method of marinovki. So, we need:

• cucumbers,


• tomato juice,


• garlic,


• basil,


• gvozdika,


• Pepper (as well as any other seasonings to taste),


• salt - 1.5 tbsp. spoons for each liter of juice.

Cucumbers must be soaked for several hoursjust in the water, then rinse thoroughly. Further we spread them in pre-sterilized cans, it is necessary to lay down densely enough that places among separate cucumbers practically did not remain. Now we start preparing the marinade - spice is poured into the tomato juice, and the presence among them of sweet and ordinary pepper, as well as cloves with garlic, is mandatory.

Now put the resulting mixture on the fire. It is worth noting that some housewives take not ready-made juice or twisted tomatoes, but a normal tomato paste or sauce and just mix them with water. However, this mixture is far from everyone will like, so we recommend using juice from twisted tomatoes or ready.

After our tomato with spices began to boil,turn it off and carefully filter, in the end you should only have a liquid without impurities. After filtering, we put salt in it and start to boil again. When the juice boils again, they can already pour the cucumbers in the jars. It remains only to wrap our conservation and leave the cucumbers to cool in tomato. They can be stored even at room temperature, but better away from light sources.

Salad of cucumbers in tomato

This salad of cucumbers in tomato for the winterit will be a little more difficult to prepare than the previous blanks. For him we will need: 3 kg of cucumbers, half a kilo of onions and carrots, as well as several pieces of Bulgarian peppers. In addition to the main ingredients, you should also stock everything necessary for the preparation of the marinade. We will need:

• vinegar - half a cup,


• vegetable oil (preferably unrefined) - a glass,


• tomato sauce - 2 cups,


• sugar - 200 grams,


• salt - 1 tbsp. a spoon.

When we have everything, we carefully wash everythingvegetables and start slicing. Cucumbers are best cut with thick rings - up to 5 mm, for everything else the question of cutting is not so critical. That is, we cut vegetables as an ordinary salad, onions can be cut into half rings, pepper (previously peeled) with straws, and simply rubbed carrots on a large grater.

Now you need to prepare marinade. To do this, in a large saucepan mix all the ingredients listed above and bring to a boil. After the mixture boils, pour into it sliced ​​vegetables and stew for an hour. Of course, do not forget to stir occasionally. While the salad of cucumbers in the tomato is stewed, you can prepare a can for it.

ATAll these must be thoroughly cleaned withsoda, then rinse with vinegar. The same is done with lids. Once the hour has passed, the vegetables can be laid out on prepared cans, and immediately rolled up. Next, traditionally wrapped and left to cool.

Author: Katerina Sergeenko