Winter Cucumber and Onion Appetizer
Description
Perfect for winter preserves. This appetizer turns out pleasantly crunchy and, with its tantalizing tangy flavor, will remind you more than once on a winter day of sunny summer! The advantage of such a salad-appetizer is that you can use it absolutely any time of year, not only in winter. Quick and tasty. Jars can be stored for up to a year in a cool place.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the vegetables: wash the cucumbers and slice them into rounds; peel the onion and cut it into half-moons.
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Step 2
Finely chop the chili pepper, having first removed the seeds. Then mince the celery.
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Step 3
Place all the vegetables in one container, add salt, granulated sugar, vinegar, and oil, then mix thoroughly. In this state, the salad should release its juices well and marinate for 5 to 7 hours. During this time, be sure to stir it thoroughly several times.
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Step 4
Place our salad into sterilized dry jars. Don't forget to add a couple of allspice berries (per jar), then pour in all the juice that formed during the marinating period. Cover the jars with lids and place them in a pot or another container with water (the water should reach no higher than the "shoulders" of the jars). Put everything over heat, bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat slightly and let it boil for about twenty minutes to sterilize the appetizer (for half-liter jars). After 20 minutes, remove the jars from the water, seal them immediately with the lids, and turn the jars upside down until completely cool.