Cucumber caviar

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 15 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   There are quite a few recipes for caviar from cucumbers for the winter. Let's prepare the ingredients for the salad. If desired, the vegetables for caviar can be chopped very finely with a blender, which is suitable for spreading on bread, or cut into cubes with a knife and then served as a salad or appetizer. Wash the cucumbers and soak them in cold water for one hour, then they will be crispier in the salad. Caviar can be prepared even from vegetables that are overripe and have lost their presentable appearance.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the cucumbers again and cut into cubes. You can grate it to obtain a finer mass.

3. STEP 3

   

   Onions, you can take blue, it will improve the color scheme of the salad, peel and finely chop with a knife.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash the carrots, peel and grate on a medium grater.

5. STEP 5

   

   Wash the tomatoes and cut them into cubes. If the tomatoes do not have a hard skin, you don’t have to remove it, cut it along with it. If the skin seems tough, then pour boiling water over the tomatoes and remove the skin. You can mince the tomatoes to obtain a more uniform consistency. You can take bell peppers of any color, wash them, remove the seeds and entrails, and cut them into strips. You can also grind it in a blender or food processor.

6. STEP 6

   

   Peel the garlic and finely chop it with a knife.

7. STEP 7

   

   Pour vegetable oil into a thick-bottomed saucepan or saucepan. Turn on the heat and heat the oil. Add chopped onion and grated carrots. Fry the vegetables until transparent. Add cucumbers and tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic to the pan. Add salt and ground black pepper, mix. If it seems that there is little oil left from frying, you can add three tablespoons. No longer necessary; a lot of liquid will be released from the vegetables during stewing.

8. STEP 8

   

   The main thing is to stir them periodically in a timely manner. Simmer the vegetables for about 40 minutes. Add bay leaf. At the end of stewing, add vinegar to the pan with vegetables. Stir and simmer for about 10 minutes. Place the caviar in sterilized jars and remove the bay leaf. Pour water into the pan, put a rag on the bottom, and put it on the fire. Place jars of caviar in a saucepan, cover with lids, and sterilize 1-liter jars for about 15 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   It is better not to use large jars for caviar, so that after opening the salad can be eaten immediately without storage. Close the jars. Let them cool at room temperature upside down and wrap them in a blanket. Place the cooled jars in a cool place for storage. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Regina

21.10.2023

4.6

Original recipe. I didn’t prepare caviar with cucumbers. I know a recipe for vegetable caviar with carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, I recommend it.

Lilya

21.10.2023

4.9

This is the second year I’ve been making preparations for the winter according to your recipe! . For caviar I use only overgrown cucumbers. It turns out no worse than caviar from zucchini. It tastes very good, just what we like. Although, of course, I add different spices to suit my taste. Thank you!