Salad from aubergines "Vkusnotischa": recipe

Wonderful, useful, insanely delicious vegetable! What is it about? Of course, the eggplant. Whatever they make of it - they stew, fry, boil, bake, make a variety of different billets, as well as salt, marinate, include as a main ingredient in various salads, numerous snacks.

But, unfortunately, they can be enjoyed for a short time, the season when they are especially useful and inexpensive is too short. However, you can prepare a salad of aubergines "Vkusnotishcha" for the winter and enjoy this wonderful vegetable all year round.

Benefit

Eggplants contain a large number of micronutrients, they are a source of B vitamins, carotene, calcium, folic acid, phosphorus. A hundred grammes of the fruit contains only 24 calories, so eggplants are great for people watching their figure - they are delicious, healthy and very hearty.

Eggplant selection

When buying aubergines for conservation, pay attention to the fact that the fruits were young, they contain less seeds. In overripe fruits, the content of malt is harmful to humans. The peel of the vegetable should be shiny, dark blue. It is best not to take fat fruits, but long and narrow.

Since the eggplant absorbs just a huge amount of vegetable oil during cooking, try not to overdo it with its addition.

Salad from aubergines "Vkusnotischa": photo, recipe

Eggplants perfectly harmonize with tomatoes and pepper. That's why these components are basic in procurement. Classics of winter conservation - salad from aubergines "Vkusnotishcha". Reviews about this piece are very impressive. All lovers of home preservation assure that, having tried this delicious, moderately sharp salad at least once, to refuse its preparation will be simply impossible.

Cooking time - 2 hours.

Ingredients for two liter cans:

• 12 medium-sized young eggplants;
• 8 spoonfuls of vegetable oil;
• 16 tomatoes;
• 12 pcs. Sweet Bulgarian pepper;
• Spicy pepper - to taste (usually there are 3-4 small pods for such a quantity of ingredients);
• 4 tablespoons of vinegar (9%);
• Two heads of garlic;
• ¼ cup sugar;
• Two tablespoons of salt.

Cooking method

1. Choose an eggplant suitably, choose dense fruits with a pleasant dark purple color. Dents, cracks and other flaws are unacceptable - this will significantly affect the taste of the prepared dish.
2. Wash eggplants in cold water, dry. Cut the stems from the vegetable and cut into thin slices.
3. Put the prepared eggplant in a container, salt, leave for 30 minutes to stand - during this time, the possible bitterness and excess moisture will leave.
4. While the "blue" is being prepared, it is possible to deal with banks and lids. They must be thoroughly rinsed and sterilized. You can use an oven or microwave oven for sterilization . In a microwave it's easy to do, just pour water into each jar on the bottom and scroll at the highest power for just 5 minutes, the lids should be lowered into boiled water in a special container.
5. Bulgarian pepper, hot peppers and tomatoes wash, peel two heads of garlic. The more garlic is younger, the tastier the preservation will be. Pass these ingredients through a meat grinder or grind them with a blender.
6. In the resulting tomato mass, add vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar and salt. Mix everything thoroughly until all the spices are completely dissolved.
7. Lay the eggplant slices in a deep large frying pan or in a saucepan, cauldron, pour them into tomato sauce. Simmer for 30 minutes. Do not forget to stir occasionally so that all pieces are cooked at the same time and nothing burns.
8. Ready salad from aubergine "Vkusnotischa" put in prepared cans with a ladle or a large spoon. Close the containers with covers, turn the cans upside down and leave in this position until it cools completely. Keep the finished preservation in a dark, cool place.

Here is an easy-to-cook insanely delicious eggplant salad for the winter. You can serve it to meat, poultry, any side dish, it perfectly harmonizes with almost any dish.

Bon appetit and warm winter dinners with your own home-made preparations!