Salad recipes Winter king of cucumbers

The Winter King cucumber salad for the winter is a popular dish of pickled green vegetables. The main ingredient in the salad is pickled cucumbers. In addition to them, a lot of greens, other fruits and seasonings are added. There is a huge variety of recipes for this dish for the winter, but the traditional one is especially popular.

Rules for making royal cucumber salad

Cucumber salad for the winter called "Winter King" has certain nuances of preparation. Particular attention is paid to the selection of ingredients. Vegetables must be sufficiently ripe and unspoiled. The main secret of crispy cucumbers in a salad is to pre-soak them for several hours. Cut the cucumbers into thin circles. This ensures that the marinade is fully saturated.

Ready-made salad "Winter King" can be served almost immediately. But most often, housewives try to preserve it for the winter, thereby ensuring long-term storage and the opportunity to taste a healthy dish at any time of the year. Not only cans are sterilized, but also lids. They are treated with hot steam or high temperature dry exposure.

The classic recipe for the "Winter King" salad for the winter

The "Winter King" won the hearts of many housewives. Over time, gourmets began to come up with new variations, adding additional vegetables and spices. But the most popular is still the traditional salad recipe. It is distinguished by ease of preparation and an affordable set of ingredients.

The recipe for the classic "Cucumber King" for the winter involves the use of the following products:

• 50 g granulated sugar;
• 1 onion;
• 1 tbsp. l. salt;
• 1 kg of cucumbers;
• 1 head of garlic;
• 1 tbsp. l. vinegar;
• 4 black peppercorns;
• 60 ml of sunflower oil.

Cooking process:

1. The cucumbers are thoroughly washed and then cut into round slices.
2. Peel the onions and cut them into thin half rings.
3. Garlic is cut into slices. It is desirable that they are also thin.
4. Acetic acid, oil, granulated sugar and salt are mixed in a separate container.
5. The marinade is poured into vegetables and sprinkled with pepper on top. The container is closed with a lid and placed in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, the cucumbers will give juice.
6. Salad for the winter is distributed in pre-sterilized jars and securely closed with lids.

Winter salad for the winter without sterilization

The Winter King salad with cucumbers for the winter can be prepared without sterilization. In this case, its shelf life will be significantly reduced. Therefore, it is advisable to do conservation in a small amount. If necessary, the amount of each ingredient in the "Winter King" salad is reduced, while maintaining the overall ratio between them.

Ingredients:

• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 300 g dill;
• 5 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 5 g ground pepper;
• 500 ml of vegetable oil;
• 5 bay leaves;
• 1 kg of onions;
• 100 ml of 9% vinegar.

Cooking algorithm:

1. Cucumbers are gently washed under running water, and then soaked for two hours. This will make them crispy and delicious.
2. After a specified time, the vegetable is crushed into round plates.
3. The onion is cut into rings and then lightly squeezed with your fingers to extract the juice.
4. The dill is finely chopped.
5. All components are placed in a deep enamel pan. Then the remaining ingredients are added to them. The container is placed on the stove. After boiling, you need to cook for half an hour.
6. The complete readiness of the Winter King cucumber salad is evidenced by the change in its color. The juice turns greenish.
7. After that, the pan is removed from the stove. After a couple of hours, the salad for the winter becomes ready to eat.

Recipe for cucumbers for the winter "Winter King" with garlic and mustard

Components:

• 1 head of garlic;
• 4 kg of cucumbers;
• 250 ml sunflower oil;
• 200 g granulated sugar;
• a bunch of dill;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 5 g mustard seeds;
• 120 ml of acetic acid.

Cooking steps:

1. All vegetables are thoroughly washed and chopped with a knife. They are put in a deep saucepan.
2. The contents are covered with mustard seeds, salt and sugar. Pour oil on top. All this is thoroughly mixed and left for one hour.
3. After the specified time, the pan is placed on the stove. After boiling, add table vinegar. Then the salad is boiled for another five minutes.
4. A snack for the winter is evenly distributed over pre-prepared sterilized jars. After that, the containers are sealed with a seaming key. Banks are turned upside down and hidden under warm blankets.

Recipe for "Winter King" salad with cucumbers and carrots

In addition to cucumbers, carrots are often added for the winter in some recipes for rolling the "Winter King". It perfectly complements the cucumber freshness and saturates the body with useful elements.

Ingredients:

• 2 kg of cucumbers;
• 1 kg of carrots;
• 100 g of garlic;
• 100 ml of table vinegar;
• 7 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 1 kg of onions;
• 110 ml of sunflower oil;
• ½ tsp pepper;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt.

Recipe:

1. For cucumbers, the tips are cut on both sides. After that, the vegetable is soaked in water for 2-3 hours.
2. Carrots are cleaned of dirt and grated with a grater. The onion is cut in half rings.
3. Vegetables are placed in a deep basin. Sliced ​​green fruits are added to them.
4. The next step is to throw chopped garlic into the container. Sprinkle with pepper and salt on top. It is advisable to leave the vegetable mixture for a while so that it releases the juice.
5. The contents of the basin are transferred to a saucepan. Sunflower oil is also added there. Boil vegetables for 15 minutes without burning. At the end of cooking, add acetic acid.
6. The prepared "Winter King" salad is distributed among carefully washed glass jars. Then they are placed in a pot of boiling water for sterilization. After that, the jars are closed with sterile lids.

Royal salad of cucumbers for the winter with onions and garlic

Components:

• 1 large head of garlic;
• 1 onion;
• 80 ml vinegar;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 2.5 kg of cucumbers;
• 50 ml of vegetable oil;
• 3 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
• pepper and herbs to taste.

Cooking steps:

1. Thoroughly washed cucumbers are left in cool water for one hour.
2. The vegetable is cut into rings no more than 3 mm wide.
3. Onions are chopped in half rings and placed in a separate container. It is covered with sugar and salt, leaving it for 20 minutes.
4. Cut the garlic into thin longitudinal slices.
5. All ingredients are placed in a saucepan, mixed and put on fire. After they turn yellow, vinegar and vegetable oil are added to them.
6. After boiling, pepper and finely chopped herbs are thrown into the pan. Remove from the stove after three minutes.
7. The prepared "Winter King" salad is tamped into jars and covered with sterilized lids.

Cucumber salad "King" with fried carrots

Ingredients:

• 500 g carrots;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 6 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
• 12 black peppercorns;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 100 ml of table vinegar;
• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• sunflower oil - by eye.

Recipe:

1. Well washed green fruits are cut into neat rings.
2. The carrots are peeled with a knife and then rubbed with a grater.
3. The garlic is freed from the skin and made into a mushy state with a press.
4. Carrots with garlic are thrown into a hot frying pan, where they are lightly fried.
5. The ingredients are mixed in a deep saucepan. Then sugar and salt are added to them. The thoroughly mixed mixture should be left for a couple of hours.
6. After a while, pepper and acetic acid are added to the pan. Then they put it on the fire. After boiling, the salad is laid out in jars for the winter. The caps can be screwed on in any suitable way.

Salad "King" for the winter from cucumbers with tomatoes

Components:

• 1 onion;
• 2.5 kg of tomatoes;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 80 ml of table vinegar;
• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 5 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 90 ml of vegetable oil;
• dill twigs and horseradish leaves - by eye;
• seasonings, garlic - optional.

Cooking process:

1. The washed vegetables are cut into large slices.
2. Garlic, horseradish and dill sprigs are spread at the bottom of sterilized jars.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar and salt. Everything is thoroughly mixed and poured into each jar.
4. Put some salad on top for the winter. The remaining space in the jar is filled with boiling water.
5. The filled jars are sterilized in a hot pot for 10 minutes.

Salad for the winter "Cucumber King" with celery

Components:

• 250 g celery;
• 1 kg of onions;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 90 ml table vinegar;
• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 6 tbsp. l. granulated sugar.

Cooking process:

1. Cucumbers are poured with cool water for one hour.
2. After the required time, the vegetables are cut into small slices.
3. They are covered with salt and left for half an hour.
4. Vinegar mixed with sugar is poured into a deep saucepan. Prepared vegetables are dipped into this mixture.
5. The salad is brought to a boil and then removed from the stove. It is distributed among the banks and sealed with a seaming key.

The recipe for the "Winter King" cucumber salad without sugar

Ingredients:

• 150 g onions;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• a pinch of ground pepper;
• 4 tbsp. l. 9% vinegar;
• 5 tbsp. l. sunflower oil;
• 100 g carrots;
• 4 kg of cucumbers;
• 1 bunch of dill.

Recipe:

1. The vegetables are chopped with a knife into medium-sized cubes.
2. Chop garlic and dill as finely as possible.
3. All components are mixed, then sprinkled with seasonings and poured with sunflower oil.
4. The dish is set aside for three hours. Then it is put on low heat for 20 minutes.
5. The Winter King salad is distributed in sterile jars and rolled up. It is advisable to hide them in a secluded place, covering them with blankets.

"Winter King" of cucumbers with parsley

The "Winter King" salad, the recipe from the photo of which is given below, has a fresh and spicy taste at the same time. In addition, it contains a lot of useful substances.

Components:

• 100 ml of acetic acid;
• 5 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 800 g onions;
• a few sprigs of parsley;
• allspice.

Recipe:

1. Green fruits are soaked in water for at least one hour.
2. Peel the onion and then cut it into half rings. Soaked cucumbers are chopped into medium-sized cubes.
3. Vegetables are mixed in a bowl of suitable size and covered with salt. You need to let them brew for at least half an hour.
4. Finely chopped greens are also added to the vegetable mixture.
5. The next step is to add pepper and sugar to the salad. From above, the components are poured with vinegar.
6. The contents of the basin are gently mixed, and then transferred to a saucepan. In it, the dish is sent to the fire for the winter. You need to cook it until it boils at medium power.
7. Ready-made cucumber salad "Winter King" is distributed among the jars and canned.

The recipe for the "Winter King" salad with spices

Ingredients:

• 1.6 kg of onions;
• 40 g salt;
• 5 kg of fresh cucumbers;
• 20 peas of black pepper;
• 300 ml of sunflower oil;
• 250 ml of acetic acid;
• 15 bay leaves;
• spices to taste;
• 2 medium heads of garlic.

Cooking principle:

1. Green fruits are washed and then peeled and cut into cubes.
2. Onions are chopped into thin half rings. To prevent watery eyes, you need to wet the onion and knife with cold water.
3. The vegetables are mixed in a deep enamel bowl. Garlic is thrown into it, cut into large plates.
4. Sprinkle the salad mixture with salt and leave for 20 minutes.
5. After insisting, pepper and bay leaf, and other spices are added to the vegetables.
6. The components are poured with a mixture of sunflower oil and vinegar. After that, the vegetables are allowed to brew for another 15 minutes.
7. Salad for the winter is distributed in clean jars. They are sterilized in turn in a pot of boiling water. The optimal duration is 25 minutes. After that, the cans are rolled up.

Royal Cucumber Salad with Bell Pepper

Cucumber salad "Winter King" with pepper is prepared both without sterilization and with it. The recipe in both cases remains the same.

Components:

• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 90 ml 9% vinegar;
• 5 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 1 kg of onions;
• 3 sprigs of dill;
• 2 kg of bell pepper;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• a pinch of ground black pepper.

Recipe:

1. Cucumbers, onions and peppers are peeled and then finely chopped. The latter must be cored.
2. The vegetables are mixed in a bowl, after which sugar and salt are added to them. The mixture is then set aside for one hour.
3. After a specified time, vinegar is poured into the basin, and pepper with finely chopped dill are poured.
4. The container is placed on the stove and the vegetable mixture is brought to a boil.
5. The finished "Winter King" is canned in sterilized jars for the winter.

King salad with tomatoes, cloves and cilantro

Ingredients:

• 2 kg of tomatoes;
• 1 kg of onions;
• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 80 ml of table vinegar;
• a bunch of cilantro;
• 5 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 4 carnation buds;
• 2.5 tbsp. l. salt;
• 90 ml of vegetable oil;
• 9 cloves of garlic;
• pepper to taste.

Cooking steps:

1. Pre-washed vegetables are cut into large pieces. The ingredients are salted and left for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, the marinade is being prepared. Vinegar is mixed with sunflower oil. Sugar is dissolved in the resulting liquid.
3. Cut the garlic into small pieces and add to the vegetables. Sprinkle the salad ingredients with pepper, cloves and chopped cilantro.
4. Vegetables are poured with prepared marinade, then put on fire. After boiling, they are removed from the stove.
5. Cucumber salad "Winter King" is placed in sterilized jars, and then closed with lids.

Storage rules

To ensure long-term storage, preservation of cucumbers must be removed for the winter in a place suitable for all standards. It is desirable that the temperature does not exceed 20 ° C. A cellar or basement would be ideal storage space.

Conclusion

The Winter King cucumber salad for the winter is in great demand due to its piquancy combined with light sweetness. It is great for decorating a festive table in winter.

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