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The Troika eggplant salad for the winter has been known since the times of the Soviet Union. But it does not lose popularity, because it is very tasty and easy to prepare. Troika is an excellent appetizer for strong drinks, it is combined with potatoes, buckwheat, rice, pasta. Spicy lovers use it as an independent side dish and serve with pork or lamb.
It is convenient to prepare Troika salad in liter jars
Selecting and preparing vegetables
The salad is also called "All three eggplants", for the winter it is prepared from vegetables taken in equal quantities. One serving is a liter jar. Of course, hardly anyone will do so little, but the name reflects the standard proportion.
Preparing a salad for the winter Troika of eggplants, peppers, onions and tomatoes. All vegetables are taken in 3 pieces. But only if they are of medium size, the average weight of the ingredients is:
- eggplant - 200 g;
- tomato - 100 g;
- pepper - 100 g;
- onion - 100 g.
Of course, no one will look for vegetables with the exact weight. But if there is a culinary scale at home, and a lot of salad is being prepared, you can easily calculate what will fit in one liter jar:
- tomatoes, peppers and onions - 300 g each;
- eggplant - 600 g.
During cooking, moisture will evaporate and vegetables will boil. Even if a little salad remains, it can be eaten immediately.
Take oblong eggplants. Round varieties such as Helios are not suitable for Troika salad. They are washed, the stalk is removed, cut into rings 1-1.5 cm thick. To remove the bitterness, generously salt, mix, and leave in a deep bowl for 20 minutes. Then washed under running cold water.
Peel the onion, cut it into fairly large cubes. Pepper is freed from seeds, divided into strips.
In tomatoes, remove the part adjacent to the stalk. Then cut:
- cherry - half and half;
- small - 4 slices;
- medium, recommended by the recipe, weighing about 100 g - into 6 parts;
- large crumbs into large cubes.
In the season of harvesting vegetables, the ingredients for the Troika salad are inexpensive.
Preparing dishes
Prepare a Troika of eggplant for the winter without sterilizing the salad in jars. Therefore, containers and lids must be thoroughly washed with soda or mustard, and dried. Then they are sterilized in any convenient way:
- in boiling water;
- over steam;
- in the oven or microwave.
After filling the containers, the Troika salad will not be cooked. Therefore, the lids need to be boiled for several minutes so that they do not damage the product.
Ingredients for making Troika salad for the winter
To prepare the best recipe for Troika eggplant for the winter, you will need the following products:
- onions - 3 kg;
- tomatoes - 3 kg;
- peppers - 3 kg;
- eggplant - 6 kg;
- garlic - 100 g;
- chili pepper - 30 g;
- salt - 120 g;
- sugar - 120 g;
- vinegar - 150 ml;
- vegetable oil - 0.5 l.
Step-by-step recipe for Troika salad with eggplant for the winter
Preparing a spin is very simple. The indicated amount of food is enough for about 10 liter jars. The salad may turn out a little more or less. It depends on the duration and intensity of the heat treatment. As well as the consistency of vegetables:
- tomatoes can be juicy or fleshy, hard and soft;
- the density of eggplants and peppers depends on their freshness;
- onion varieties can also be different, by the way, it is better to take ordinary ones, with golden integumentary scales.
Preparation:
- Prepared and cut, as mentioned above, put the vegetables in a deep stainless steel or enamel bowl. Add vegetable oil, stir.
- Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, covered. Stir from time to time with a wooden spoon, scooping vegetables from the bottom so as not to burn.
- Add salt, spices, sugar, vinegar, minced or finely chopped garlic, chili. Mix well and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Hot, immediately after stopping boiling, put in sterile jars. Roll up. Turn over. Wrap up. Leave to cool completely.
Storage terms and rules
The Troika is stored in a cool place with other blanks. You can keep jars in the refrigerator, cellar, basement, glazed and insulated balcony. In principle, the curling lasts until the next harvest and longer, but is usually eaten quickly.
Conclusion
Three eggplant salad for the winter is easy to prepare and quickly eaten. It is tasty, spicy, goes well with vodka. These are the foods that are recommended for seasonal depression. Doctors assure that the combination of hot and sour improves mood.
