How to salt squash for the winter in jars

Squash is a dish pumpkin. It can be easily grown in all regions of Russia, which is what most summer residents do. Recipes for salting squash for the winter are very similar to canning other vegetables, but there are still some differences. For example, an appetizer cannot be wrapped in a blanket. It is imperative to cool it quickly, but at the same time not to put it out in a draft. And the thing is that overheated squash loses its taste, crunch and becomes flabby.

How to salt squash for the winter

Salted squash turns out to be especially tasty for the winter in jars, if you take on board a few tips:

1. It is better to select young fruits that are slightly unripe. If the collection deadline is missed, then you can use the old ones, but they must first be cut into 2-4 parts.
2. Their peel is thin and delicate, so there is no need to remove it.
3. Due to the fact that the fruits are not cleaned, they must be washed thoroughly, wiping off all dirt with a brush.
4. Before salt the pumpkin, the stalk must be cut out, capturing part of the pulp (depth not more than 1 cm), because in this place it is solid.
5. It is better to blanch the fruits. The procedure before salting is carried out no more than 8 minutes. It is thanks to this decision that the vegetable becomes more crunchy and tasty. To preserve the color of the fruit, after blanching, they are immersed in cold water.

These requirements are general and do not depend on the selected recipe. But before starting salting, it is important to choose a preservation method:

1. Cold. It is considered the lightest and fastest. It is enough to fill it with plain cold water, adding salt and spices. In addition, it has a lot of advantages: the taste is richer, the natural crunch is preserved, useful vitamins and minerals are not lost, a simple cooking technology.
   Important! As for the disadvantages, there is only one - a short shelf life and the temperature in the room should not exceed +5 ° C.
2. Hot. This method allows not only to shorten the salting time, but also to extend the shelf life.

The classic recipe for salting squash for the winter in jars

If we are talking about salting zucchini and pumpkin seeds, then the classic recipe is understood as a method using sterilization. But there is a recipe that does not provide for additional heat treatment. In order to salt the appetizer, you will need:

• 1.5 kg of small dish pumpkins;
• 2 dill umbrellas;
• 4 tbsp. l. chopped greens;
• 10 branches of parsley;
• 6 garlic cloves;
• small horseradish root;
• 2 bay leaves;
• 1 hot pepper pod.

Step-by-step instructions for salting squash for the winter in jars:

1. Initially, you need to prepare the container, wash and sterilize.
2. Wash the vegetables, cut the stalk.
3. Put spices at the bottom of the container, which must be divided equally into each container.
4. Fold the fruits and pour in hot brine, cover with a lid and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
5. Transfer the liquid to a saucepan, pour in 1 tbsp. water and cook the marinade, sprinkling with 1 tsp. salt for every liter of water. You can also add 2 tbsp. l. sugar if desired.
6. Pour 2 tbsp into each container.vinegar, pour boiled brine, seal tightly.

Salted squash for the winter without sterilization

Since many housewives do salting of vegetables in 3-liter jars, this recipe is also based on one such container. To salt, you need the following products:

• 1.5 kg of young fruits;
• 4 garlic cloves;
• 1 bitter pepper;
• 90 g dill;
• 30 g of celery;
• 20 g horseradish.

Step-by-step cooking technology:

1. Select small unripe fruits. The best diameter is no more than 5 cm. Cut the stalk before placing in a container.
2. Finely chop the greens.
3. Prepare a brine from cold water by adding salt to it, and mix well to dissolve the grains.
4. Put vegetables mixed with spices in a container.
5. Fill with cold brine and close the lid.
6. To start fermentation, the container is left for 10 days at room temperature. And then lower it into the basement and store it there.

A simple recipe for salting squash for the winter

To salt vegetables according to this recipe, you will need:

• 2 kg of main ingredients;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 100 g of dill;
• 3 horseradish leaves;
• 6 cherry leaves;
• 6 peas of allspice;
• 6 tbsp. water;
• 2 tbsp. l. with a mountain of salt.

This amount of ingredients is enough to prepare 3 liter cans.

Salting of squash for the winter in liter jars is as follows:

1. Wash vegetables well.
2. Arrange all pure spices in containers.
3. Place the main product tightly there.
4. Add water to a saucepan, add salt. Pour jars with hot marinade and leave at room temperature for three days.
5. After a lapse of time, return the brine to the pan, boil. Pour the vegetables over again and seal with metal lids.

Salting for the winter squash with cucumbers

To make delicious salting of squash for the winter in jars of cucumbers, you will need the following products:

• 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 2.5 kg of main ingredients;
• 20 cloves of garlic;
• 1 pod of hot pepper;
• 100 g of parsley and dill;
• 5 liters of water;
• 4 tbsp. l. salt.

Stages of salting vegetables for the winter according to this recipe:

1. Wash the vegetables. Put the squash in boiling water for 5 minutes, remove.
2. In sterile jars, put garlic, 2 rings of hot pepper, herbs and 1 tbsp. l. salt. The ingredients are sized for four 3-liter containers.
3. Fill the container 1/2 with cucumbers, and the rest with blanched fruits.
4. Boil the water, pour over the vegetables, close with nylon lids and leave for 48 hours.
5. After draining the brine, boil, add to the container, hold for 5 minutes. Repeat the procedure 2 more times.
6. After the can, sterilize for 10 minutes, roll up the lids, put in the cellar.

How to salt squash with zucchini in jars for the winter

Foods that will be required to salt a delicious snack:

• 5 kg of zucchini and main ingredients;
• 200 g of dill;
• 100 g tarragon;
• 60 g horseradish root;
• 200 g of cherry and currant leaves;
• 20 garlic cloves;
• a mixture of peppers;
• Bay leaf.

For brine: for 1 liter of water - 1 tbsp. l. salt.

Cooking vegetables for the winter in jars according to this recipe goes like this:

1. Wash pumpkin seeds well, put in layers together with garlic and spices in jars.
2. Combine cold water with salt, mix and pour the contents of the glass container. Leave for three days.
3. Remove the brine, boil and pour over the vegetables again. Pour 1/4 tbsp into each jar. vinegar (calculation for one 3-liter container).
4. Seal with lids.

Salting for the winter squash with tomatoes

Many housewives will like this recipe for salting for the winter. Vegetables are tasty and aromatic. You will need the following ingredients:

• 3 kg of main ingredients;
• 1.5 kg of salad pepper;
• 1.5 kg tomato;
• 10 cloves of garlic;
• 10 pieces. carnations;
• 1 tspcinnamon;
• 1 tbsp. l. mixture of peppers and peas;
• 10 pieces. cherry and currant leaves;
• 1 tbsp. l. vinegar;
• 5 tbsp. water;
• 1 tbsp. l. salt with a slide;
• 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• lemons on the tip of a knife.

You can salt for the winter according to this recipe like this:

1. Peel the salad peppers, cut into large pieces, cut the dish pumpkin into 4 parts.
2. Remove the husk from the garlic, pass through a press.
3. Cut the tomatoes into rings.
4. Lay vegetables and spices in jars, pour in vinegar.
5. Boil the marinade in a saucepan by combining water, salt, sugar and lemon.
6. Pour the contents of the jars, cover and sterilize for half an hour.
7. Remove from water, seal with lids.

How to salt squash with horseradish and currant leaves

To salt crispy fruits for the winter, you will need to prepare the following products:

• 2 kg of pumpkin seeds;
• 7 cloves of garlic;
• 20 g dill;
• 5 currant leaves;
• 2 horseradish leaves;
• 3 tbsp. l. salt;
• 6 tbsp. water.

Salting for the winter according to this recipe consists of the following stages:

1. Put garlic, herbs, currant leaves and horseradish at the bottom of the jar.
2. Place the fruits tightly, wash well beforehand.
3. Boil water, add salt, pour the contents of the cans, close with a nylon lid.
4. Leave for three days, then remove the liquid, bring it to a boil. Pour the vegetables over again and roll them up tightly with metal lids.

Recipe for salting squash with garlic and hot pepper

To salt pumpkin seeds according to this recipe, you will need the following products:

• 2 kg of main ingredients;
• 4 carrots;
• 6 chili pods;
• 4 stalks of celery;
• 12 garlic cloves;
• carrot tops.

For brine:

• 4 tbsp. water;
• 1 tsp vinegar essence;
• 1 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 1/2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 6 bay leaves;
• a pinch of peppercorns.

Step-by-step technology for salting snacks for the winter according to this recipe:

1. Wash and sterilize jars well.
2. Put a couple of branches of carrot tops at the bottom.
3. Peel the carrots, cut into circles and throw into a container.
4. Peel the garlic and distribute 5 cloves to the banks.
5. Chop the celery and throw into a container.
6. Place dish-shaped pumpkins tightly, place chili pods between them.
7. Cook the marinade by combining all the ingredients and boil for 5 minutes. Pour vinegar essence after removing the pan from the stove.
8. Pour jars with hot brine, sterilize. If these are liter containers, then 12 minutes is enough.
9. Cork the salting tightly with lids.

Recipe for delicious squash salted with celery, carrots and parsnips

Salting products for this recipe:

• 1.5 kg of main ingredients;
• 300 g of carrots, parsnips and celery;
• 3 onions;
• 4 tbsp. water;
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 1/4 tbsp. Sahara;
• 1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil.

To salt pumpkin seeds for the winter according to this recipe, you can do this:

1. Wash the squash, cut in half, remove the seeds, chop finely.
2. Peel the onion into half rings. Grind the root vegetables, mix together, salt and fry in a pan.
3. Stuff the squash halves with fried vegetables, carrots and place tightly in jars.
4. Boil the marinade by combining water, salt and sugar, bring to a boil.
5. Pour the contents of the cans.
6. Close the salting hermetically.

Recipe for salting squash rings

For salting squash according to this recipe, you will need the following products:

• 2 kg of squash;
• 6 garlic cloves;
• 3 horseradish leaves;
• 6 currant leaves;
• 20 g green onions;
• a pinch of a mixture of peppers and peas;
• 6 tbsp. water;
• 3 tbsp. l. salt.

To salt pumpkin seeds for the winter according to this recipe, you can do this:

1. Wash the vegetables, cut the stalk, cut into rings.
2. Boil water, add salt.
3. Put garlic and herbs at the bottom of a sterile jar.
4. Place patissons rings and a mixture of greens in layers.
5. Fill the jars with hot brine, leave for 72 hours.
6. Drain the marinade, boil and refill the containers, seal the salting.

Squash, salted for the winter with apples

Salting a delicious snack for the winter is simple, you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 kg of apples and squash;
• 40 g of dill and parsley;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 pod of hot pepper;
• 4 tbsp. water;
• 1 tsp salt;
• 1 tbsp. l. vinegar.
• 2 tspsugar (you can take honey).

Salting for the winter according to this recipe is carried out as follows:

1. Wash fruits and dish-shaped pumpkins, mix tightly in jars.
2. First, throw garlic, chili, chopped into circles, and finely chopped greens at the bottom.
3. Boil the marinade by boiling water, add salt and sugar to it.
4. Pour vinegar into a jar, pour hot brine, close tightly with lids.

Recipe for salting squash with cinnamon

To salt dish pumpkins for the winter according to this recipe, you will need:

• 1 kg of young fruits;
• a pinch of allspice with peas;
• 50 g of chopped greens (dill, parsley);
• horseradish root;
• cinnamon stick;
• 5 cloves of garlic in 1 can;
• 4 tbsp. water;
• 3 tbsp. l. salt.

You can add salt like this:

1. Wash the fruits, remove the stalk, put them together with the spices in layers in jars.
2. Pour with brine, leave for a quarter of an hour.
3. After draining, let it boil again and pour. Close hermetically with lids.

How to pickle squash with eggplant

To salt a fragrant snack for the winter according to this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• 5 kg of eggplants and pumpkins;
• 12 garlic cloves;
• 3 bay leaves;
• 2 pcs. coriander and celery;
• 6 tbsp. l. salt;
• 3 liters of water;
• a pinch of peppers.

You can salt dish-shaped pumpkins according to this recipe like this:

1. The fruits are selected larger, dipped in boiling water for 2 minutes.
2. Remove to cool and make deep cuts.
3. Peel the garlic, pass through a press and grind with 1 tbsp. l. salt.
4. Put a garlic filling in each cut on the fruit.
5. Put bay leaf, celery at the bottom of the jar, and then lay the stuffed fruits tightly mixed.
6. Pour in hot brine, cover with coriander on top. Leave for a week at room temperature.
7. After the salted cans, remove to the basement.

Storage rules for salted squash

If salting was carried out by the hot method, then it can be stored in a pantry or cellar for about 24 months. And if you prepare the squash with cold brine and close it with nylon lids, then the snack is stored in a cold basement for no more than six months.

Conclusion

All the described recipes for salting squash for the winter are very good in their own way. Which one to choose for canning in order to please her family, each housewife decides individually, focusing on her preferences.

Video recipe for salting for the winter:

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