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There are countless recipes for pickling cucumbers, salads and other dishes that you can easily prepare at home. With the following one you can prepare summer cucumbers for the winter and enjoy them even out of season. We guarantee you’ll love them. And the best part is that you don’t need any water for it and you can season it purely to your own taste.
What will you need?
First of all, let’s look at the seasoning for this unique salad. For the seasoning you will need 7 dkg of salt, one kilo of sugar, 3 dl of vinegar with 20% acidity, one teaspoon of sodium benzoate, one teaspoon of white wine. It of course depends on you whether you want the mix to be sweeter or more sour. The sweeter variant will certainly be more suitable for children. There are five basic types of vegetables you will need for the actual preparation. It’s not financially demanding, but you will need a fairly large quantity. Prepare:
- 2 kg cucumbers,
- 2 kg cabbage,
- 1 kg onions,
- 1 kg bell peppers,
- half a kilo of carrots.
Preparation
Chop all the vegetables to a size that suits you. Then mix everything together and sprinkle the seasoning in individual layers. The salad will require some of your attention for the first 24 hours. During that time the mixture needs to be turned several times so that all the flavors are released and combined well. Once that’s done, you can fill sterilized jars with the salad and seal them well. That way they will keep for a long time and you’ll be able to enjoy their flavors for a long time!
Other uses for salad cucumber
You can of course simply slice a classic summer cucumber into rounds and serve it with practically anything, including spread bread. But let’s look at dishes to which it truly pairs excellently and where you can not only include it but also make good and complete use of it. If you like lemonades, prepare a refreshing cucumber limeade. This combination might not have occurred to you. Believe me, it’s an excellent and refreshing drink.
You can also prepare chicken in sweet-and-sour sauce with a fennel-cucumber salad, watermelon salad with cheese and cucumber, cold cucumber soup with blue cheese and goat cheese, turkey patties with cucumber salsa and much more. As you can see, it goes great with fruit, cheeses, meat and other vegetables. It is therefore very easy to include them in your menu, and if you grow it at home, you have many great opportunities to use it up.
