Don Salad is considered a Cossack dish. His recipe is handed down from generation to generation, and also acquires more and more cooking variations. Being an excellent snack, it has not lost its relevance to this day. The dish contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals, especially necessary for a person in winter.
Flavor characteristics
Since autumn often leaves tomatoes that did not have time to ripen, it is appropriate to use them for the preparation of Don salad. Suitable as well and all green fruits that are not suitable for fresh consumption. The taste of this winter dish directly depends not only on the selected vegetables, but also on the degree of their grinding, as well as on the method of heat treatment. The presence of green tomatoes in a salad can cause a bitter aftertaste, but getting rid of it is easy enough. To do this, until the dish is prepared, soak the fruits in cold water for 1 hour.
Important! To prevent the vegetables from softening during boiling, add vinegar at the beginning of cooking. But in the case of sterilization it is better to do it directly before seaming.Such a dish can be made salty, spicy, sweet or sour. To do this, you only need to select the appropriate ingredients.
Recipe 1
Consider the classic recipe for this dish.
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Ingredients
To make this salad, we will need:
- 2 kg of tomatoes;
- 2 kg of bell pepper;
- 2 kg of cucumbers;
- 1 kg of onions;
- 1 kg of greens;
- garlic, salt, bell pepper - to taste;
- vinegar 9%;
- vegetable oil - at the rate of 1 tbsp. l on 1 jar.
Video: Don salad for the winter
Cooking method
To begin with, it is necessary not only to thoroughly rinse all the ingredients, but also to remove the stems from the tomatoes, the tips from the cucumbers and peel all the vegetables from the peel. After that, grind them with a knife or with a special vegetable cutter. In this case, cut all the ingredients necessary, as in the summer salad. 
Then pour them into a large bowl, add garlic, herbs and pepper in a pot, salt and mix thoroughly. After that, lay the salad in jars and put them in a large container, at the bottom of which lay a regular cloth. Fill the tank with water and set it on fire.
Did you know? This salad got its name from the Don Cossack army, which existed in the XV century.Bring to a boil and cook for 20-30 minutes, then transfer the resulting mass to sterilized jars, add vinegar and vegetable oil and roll. Then turn the jars down with a lid and place on a flat surface, while covering with a warm blanket.
Recipe 2
There is another simple recipe for cooking Don salad. Consider it in more detail.
Ingredients
For this recipe, take:
- 2 kg of tomatoes;
- 2 kg of bell pepper;
- 2 kg of cucumbers;
- 1 kg of onions;
- 1 garlic clove;
- salt to taste;
- 2 tbsp. l peppercorns;
- 250 ml of vinegar 9%;
- 200-300 g of vegetable oil.
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Video: Don Salad (from 9:20)
Cooking method
First you need to wash all the vegetables well and remove the stem from them, and peel them. To cut vegetables, use a knife or a special vegetable cutter. You can chop the onion, bell pepper and cucumber into half rings, and divide the tomatoes into 6 parts. You can also cut all the ingredients into cubes. 
Then they must be poured into a large bowl and, seasoned with salt and pepper, mix thoroughly. After that you should put the container on the fire and, adding vegetable oil, bring to the boil. 
Then reduce the heat and add garlic squeezed through a press into the dish, then stir intensively for 1-3 minutes. After removing the container from the heat, add vinegar to the salad.
Important! You should not digest the salad so that the vegetables do not become slack and do not lose their original appearance.Before proceeding with seaming, you should sterilize the jars and boil the lids. If the dishes are ready, it is necessary to immediately lay out the salad on the banks and roll them. After that, you need to wipe the jars dry and turn upside down, put on a flat surface and cover with a warm thing to cool the dish evenly.
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What to bring to the table
Don salad can be prepared by expanding the range of vegetables used. So, some housewives prefer to add carrots, cabbages, apples and other ingredients. This salad has a pretty savory taste that will appeal to many. Serve it to the table can be to the pilaf, pasta, buckwheat porridge. In addition, it goes well with meat, poultry and fish dishes, and some gourmets prefer to eat it just with bread. 
Where to store vegetable blanks
To store rolled up salad is better to choose a dark and cool place. It can be a cellar or basement. It should be remembered that it is necessary to eat the dish for a year, as it is not recommended to keep it longer. And after opening the cans, it is better to hide them in the refrigerator.
Read also why you can not keep tomatoes in the refrigerator, and how to freeze the tomatoes for the winter in the freezer.Don salad is quite simple to prepare, which does not take much time. This dish will decorate the festive table and will delight you and your guests with their original and spicy taste.
