Cucumber Salad for Winter: Preserving with Onion and Dill

Cucumber salad. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

This salad is easy to make without complicated pickling or long cooking. The cucumbers remain crunchy, while the onion, dill, and spices give them a rich aroma.

The recipe was published by Gospodynka, reported by Novyny.LIVE.

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You will need:

cucumbers — 1,2 kg;

onion — 200 g;

dill — 1 bunch.

For each jar:

bay leaf — 1 pc.;

allspice — 2 berries;

black pepper — 5 peppercorns;

salt — 3/4 tsp.;

sugar — 0,5 tsp.;

vinegar 9% — 1 tbsp.;

oil — 1,5 tbsp.

Cucumbers in a jar. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

Preparation method

Slice the cucumbers into rounds; cut large ones in half or quarters.

Slice the onion into half-rings, chop the dill, and mix everything together.

Place a bay leaf and the pepper in clean jars, fill with the cucumber mixture, and add salt, sugar, vinegar, and oil. Let sit for 10 minutes.

Place the jars in a pot on a towel, pour in hot water up to the shoulder level, and sterilize for 10 minutes after boiling.

Seal, invert, and leave covered until completely cooled.

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