Due to its beneficial qualities and great taste, beets rightfully occupy an important place in our diet. A familiar and at first glance rustic vegetable has settled on our table for so long that it is difficult to imagine a time when it was not there. Indeed, beets were grown in the Mediterranean as early as the 2nd century BC. e. And on the territory of Russia, it is mentioned in the annals of the 10th century.

On a hot summer day, wonderful cold soups and kvass are prepared from beets. Borsch and vinaigrette delight us with their taste all year round. And zealous housewives make beet salads for the winter that are amazing in their useful qualities.

This is useful to know!

Beets are incredibly rich in B vitamins, trace elements and mineral salts, which are so necessary for the proper functioning of the body. It is especially important that almost all of these useful substances are tolerant of heat treatment. And this makes beets an indispensable vegetable for winter harvesting.

Red beet goes well with many products, and this allows you to use it in various salads and preparations for the winter. With what only beets are not combined: with cabbage, and with carrots, and with garlic, and with bell peppers, and with apples.

Very tasty salads are prepared on the basis of beets. Moreover, this is simply impossible to buy in a store, but at home you can easily make such blanks. And be sure that in winter they will not only add vitamins and nutrients to you, but they will definitely delight you with their taste.

There are a lot of beetroot recipes. It is wonderfully prepared both as a main product, and as a preparation, and in the form of a salad with other vegetables. There is a recipe for beetroot salads for the winter with and without vinegar, with or without sterilization.

You just have to choose a recipe for beetroot salad and make delicious preparations for the winter.

Salad "Alenka"

Try to cook a wonderful sweet and sour beetroot salad "Alenka" for the winter. This dish will appeal not only to beet lovers, but also to all admirers of vegetable salads. And spicy garlic notes and a taste of hot pepper are sure to win your heart.

The main thing to remember is that the ingredients for the blanks must be fresh and of high quality. Step-by-step instructions for preparing beetroot salad for the winter and a photo of the main points of the recipe will help you easily cope with this task.

So, you will need:

• Beets - 4 kg.
• Ripe tomatoes - 1.7-2 kg.
• Vinegar 9% - 200 ml.
• Bulgarian sweet pepper - 700 g.
• Garlic - 200 g.
• Salts - 60 g.
• Hot red pepper - 2 pcs.
• Bunch of parsley.
• Sugar sand - 250 g.
• Sunflower oil - half a liter.
• Turnip onions - 0.5 kg.
• Carrots - 0.5 kg

Let's start cooking:

1. Remove the skin from the beets. Grind it, use a coarse grater or combine.
2. Clean the carrot. Grind it, use a medium grater. Some housewives advise in this case to take a grater for Korean carrots. Then the finished look of the salad will be even prettier.
3. Grind the tomatoes until puree. Use a meat grinder or blender.
4. Peel the Bulgarian pepper from seeds and stalks, cut into thin strips.
5. Peel hot pepper from seeds and stalks, chop with a knife.
6. Peel the onion, cut into small cubes.
7. Peel the garlic, grind to a pulp. Use either a fine grater, or a press, or grind it in a mortar.
8. Take a large saucepan with a thick bottom. Calculate its volume taking into account all cooked products.
9. Pour all the oil into the pan. Heat it up.
10. Pour the onion into the oil and saute it until it becomes transparent.
11. Add bell peppers and carrots to the onion. Cook, stirring, 2-3 minutes.
12. Add prepared beets. Mix thoroughly. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes.
13. Add tomato puree, crushed garlic, chopped hot pepper, salt, sand, vinegar to the beets.
14. Mix thoroughly. Cover with a lid and let simmer for another 40-45 minutes.
15. Put the finished salad in dry, sterilized jars.
16. Roll up.
17. Turn the jars over, wrap them in heat and leave to cool completely.

From the indicated amount of products, about 9 cans of 700 g of wonderful Alenka beetroot salad for the winter should come out. It is perfect for boiled potatoes and fried, and rice. And just with a piece of black bread, this salad will go with a bang!

Also, this salad can be used as a borscht dressing, which makes it truly indispensable. Such blanks are not only tasty and healthy, but also save time. In winter, you will definitely appreciate it.