Greek appetizer salad with beans: a recipe for the winter

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Great, hearty and very he althy snack, which is sure to please everyone who loves such a product as beans. This Greek appetizer for the winter will also serve as your lifesaver if unexpected guests turn up.

List of required products

1. Beans - 1 kilo.
2. Carrot - 1 kilo.
3. Onion - 1 kilo.
4. Tomatoes - 1 kilo.
5. Sweet bell pepper - 1 kilo.
6. Garlic - 1 cup.
7. Sugar - 1 glass.
8. Vegetable oil - 0.3-0.5 liters.
9. Hot pepper - 1-2 pods (can be replaced with 2 teaspoons of ground black pepper if desired).
10. Vinegar essence (70%) - 1-2 teaspoons.
11. S alt to taste.

Preparing vegetables

Beans should be pre-soaked. Best at night as it swells well after at least 12 hours have passed.

Wash the vegetables, remove the stalks from the tomatoes, cut the core from the sweet Bulgarian and hot peppers.

Garlic, onion and carrotclean.

When preparing vegetables, be sure to carefully inspect them for damaged areas that need to be cut off, otherwise the jars may "explode" after seaming.

So. Greek appetizer recipe. We will try to describe in as much detail as possible!

Greek appetizer with beans. Cooking process

It is advisable to dry the prepared vegetables with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Next, we proceed to grind them.

Important note. In order not to waste too much time while you are chopping vegetables, it is better to put the beans on the fire and bring them to half-cooked during this period.

Tomatoes can be cut into medium or small cubes, or chopped until smooth in a food processor or meat grinder. As you like.

Onions can be finely chopped into cubes or strips. Here, too, for an amateur. The taste of this dish will not change.

Carrots should be grated on a coarse grater.

Sweet peppers can be cut into cubes or strips.

Garlic and hot peppers need to be crushed to a mushy state. This can be done with a blender, food processor or meat grinder.

Next, proceed to the cooking process. The Greek appetizer for the winter is cooked for about 30 minutes, provided that you have soaked the soaked beans for 12 hours or more.

It is very important to choose a good pot with a thick bottom so that the vegetables do not burn. If youcook on a gas stove, it is recommended to use a fire spreader to heat the bottom of the cookware more evenly.

Mix the soaked beans with chopped tomatoes and put on fire. Cook for 30-40 minutes, periodically testing the beans for readiness. The remaining vegetables (except garlic and hot peppers) can be stewed separately in a deep frying pan. After that, mix all the ingredients in a saucepan, add s alt, vegetable oil, vinegar essence and sugar. Bring everything together to a boil and… done!

By the way, if you don’t have a deep large dish in which you can stew vegetables, then you can immediately mix everything in a saucepan at once, but add garlic and hot pepper at the very end, 2-3 minutes before the end of readiness.

Greek bean appetizer will get as spicy as you add a lot of hot pepper. Here everyone can adjust to their taste. For children, this appetizer can be made as a separate portion without any spiciness.

Casting

Since the Greek appetizer is good not only freshly prepared, but also cold, it is great for preservation for the winter.

Glass jars are pre-prepared as follows. Wash thoroughly with a powder detergent. It cleans better than liquid. Many housewives like to use regular baking soda for this purpose.

Next, the jars should be sterilized. There are different options. I will describe the two most popular.

The first option. Banks are placed in a cold oven and calcined for 10-15 minutes on a smallfire. Do not put the container in an already hot oven, as the glass may crack due to temperature changes.

Second option. Steam sterilization. Banks are placed upside down on a regular (not electric) kettle and bring the water to a boil. Then stand for 2-3 minutes and remove. You can choose another container instead of a kettle. The main thing is that the neck should be such that it allows the jar not to fall down.

In parallel, while the jars are being sterilized, it is also necessary to sterilize the iron lids. To do this, they are placed in a small saucepan (all at once) and boiled for about ten minutes.

The finished snack is laid out in still hot jars (it is desirable that it boils slightly). It is best to fill the containers to capacity so that there is no oxygen left, which contributes to product spoilage.

Closed hot jars should be hidden in a warm place. Usually they are wrapped in an old blanket or blanket. Thus, they retain heat longer, which contributes to better conditions for additional sterilization.

Storage conditions

After cooling (usually in a day), the jars are removed to the place of their permanent storage, where the rest of the preservation for the winter is. Someone has a basement if they have a private house, and someone has a closet if it's an ordinary apartment.

The optimal storage temperature for preservation is from 0 to 10 degrees Celsius, but not everyone has this opportunity. Can be stored indoors at normal room temperature. In this case, pay more attention to sterilizing containers, inspecting vegetables for spoilage and boiling lids andrelated improvised means (ladle).

Snack options

In general, many people like this dish both cold and hot. Therefore, you can use it immediately, or you can arrange a salad out of it. A Greek bean appetizer often comes in handy when there is no time to cook and you need to come up with something very quickly.

And here are two types of salads using this appetizer:

1. We take a package or two (depending on the number of eaters) of purchased crackers, however, you can also homemade, if available. We mix crackers and a snack from a jar in a ratio of one to two. Add finely chopped greens.



2. Boiled pasta is mixed with a snack in proportion to your taste, greens and a little grated cheese (preferably hard varieties) are added.