Tomatoes in halves with onion and butter for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   You need to prepare the jars in advance, rinse them with soda solution and sterilize them in a water bath, in the oven or microwave. The method of sterilization in the oven is convenient: we put wet cans on the grill with the neck down in a cold oven, sterilize them at a temperature of 150 degrees for about 15 minutes. The cans with a volume of 1 liter. The lids are washed and boiled, dried.

2. Step 2:

   

   Let's prepare the ingredients for harvesting tomatoes according to the list. We take ripe tomatoes for harvesting, it is better to use varieties with dense skins. Tomatoes are thoroughly washed under running water, thrown into a colander, let the water drain completely. Cut the fruits into two halves.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the onion, cut it into rings. If the bulbs are too large, then the rings can be cut into two halves. Garlic cloves are cleaned from the films.

4. Step 4:

   

   In sterile jars at the bottom we put peas of pepper, a piece of horseradish root, cloves, bay leaf, garlic cloves, several sprigs of washed and dried parsley and dill.

6. Step 5:

   

   Tightly stack tomatoes and onion rings, alternating them with each other.

7. Step 6:

   

   Since this salad of tomatoes and onions will not be additionally sterilized, we will pour boiling water. We boil water with a reserve, the volume of water per jar depends on how tightly the vegetables are stacked. Pour tomatoes in jars with boiling water, cover the jars with lids and leave for 15 minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   Then drain the water back into the enameled pan, turn on the fire. The number of spices is indicated based on 1 liter of water. Add sugar and salt, bring to a boil. Pour in odorless vegetable oil and table vinegar, let the marinade boil. Turn off the fire.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour boiling marinade tomatoes in jars. We immediately close the jars with lids. Turn the jars upside down, cover with warm material and leave overnight at room temperature until completely cooled. We put it away for storage in a cool pantry. In winter, such a salad of tomatoes and onions can be served to the table as an independent dish or an addition to hot, meat and side dish. Bon appetit!