Food has a different seasonal status. Okroshka, for example, smells in summer: fresh cucumbers from the garden, spicy greens and softly spicy radish. Winter blank okroshka “- this is your chance to remember the warm summer days and give yourself a serving of vitamins. Though a soup, even a salad – an organism okroshka glad!
Okroshka for the winter
Universal seasoning “Okroshka for the winter” is not used for its intended purpose only. The aroma mixture can be added to salads, and even sauces.
To prepare okroshka seasoning for the winter, you will need:
- Cucumbers (you can also use overgrown vegetables) – 350-400g.
- Horseradish – 200g.
- Dill (not young, because stiffer adult stems in aromatic preparations) – 300g.
- Salt – 150g.
Not all housewives know how to choose horseradish in the market. Choose the root crop is clean, without signs of damage: spots, cut damaged areas. Horseradish should be hard, but not dry, with smooth light surface and white pulp. Optimal length ripe horseradish – 20-25 cm.
You can cook okroshka for the winter So:
Peel the cucumbers from the skin and seeds, if using overgrowths. Grate the pulp on a grater (coarse).
Grind the horseradish root with a meat grinder. Many are afraid pungent odor. This can be easily avoided. At the outlet in the meat grinder needs to put on a new, whole plastic bag. Via tight gum to fix the package so that the smell does not spread. When the rhizome is twisted, you only need to remove the package with vigorous content.
Horseradish in the workpiece is not only sharpness. Vitamin C in it more than in lemon and kiwi. Grated horseradish in a winter okroshka – excellent natural remedy for the prevention of influenza and other viral infections. Naturopaths claim that only one spoon a day grated horseradish – effective protection against harmful bacteria.
Finely chop the dill. Aromatic greens in the blank for the winter will share his essential oils with horseradish and cucumbers.
Mix all the tiny ingredients well and add salt. Keep seasoning in the refrigerator. In the preparation of okroshka or other dishes do not need to use salt because the salinity of the mixture enough. In winter, you just have to chop the potatoes, eggs, meat or sausage, fill with kvass and add seasoning to to taste.
Let stand ready cold soup for 10 minutes so that everything components associated with kvass.
Tasty ideas
The union of horseradish, dill and cucumbers is a unique company. Add kvass – get the basis of okroshka, mix with tomato sauce – get a spicy sauce for meat. With such sharpness is ideal Jellied piglet jellied from tongue is combined.
