Simple tasty zucchini caviar

Zucchini caviar is one of the most popular types of homemade products. It has satiety, low calorie content and good taste. To prepare caviar, you can use simple recipes and available ingredients.

The shelf life of squash caviar is up to 2 years. This appetizer can be used as an addition to a side dish or as part of a sandwich.

The benefits of squash caviar

During the cooking process, some of the beneficial properties of vegetables are lost under the influence of high temperatures. Fresh zucchini contain vitamins, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium.

The finished dish contains carbohydrates, fats, fiber, which make it satisfying. Caviar has a low calorie content. The calorie content per 100 g of the product is about 80. Therefore, it can be included in the diet.

If you have stomach problems (ulcers or gastritis), then it is not recommended to add tomato paste to the dish.

Basics of cooking caviar

To get the most delicious caviar at home, which can be used throughout the year, you should follow the following recommendations:

• Caviar should be cooked in steel or cast iron containers. Thick-walled dishes prevent burning vegetables. As a result, all components will warm up evenly, which will positively affect the taste of the finished product.
• For homemade preparations, young zucchini are best suited. They have not yet developed a hard skin and coarse seeds. During the cooking process, they do not soften, but remain hard. If mature vegetables are used, then the peel is first cut off from them and the seeds are removed.

  

• Due to the carrots, the dish acquires an orange color. Carrots also affect the taste of the dish, making it sweeter.
• Tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, garlic and other ingredients are added to the caviar, depending on the recipe.
• Spices will help to achieve a spicy taste. You can get the necessary taste qualities with the help of salt and sugar.
• To obtain a homogeneous consistency, caviar is turned through a meat grinder or crushed with a blender.
• When canning, vinegar or fresh lemon juice is added to the dish.
• For preparations for the winter, glass containers are used, which must be thoroughly washed and steamed to eliminate bacteria.
• Jars with blanks are closed with lids thoroughly boiled in water.
• The blanks are turned over, placed in a blanket and left to cool completely.

Basic Recipes

The process of preparing caviar includes cutting vegetables, which are then subjected to heat treatment. Various recipes involve adding garlic, onions, carrots, tomatoes, spices and spices to the dish. Using a multicooker or oven will help speed up the process of preparing caviar from zucchini.

Simple and tasty caviar

A simple recipe for zucchini caviar for the winter includes the following sequence of actions:

1. 0,8 kg of carrots and onions must be chopped, then placed in a hot frying pan, adding oil and salt.
2. 1,5 kg of zucchini and 1,5 kg of tomatoes are coarsely chopped, and then passed through a meat grinder. Do the same with vegetable frying.
3. Sugar, salt, a few peas of black pepper are added to the resulting mixture, then put to stew over low heat.
4. The caviar is stirred for 2 hours, after which it is possible to fill the prepared jars with it.

garlic caviar

The simplest preparations of zucchini, carrots and garlic can be quickly prepared according to the following recipe:

1. Zucchini in the amount of 3 kg is peeled, and then cut into small pieces.
2. White onion (1 kg) is cut into four parts, then finely chopped. A similar amount of carrots must be grated.
3. Oil is poured into a deep container, then prepared zucchini is lowered into it. When the vegetables soften, they are placed in a colander for half an hour.
4. During this time, onions are fried in a container, which is moved to zucchini. Roast carrots the same way.
5. The resulting mass is scrolled through a meat grinder, then again transferred to a container. Bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer for half an hour. Caviar should be stirred periodically.
6. At the last stage, 8 cloves of garlic are added, which must first be finely chopped or pressed. To taste, add tomato paste, salt and sugar.

Quick caviar

This simple recipe for zucchini caviar allows you to get a dish ready to eat or roll into jars in 50 minutes:

1. A half-liter jar requires one large zucchini, which is cleaned of seeds and peel, and then rubbed on a fine grater.
2. The resulting mass is boiled for half an hour over low heat, stirring occasionally. The resulting water must be drained.
3. One large carrot is rubbed on a grater, and then fried in a pan for 5 minutes.
4. Add crushed garlic to carrots, 1 tbsp. l. ketchup, salt and pepper. The mixture should be fried for another two minutes.
5. Carrots are added to the pan with zucchini, the vegetable mixture is mixed and boiled for 15 minutes.

Krasnodar caviar

The method of preparation according to the “Krasnodar” recipe allows you to get delicious caviar, which is stored for a long time. You can cook it subject to a certain technology:

1. Young zucchini in the amount of 2 kg are rubbed on a medium grater. If the vegetable mass secretes juice, then it must be drained.

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2. 1 kg of carrots are grated and placed in a separate bowl. Then finely chop the onion in an amount of 0,5 kg.
3. Oil is poured into the pan, then the onion is placed in it, which is fried for 10 minutes. Then carrots are placed in the container, and the mixture is fried for another 10 minutes.
4. 1 kg of bell pepper is cleaned of seeds, and then cut into strips. 1 kg of tomatoes must be cut into pieces.
5. Thoroughly wash the greens (parsley), chop it, peel the garlic.
6. Tomatoes with herbs and garlic must be passed through a meat grinder, then add sugar, salt, vinegar.
7. Pour the tomato mixture into a pan with onions and carrots, mix and bring to a boil.
8. Zucchini and pepper are placed in a container, mixed and boiled for an hour until tender.

spicy caviar

To get blanks with an unusual spicy taste, you need to follow the following recipe for delicious zucchini caviar:

1. 0,2 kg of carrots should be grated on a fine grater. 0,2 kg of white onion chopped into small pieces. The resulting mixture is laid out in a saucepan, vegetable oil is added and stewed over low heat.
2. Grate 0,3 kg of zucchini on a coarse grater and place in a saucepan.
3. After 20 minutes, add spices to the container (2 tsp paprika, 1/3 tbsp dry ginger and cardamom, two bay leaves). You also need to salt the dish, add sugar, water.
4. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Then the vegetables need to be cooled, remove the bay leaf and chop them in a blender.
6. The resulting mass is again put on fire and the water that is formed during quenching is poured.
7. The finished dish is rolled into jars or served with the main course.

Caviar with parsley

Dishes with the addition of parsley acquire a special taste. You can cook it according to a simple recipe for zucchini caviar:

1. Zucchini in the amount of 1 kg cut into cubes.
2. 0,1 kg of onion finely chopped, then fried in a pan until transparent.
3. 0,1 kg of carrots are grated. 10 g of parsley root should be finely chopped, then add tomato paste.
4. Mix the vegetables, add sugar, salt, ground pepper. The dish is cooked over low heat until the vegetables are soft.
5. Zucchini caviar is rolled up in sterilized jars for the winter.

spicy caviar

When adding spices, you can get blanks with a spicy aftertaste:

1. One bitter pepper is de-seeded and finely cut into thin strips. Two small carrots need to be rubbed on a coarse grater. 0,5 kg of zucchini cut into thin rings. Finely chop an onion and three garlic cloves.

   

2. All vegetables are mixed in one container, then put in a pan, pour oil and a little water.
3. Caviar is stewed until all components become soft.
4. The resulting mass must be crushed in a blender to get a porridge-like mixture.
5. On low heat, the vegetable mixture is stewed until it reaches the required density.

Caviar in a slow cooker

Cooking zucchini caviar in a slow cooker can significantly save time and effort on homemade preparations:

1. Zucchini in the amount of 1 kg and three peppers are cleaned of seeds and cut into cubes.
2. Cut two carrots and two onions separately.
3. Vegetable oil is poured into the slow cooker, then prepared vegetables are laid out, salt, ground pepper, dill are added.
4. On the slow cooker, turn on the “Extinguishing” mode for one hour.

   

5. During this time, cut tomatoes (2 pcs.) And chop 6 cloves of garlic.
6. After the end of the quenching mode, the remaining components are added to the container and the caviar is mixed.
7. The multicooker is set to the “Cooking” mode, which lasts one hour.
8. Then you need to wait until the vegetables have cooled, then the caviar is crushed in a blender.
9. Snacks can be served at the table.

Georgian recipe

Delicious squash caviar according to the Georgian recipe is prepared from unusual ingredients. To prepare it, you will need to use a multicooker:

1. One carrot is rubbed on a grater to form large chips. Cut three onions into small rings.
2. The indicated components are placed in a multicooker and the “Baking” mode is set for one hour.
3. Zucchini is cut into pieces and added after 15 minutes to the slow cooker.

   

4. After 30 minutes, chopped cilantro and dill, garlic, half a teaspoon of a spicy mixture of suneli hops and ground paprika are added to the caviar. The vegetable mass is thoroughly mixed and left until the end of the multicooker.
5. The last step is to add grape vinegar and crushed nuts in the amount of 1 tbsp. l.

Caviar with apples

Unusual in taste and simple preparations of squash caviar for the winter are obtained by adding apples to caviar:

1. Zucchini in the amount of 1 kg is cut into cubes, if necessary, removing the peel and seeds.
2. Chopped vegetables are placed in a pan and fried, after which they are scrolled in a meat grinder. Do the same with onions. For caviar, 2 onions are enough.
3. Three carrots and three large apples are peeled. Apples are cut into 4 parts, then you need to remove the seed boxes. Carrots and apples are also scrolled through a meat grinder.

   

4. Tomatoes (5 pcs.) Dip for a few minutes in boiling water, then remove the skin. The pulp must be scrolled through a meat grinder.
5. The resulting mixture is placed in a saucepan with thick walls, a little sunflower oil is poured and put on fire.
6. Tomatoes are added 5 minutes after the vegetable mass boils.
7. The finished dish is served at the table or rolled into jars.

Caviar in the oven

Another way to easily prepare caviar is to bake vegetables in the oven:

1. Vegetables are prepared for caviar: you need to peel 3 zucchini, 4 carrots, 3 bell peppers, 3 onions, 1 garlic. Additionally, 7 tomatoes are required for blanks.
2. Carrots and zucchini are rubbed on a fine grater. The rest of the ingredients are finely chopped.
3. All vegetables are placed in a cast iron container, salt and oil are added, and then mixed.

   

4. The container is covered with a lid and put in the oven for an hour. The oven temperature should be 200 degrees.
5. After half an hour, you need to lower the temperature.
6. Ready caviar can be rolled into jars or served at the table.

Conclusion

You can cook delicious zucchini caviar at home. This will require fresh vegetables: zucchini, carrots, tomatoes. Spices are added for spicier or spicier dishes. Simple recipes help reduce the cost of preparations using a minimum set of products.

Particular attention is paid to the choice of dishes for cooking. Preference should be given to metal products with thick walls. A slow cooker or oven will help simplify the process of preparing caviar.