16 Best Winter Pepper and Tomato Preserves Recipes

Autumn is a busy time for gardeners. To save their harvest, they are forced to preserve tomatoes and peppers for the winter. With vegetables plentiful, it's good to have reliable, simple recipes on hand.

Flavoring features of pepper and tomato appetizers

Housewives who make wonderfully tasty marinades and winter salads that last a long time follow simple rules:

• containers and lids are carefully prepared, washed with soda and sterilized;
• containers with screwed lids are turned over and their tightness is checked;
• select high-quality raw materials;
• Always soak greens in water, and wash fruits in running water.

Selecting and preparing the main ingredients

The flavor of the preserve depends on the ripeness and sugar content of the fruit. Salad-type tomatoes are suitable for the filling. They are large and fleshy. The shape of the pepper doesn't matter. The thickness of the pod walls influences the taste of lecho and winter salad. The thicker the wall thickness, the better. The tomatoes can be any color.

The best recipes for preserving tomatoes and peppers for the winter

This collection features the most successful recipes from Russian housewives. They're easy to prepare and store. The taste is so wonderful that the jars rarely last until spring.

Classic cooking method

The main ingredients that make up the base of the preparation are taken in equal quantities; spices are not used. Choose ripe, fleshy fruits:

• peppers, tomatoes - 1 kg each;
• 100 g each vinegar (9%), sugar, vegetable oil;
• 1 tbsp. salt.

Step	Description	Time in minutes
1	Place the tomatoes in a pan of boiling water.	A few seconds
2	Remove the skin	—
3	Scroll through a meat grinder	—
4	Pour the mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil.	—
5	Remove all seeds and partitions from the pods	—
6	Coarsely chop the pods and add them to the mixture of chopped tomatoes.	—
7	Add sugar and salt as needed	—
8	Boil	30
9	Season with oil and vinegar	—
10	Boil thoroughly	3

Pour the lecho into a prepared hot container, roll it up, and cover with a blanket.

Spicy bell peppers and tomatoes with basil for the winter

This dish is quicker to prepare than lecho. To prepare it, you'll need:

• multi-colored pods with thick walls - 1 kg;
• tomatoes - 1.3 kg;
• 2 tablespoons of sugar and vegetable oil;
• salt - 1 tbsp;
• 3 sprigs of basil.

Step	Description	Time
1	Soak the basil	20-25 minutes
2	Dry and tear into large pieces	—
3	Pour boiling water over the tomatoes	—
4	Remove the skin	—
5	Cut into slices	—
6	Remove the core from the pods and cut into rings.	—
7	Place vegetables and basil in one container, add spices	—
8	Mix	—
9	Lay out	—
10	Sterilize	Liter container - 25 minutes
11	Cover with a blanket for 24 hours	—

Green Tomato and Pepper Salad

List of products required for a delicious snack:

• tomatoes - 3 kg;
• peppers - 0.8 kg;
• salt and sugar, 3 tbsp. each;
• mustard seeds, coriander seeds and peppercorns to taste;
• 9% vinegar, vegetable oil - 0.5 cups of each;
• a little chili, a pod or a small piece;
• medium heads of onion, garlic, 2-3 pcs.

Step	Description	Time
1	Cut the tomatoes into pieces	—
2	Place in a saucepan	—
3	Add salt and stir.	—
4	Let it stand	2-3 hours
5	Cut the onion into rings and half rings	—
6	Simmer until translucent	—
7	Add spices	—
8	Cool down	—
9	Remove the core from the hot and sweet peppers, cut the sweet pepper into strips, and cut the hot pepper into small pieces.	—
10	Chop the garlic and herbs	—
11	Add all ingredients to green tomatoes.	—
12	Marinate (stir occasionally)	2-3 days
13	Place in jars	—
14	Store in a refrigerator or cold cellar	—

Adjika

This hot spice is kept indoors. It's not sterilized. Adjika is served with meat and fish, and added to borscht and kharcho soup. Housewives use:

• 2 kg of tomatoes and peppers;
• 2 chilies (pods);
• 300 g peeled garlic;
• 7 tbsp. 9% vinegar;
• 3 tbsp. salt;
• 5 tbsp. sugar;
• 4 tbsp. vegetable oil.

Step	Description	Time
1	Cut the tomatoes into random pieces	—
2	Remove seeds and partitions from the pods	—
3	Cut into squares	—
	Peel the garlic cloves	—
4	Use a blender to grind the vegetables until smooth.	—
5	Pour the mixture into a bowl	—
6	Cook, stirring, over medium heat.	30 minutes
7	Add the remaining ingredients	—
8	Mix the mass	—
9	Boil thoroughly	15 minutes
10	Pour the finished adjika into jars	—
11	Cover the twists with a blanket	—

Lecho for the winter

The preparation and cooking process itself take two hours. The recipe is unique, and there's no oil in the preparation. It's impossible to find anyone who doesn't like this lecho. Its ingredients:

• pepper - 2 kg;
• tomatoes - 3 kg;
• sugar - 200 g;
• salt - 2 tbsp;
• garlic - 4 cloves.

Cook lecho for 30-45 minutes:

• first, add the tomatoes, chopped in a meat grinder, into the pan;
• next come the aromatic pods, cut into pieces;
• pour sugar in portions into the boiling mixture and add salt;
• Five minutes before the end - finely chopped garlic.

The hot mass is packed into jars, sealed hermetically, and covered with something warm.

A recipe for sweet and sour pickled tomatoes with peppers for the winter

Here's what you'll need to prepare it:

• 5 or 6 tomatoes;
• 8-10 thick-walled multi-colored pepper pods;
• 1 tbsp each of sugar and salt;
• 0.5 cups of table vinegar;
• an incomplete (75%) glass of water;
• dill - a couple of fragrant umbrellas;
• garlic, cloves - 2 pcs.;
• peas - 6 pcs.

This amount of vegetables is calculated for a 1 liter container.

Step	Description	Time
1	Cut out the core of the pods and cut into large pieces.	—
2	Cut all the tomatoes into slices, remove the stems	—
3	Place dill umbrellas, chopped garlic, and peas at the bottom.	—
	Place the vegetable slices	—
4	Boil water with spices	10 minutes
5	Remove from the heat and pour vinegar into the hot brine according to the norm.	—
6	Pour it over the vegetables	—
7	Sterilize	15 minutes
8	Roll up	—
9	Put it under a fur coat	24 hours

Sweet marinated tomatoes with carrots and bell peppers

Housewives prefer to use 2-liter jars for this recipe. Approximate consumption:

• thick-walled pod - 1 pc.;
• ripe tomatoes - 1.2 kg;
• carrots, horseradish root (5 cm piece), onion head - 1 piece each;
• a little greenery, a bunch of dill, parsley;
• garlic - 3-4 cloves;
• 40 ml of vinegar (use 9%);
• 1 tbsp salt;
• 2 tbsp sugar;
• bay leaves and peas, 4 each

Step	Description	Time
1	Wash the vegetables	—
2	Carrots, garlic cloves in circles	—
3	Cut the horseradish into thin strips	—
	Place some greens, some garlic, carrots, and onions on the bottom.	—
4	Fill the jar with vegetables and add spices.	—
5	Pour boiling water into the container	30 minutes
6	Pour the liquid into a bowl	—
7	Add salt and sugar	—
8	Bring the brine to a boil	—
9	Pour into a container with vegetables	—
10	Pour in the vinegar	—
11	Roll up	—
12	Put under a fur coat	—

A recipe for spicy pickled tomatoes and bell peppers for the winter

Any time-tested recipe for tomatoes marinated with sweet peppers will do. Add chili to taste for a spicier taste. You can try using just part of the pod, rather than the whole one. It's best to remove the seeds and membranes from the fruit, as they contain the most bitterness.

The most delicious lecho "You'll lick your fingers"

It’s worth preparing the simplest and most delicious recipe, for it you will need:

• peppers, tomatoes 2 kg each;
• 1 cup sugar;
• ½ cup butter;
• 2 tablespoons of 9% vinegar and pickling salt.

The preparation process is classic, the description is given above.

Bulgarian lecho with tomatoes, carrots, and onions for the winter

Housewives made it in the last century. The flavor is very harmonious, and the ingredients are simple. The cooking time is 60 minutes. To prepare, you'll need:

• tomatoes - 4 kg;
• pepper - 3 kg;
• onions and carrots 1 kg each;
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil (not full);
• sugar - 4 tbsp;
• salt - 2 tbsp;
• apple cider vinegar or 6% - 100 ml;
• pepper (peas, allspice), cloves - 5 pcs. of each.

Step	Description	Time
1	Cut the tomatoes into random pieces	—
	Grind with a blender	—
2	Place the bowl with the tomato mixture on the fire.	—
	Cook at low temperature, stirring occasionally	30 minutes
3	Chop the carrots into strips	—
	Cut the onion into half rings	—
4	In a saucepan, simmer carrots and onions in vegetable oil.	10-15 minutes
5	Remove the partitions and seeds from the pods and cut into strips.	—
6	Place strips of pods, stewed carrots and onions into the boiling tomato mixture	—
7	Cook	15 minutes
8	Add spices	—
9	Cook	15 minutes
10	Lay out	—
11	Roll up the jars	—

Peppers in tomato-garlic sauce

Ingredients:

• pepper - 1 kg;
• tomatoes - 700 g;
• garlic cloves - 3 pcs.;
• salt - 1.5 tbsp;
• sugar - 2 tbsp;
• apple cider vinegar and oil - 30 ml each.

Step	Description	Time
1	Chop the tomatoes	—
2	Peel and chop the garlic	—
3	Pour the tomato mixture into a saucepan and add chopped garlic.	—
4	Boil	5 minutes
5	Add sugar, butter, salt	—
6	Mix	—
7	Boil	5 minutes
8	Prepare the pods, wash, remove the seeds, partitions, cut into large slices	—
9	Drop the pieces into the boiling tomato mixture	—
10	Mix	—
11	Cook	15 minutes
12	Pour in the vinegar	—
13	Cook	10 minutes
14	Roll it up and put it under a fur coat	—

With eggplants

This savory salad will please any cook. It requires young eggplants, which have small seeds and tender flesh. Ingredients:

• 30 g garlic;
• 100 g butter;
• 300 g onions (heads);
• 400 g pepper;
• 500 g tomatoes;
• 800 g eggplant.

Spices: salt - ½ tbsp, sugar to taste, 9% vinegar - 1 tbsp.

Step	Description	Time
1	Chop the tomatoes	—
2	Peel and chop the garlic and onion	—
3	Chop the pods without partitions and seeds into cubes	—
4	Peel the eggplants and cut them into cubes.	—
5	Place the eggplants in a dish and add salt.	10-15 minutes
6	Drain the released juice	—
7	Place all ingredients except 9% vinegar in a saucepan and mix.	—
8	Cook over medium heat	20 minutes
9	Place in jars	—
10	Roll up	—

With zucchini

Zucchini is abundant in August, so there are a variety of recipes for preserves. To prepare the most delicious appetizer, you'll need:

• 4 peppers;
• 1 kg peeled zucchini;
• 1.5 kg tomatoes;
• head of garlic;
• 1 tbsp each of oil, 9% vinegar, salt;
• 100 g of sugar.

Step	Description	Time (minutes)
1	Cut all vegetables into cubes	—
2	Boil the tomatoes with butter, sugar and salt	10
3	Add zucchini, pods	—
4	Cook	15
5	Add garlic	—
6	Cook	12
7	Add vinegar	—
8	Cook	3
9	Place in jars	—
10	Roll up	—

With cucumbers

If you don't have zucchini, you can make a delicious appetizer using ripe vegetables and cucumbers. Take firm, not overripe cucumbers. Ingredients and preparation instructions are listed above.

With onions

For flavor, add 1 onion, sliced ​​into rings, and a large bell pepper, seeded and membrane-free, to a 3-liter jar of canned tomatoes. To extend the shelf life of tomatoes over the winter, pour boiling water over them twice, and then add the marinade a third time:

• 1.5 l of water;
• 3 tbsp. sugar;
• 2 tbsp. salt;
• 1 tbsp. vinegar essence.

After being watered three times, tomatoes can stay in the apartment until spring.

With garlic

Lightly salted tomatoes with bell peppers and garlic are prepared in 10-15 minutes, seasoned for 24 hours, and eaten immediately. Ripe, delicious tomatoes, infused with the aroma of garlic, will make your mouth water. This is beneficial for digestion.

The specific smell of garlic always whets the appetite.

Vegetables		Brine
Tomatoes	1 kg	Water	1 l
Peppers	2 pcs.	Salt	1 tbsp.
Garlic	Large head	Sugar
Greens to taste	Bundle	Peppercorns	5 pcs.

Rules and shelf life of canned food

All preparations containing vinegar can be stored in the apartment (cupboard, storage room) until spring without any problems. Snacks prepared without preservatives (vinegar) are stored in the refrigerator or cellar. The main characteristics of a proper storage location are: constant temperature (2-20 °C), no light or heating devices.