5 fastest tomato snacks

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The tomato is a vegetable from South America that began to be grown in Russia at the beginning of the 18th century. The product has gained popularity due to its high nutritional value and low calorie content (about 20 kcal). Its fresh consumption in salads and snacks helps reduce weight, lower blood pressure, and thin the blood (reduces the risk of thrombosis).

The vegetable normalizes the activity of the cardiovascular and digestive systems, prevents the formation of cancer cells and enhances potency in men. The benefits of fruits can be enhanced by adding garlic and herbs to dishes.

Lightly salted tomatoes with garlic and herbs in a bag in 5 minutes - a classic recipe

This is the simplest and fastest of recipes. No utensils are needed for cooking, and therefore this is an excellent option for camping conditions. The cooking principle is the same as lightly salted cucumbers in a bag.

Required:

kg of tomatoes;
medium sized head of garlic;
Art. spoon of salt;
teaspoon sugar;
dill, parsley, basil (any greens of your choice);
chili pepper.

To prepare this recipe, I choose vegetables of the same size so that they are salted evenly and at the same time.

How to cook:

First, prepare the tomatoes by removing the stems.

Make a cross-shaped cut on top and put garlic cloves and herbs inside.

Place in a bag, sprinkle with salt and sugar. If pepper is used, it is cut into rings.

The bag is tightly tied and shaken thoroughly so that the contents are distributed more evenly. It is better to divide the mass into two or even three bags.

The bag is left in this form at room temperature for 48 hours, after which it is transferred to a bowl and placed in the refrigerator. Lightly salted tomatoes taste better when chilled.

Useful tips and tricks

An appetizer of tomatoes with garlic and herbs can be prepared either for immediate consumption or for storage for the winter. To improve taste and benefits, additional ingredients can be included in recipes. To ensure that the finished dish does not “disappoint” in taste and texture, the following rules should be followed.

Important subtleties	Notes
Give preference to dense and young red tomatoes	Young fruits contain more nutrients and moisture. Additionally, yellow tomato varieties are inferior in beneficial properties to red tomatoes.
When purchasing, you need to pay attention to the color of the product and the smell.	If the color of the fruit is uneven, it means that it did not ripen on the branch, and, therefore, it contains fewer nutrients. Also, an artificially ripened tomato has virtually no odor.
Fruits with dents or “holes” should not be used for preparing snacks.	In places where there are dents, the vegetable will quickly begin to rot, and microbes and dirt can be introduced into the “holes”. As a result, the snack will have an off-flavor and can quickly spoil.
When using green tomatoes, they must first be “neutralized”	Green tomatoes contain harmful corned beef, and tomatoes are also very bitter. To eliminate these shortcomings, the ingredient must be poured with boiling water at least 3 times or kept in salt water for about 4 hours (about 10 g of salt is needed for 1 liter of water), and the water must be changed every hour.
It is recommended to salt the appetizer before serving (if it is prepared cold)	If you salt the ingredients in advance, the tomato will release excess juice and the dish will lose its appearance.
It is advisable to use cold marinade for appetizers.	When using a cold marinade, tomatoes retain their shape and retain more nutrients.
It is recommended to chop garlic for snacks using a press.	The finer the ingredient is chopped, the more flavorful the snack will be.
Only fresh greens should be added to the appetizer.	Dry greens contain fewer nutrients and are less aromatic; as a result, the dish will “lose” in taste and appearance.

The garlic aroma after eating a snack can be muffled if you eat fruit (apple, grapes or plum) immediately after eating the dish. Additionally, you can drown out the garlic smell by adding fresh herbs (parsley or basil) to the recipe or drinking green tea at the end of your meal. The garlic flavor will be “softer” if you use vinegar when preparing a tomato appetizer.

Quick lightly salted tomatoes in brine with vinegar

When you don’t have time to wait and need to make a dish in a short time, this recipe is most suitable. In this recipe I use only young tomatoes for cooking. They turn out sweeter. A dish of these tomatoes looks gorgeous on any table.

Required: 2 liter jar.

Ingredients:

kg tomato;
Art. spoon of salt.
For the marinade:
3/4 table vinegar;
1/2 cup sugar and vegetable oil;
greens (at your discretion).

How to cook:

The tomatoes are thoroughly washed and cut into slices. Chop greens.

Prepare the marinade in a separate container by adding oil. After this, add sugar, salt, vinegar.

The marinade is poured over everything and the greens are added last.

After a couple of hours, the tomatoes are ready to eat.

This quick preparation is perfect as a side dish and is sure to please your guests.

Look: Instant delicious pickled cucumbers. They are the same, but in a package - 7 recipes. Cucumbers in tomato sauce.

Tomato skewers appetizer

Active cooking time: 7 minutes

Ingredients:

200-300g mini cherry tomatoes
200g hard cheese of your favorite varieties
200g ham
100-200g grapes with dense pulp (preferably seedless)
1 can olives or pitted olives
skewers

Cut the cheese and ham into cubes. Thread the ingredients onto skewers, alternating them. These tomatoes on skewers perfectly decorate any table, they will go well with any main dish, and you almost don’t have to spend time making them.

How to pickle tomatoes in a saucepan at home quickly and tasty

In this recipe we will make lightly salted tomatoes in a saucepan. It doesn't take much time or ingredients to prepare.

Ingredients:

1.5 kg of tomatoes;
medium sized garlic;
parsley dill.

For the marinade, take 2 liters of water, 2 tbsp. spoons of spices (salt and sugar), 3 tbsp. spoons of vinegar and peppercorns. For an amazing taste, add bay leaf and coriander seeds.

How to cook:

First they make the marinade, because it is poured into it when it has cooled. This will protect the tomato skin from cracking and maintain its beautiful appearance. The marinade temperature should not exceed 40 degrees.

Fill the pan with 2 liters of water and place it on the stove. Add all the necessary ingredients for the marinade: salt, sugar, bay leaf, coriander, pepper. Bring to a boil, then add vinegar. Allow the contents to cool by turning off the stove.

Parsley and garlic are finely chopped and combined.

As in the first recipe, a cross-shaped cut is made on top of the tomatoes and stuffed with chopped garlic.

After the garlic filling is finished, put the tomatoes in a pan and pour in the marinade that has already cooled to the desired temperature. In this form, the tomatoes should stand overnight. It is recommended to cover the top with a plate and place a small weight on top of it.

The next morning, the tomatoes prepared according to this recipe should already be ready. Can be served.

Quick recipe for lightly salted tomatoes with garlic and herbs in a jar

We will make this blank in glass jars, as blanks are usually made. This recipe does not involve rolling, and therefore you need to eat the preparation as early as possible.

You will need: 1 can of 3 liters.

Ingredients:

1.5 kg of tomatoes;
medium sized garlic;
hot pepper;
dill;
pepper in the form of peas.
To prepare the marinade:
1.5 liters of water;
100 grams of vinegar and vegetable oil;
laurel leaf;
3 tbsp. spoons of salt and sugar.

How to cook:

Place the garlic and peppers in a prepared jar, cutting them as finely as possible. All other ingredients - as the container is filled.

Tomatoes can be taken in completely different sizes. Cut into circles. Place it in a jar. Add garlic, chili pepper and peppercorns.

The workpiece is sprinkled with fresh, chopped herbs.

Next, prepare the marinade by boiling water and adding oil, salt with sugar and bay leaf. After this, pour in the required amount of vinegar.

While the marinade is hot, pour it over all the ingredients.

The snack should be removed for several hours and refrigerated.

I like recipes that don't require seaming. And the point is not that you don’t want to waste time on rolling. It’s just that more nutrients are retained in products, in particular tomatoes.

The simplest recipe

An appetizer of tomatoes with garlic and herbs with a basic composition does not require much time to prepare. It can be used as an addition to fried potatoes, as an independent dish, or served with alcoholic beverages.

The snack turns out to be especially aromatic due to the inclusion of mustard.

What ingredients will you need?

To create a “simple” snack, use:

tomatoes. The product must be dense, of medium size and without flaws - 6 pcs.;
dill. You will only need soft sprigs of greenery, the stems should be removed in advance - 20 g;
parsley. Leaves of the plant are used - 10 g;
green basil. You will also only need leaves - 5 g;
mustard. A more aromatic snack will be obtained using French mustard - 10 g;
salt. You need to choose a small product – 7-10 g;
granulated sugar – 5 g;
black peppercorns – 6 pcs.;
garlic. You will need medium-sized slices - 6 pieces;
vinegar. You need apple juice with a concentration of 6% - 30 ml;
oil. It is advisable to prepare sunflower or olive oil – 40-50 ml.

If French mustard is not available, Russian mustard can be used, but then the taste of the dish will be sharper.

Step-by-step cooking process

The appetizer will turn out aromatic, and the tomatoes will retain their appearance when preparing the dish using the following steps:

Tomatoes must be thoroughly rinsed from dirt, then wiped with a towel to completely remove all water.
Dill, basil and parsley should also be washed. Shake the greens well to remove the water as best as possible.
Using a knife, you need to finely chop the prepared greens.
The garlic needs to be peeled and the peeled cloves brought to a pulp state. Chopping with a knife into very small cubes is allowed.
You need to crush the peppercorns in a mortar or put the product in a bag and roll it over it with a rolling pin.
Place mustard in a bowl, add vinegar and vegetable oil. Mix liquid ingredients.
Add crushed pepper, chopped herbs, garlic, salt and granulated sugar to the mustard sauce. Mix the tomato dressing thoroughly.
Tomatoes need to be cut into narrow slices.
Next, you need to put a layer of tomato in an enamel pan (you should not use a metal one, since the vinegar will react with the metal, which will change the taste of the snack and reduce the nutritional value) and coat it well with the dressing.
Repeat layers of tomatoes and dressing until they are gone.

The closed pan must be set in the cold (temperature approximately 2-6 degrees) for approximately 40-60 minutes. When serving, it is recommended to place the tomatoes in a deep enamel dish and pour the juice over them. You can use whole sprigs of dill or basil leaves for decoration.

Lightly salted tomatoes with garlic and herbs, cut into slices

This recipe is a record holder for cooking. It takes about 5 – 10 minutes at most. Everyone I treated to this preparation was very pleased. Some asked to share the recipe.

You will need: 1 can of 2 liters.

Ingredients:

kg of tomatoes;
celery leaves, dill, garlic.
For the marinade:
liter of water;
3 tbsp. spoons of salt;
Art. spoon of sugar;
a couple of black peppercorns;
2 tbsp. spoons of vinegar (9%).

How to cook:

Plum-shaped tomatoes are the most suitable for this recipe. They are cut into equal parts and placed in a deep container.

Add greens: celery, dill, add garlic. It is cut into rings; you don’t even have to remove the peel.

Place on top of the tomatoes.

Boil water for the marinade, add sugar, salt, pepper, and bay leaves. As soon as the water boils, add vinegar without fail. Cook for no more than three minutes. This is enough for all the flavors to mix properly.

Tomatoes are poured with slightly cooled marinade. Leave for 24 hours.

After the allotted time for infusion, you can enjoy the delicious preparation.

Tomatoes with cheese and garlic

Active cooking time is 10 minutes.

Ingredients:

8-10 small or medium tomatoes
200-250g of any cheese (processed cheese can be used, but I don’t really like this option)
1 clove of garlic
2-3 tbsp. sour cream (mayonnaise)
salt, herbs to taste

Wash the tomatoes and cut off the top (where the tail is) with a sharp knife. Then carefully scrape out the pulp with a teaspoon and salt the inside of the tomatoes. If the tomatoes are large, you can simply cut them in half and clean the halves in the same way.

Grind the cheese on a grater or in a blender, add crushed or grated garlic, finely chopped herbs and season everything with sour cream or mayonnaise. If desired and necessary, add salt. Stuff the tomatoes.

If you want, you can add the removed tomato pulp to the filling, but in this case, do not forget to drain off the excess juice so that the filling does not turn out too liquid, and add less sour cream (mayonnaise). It seems to me that there is nothing tastier than this spicy snack; stuffed tomatoes are excellent.

Some of those for whom time is especially valuable prepare tomatoes with cheese as shown in the picture above and to the right. This hardly needs deciphering, does it? You can choose this option, but stuffed tomatoes, in my opinion, are better.

How to cook lightly salted cherry tomatoes in a bag

I really love cherry tomatoes. They always have a spicy, interesting, pronounced taste. The preparations made from them are very tasty. You don’t even need to add a lot of spices and herbs. Just a little is enough for the aroma.

You will need:

kg tomato;
3 – 4 garlic cloves;
5 – 6 sprigs of dill;
Art. spoon of salt;
teaspoon sugar.

How to cook:

Tomatoes, herbs, and garlic are thoroughly washed. The husks are removed from the garlic.

Place in a bag, add herbs and peeled garlic. Can be cut into halves.

The mixture is thoroughly sprinkled with salt and sugar.

The bag is tied well and shaken so that the spices are distributed evenly.

Leave for a couple of hours so that the tomatoes are properly soaked.

Lightly salted tomatoes with cucumbers in a bag

In addition to tomatoes, this recipe contains cucumbers. Many people love just such a diverse composition. You can prepare it in a hurry, in just 5 minutes.

You will need:

300 grams of tomatoes and cucumbers;
a pinch of sugar;
1/2 teaspoon salt;
a couple of cloves of garlic;
ground pepper to taste.

How to cook:

The cucumbers are washed, removing the “tails”. Cut into large-sized bars.

Do the same with tomatoes, cutting them into large slices.

Dill is washed and chopped. Peel the garlic and chop it finely.

Recipe for cooking tomatoes in a quick pickling bag

To quickly and tasty pamper your family with your favorite delicacy, you can use this recipe. He always helps me out when I want something tasty, salty and don’t have the strength to wait long.

Ingredients:

3 medium firm tomatoes;
a bunch of dill and parsley;
cloves of garlic;
one and a half teaspoons of salt.

First you need to wash all the products and dry them on a towel to remove excess liquid. We don’t need it, since the tomatoes will marinate in their own juice.

Cut the tomatoes into small slices. Finely chop the greens, and it is better to pass the garlic through a press. Of course, you can also chop it with a knife, but skipping the garlic will give more juice and flavor in this recipe.

Sprinkle the slices with salt and mix all the ingredients in a separate bowl. Place them in a bag and secure it carefully. If you are not using special packaging for pickling, but a regular packaging bag, then you won’t be able to do it alone. Otherwise, the liquid may leak. You need to put it in another one just like it.

Place in the refrigerator for an hour or two. During this time, you need to shake the bag a little 2-3 times so that the dish marinates faster. Then the yummy is ready to eat.

We often take this snack with us on a picnic or on a hike. Before leaving the house, I cook it, put it in a cooler bag, and by the time we get there, the dish is ready. It's very convenient, fast and tasty. It flies off the table even faster than it cooks.

Lightly salted tomatoes in the refrigerator for 2 hours

This recipe allows you to make tomatoes for long-term storage. To prepare you will need one 3 liter jar and ingredients:

1.5 kg tomato;
Art. spoon of salt;
teaspoon sugar;
3 – 4 cloves of garlic;
greens (dill, parsley);
pepper in the form of peas.

How to cook:

Remove the stems from the tomatoes by cutting them into circles.

The greens are crushed into a homogeneous mass. Add chopped garlic and salt.

The resulting green mass is smeared on one side of each tomato, after which they are placed in a container, adding sugar and salt in the specified amount, as well as all the remaining greens.

The bowl is additionally placed in a cellophane bag and left to infuse for 2 hours.

After this time, transfer the tomatoes to a glass jar and then fill them with brine. It is made from water in the amount of 1 liter, tbsp. spoons of sugar and salt.

Cover the jar with a lid. Store the product in the refrigerator.