{"id":7360,"date":"2026-08-30T18:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2026-08-30T18:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:28:55","slug":"sweet-and-sour-green-tomato-mushroom-pepper-onion-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/sweet-and-sour-green-tomato-mushroom-pepper-onion-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet-and-Sour Green Tomato, Mushroom, Pepper &#038; Onion Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Sweet-and-Sour Green Tomato, Mushroom, Pepper &amp; Onion Salad<\/h1>\n<p>A colorful, crunchy vegetable salad preserved in jars and covered with a delicious sweet-and-sour brine. Green tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions come together for a flavorful homemade preserve that makes a wonderful side dish for lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Salad<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2.2 lb (1 kg) green tomatoes, sliced<\/li>\n<li>10.5 oz (300 g) mushrooms, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 bell peppers, sliced into strips<\/li>\n<li>2 onions, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, sliced, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Sweet-and-Sour Brine<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups water<\/li>\n<li>1 cup white vinegar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon salt<\/li>\n<li>2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon mustard seeds, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Wash the green tomatoes, peppers, and mushrooms thoroughly. Slice the tomatoes and mushrooms, cut the peppers into strips, and thinly slice the onions.<\/li>\n<li>In a large saucepan, combine the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, bay leaves, peppercorns, and mustard seeds. Bring the mixture to a boil and stir until the sugar and salt dissolve.<\/li>\n<li>Add the sliced mushrooms to the boiling brine and cook for about <strong>3\u20134 minutes<\/strong>. Remove from the heat.<\/li>\n<li>Layer the green tomatoes, peppers, onions, and mushrooms into clean, properly prepared jars. Add a little garlic to each jar if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the hot sweet-and-sour brine over the vegetables, making sure they are completely covered. Leave the recommended headspace for your jar and remove any trapped air bubbles.<\/li>\n<li>Wipe the jar rims clean and close with properly prepared lids.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>safe long-term storage<\/strong>, process the filled jars using a tested water-bath canning recipe and processing time appropriate for the jar size and ingredients. Do not rely on simply pouring hot brine into jars and storing them at room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Allow properly processed jars to cool undisturbed. Check the seals before storing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestion<\/h3>\n<p>Chill the salad before serving for the best flavor. It pairs beautifully with roasted meats, grilled chicken, potatoes, sandwiches, or a traditional dinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Because this is a preserved vegetable recipe, use a tested canning method and accurate vinegar acidity rather than changing the vinegar-to-water ratio. For refrigerator storage instead of shelf storage, keep the jars refrigerated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Sweet-and-Sour Green Tomato, Mushroom, Pepper &amp; Onion Salad A colorful, crunchy vegetable salad preserved in jars and covered with a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7362,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7360\/revisions\/7362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}