36 Recipes For Preserving Vegetables

I've always called September our 'harvest month' since it usually is the month when the vegetable garden literally spews out produce. 2015 has been a bit different, however, and August seemed like September with so.much.produce. But I know there will still be plenty to 'put up.' So that's why I chose September when I set up the recipe schedule for AOC back in January -typically July & August find me mostly preserving fruit recipes and September (and into October often) is all about tomatoes, corn, more beans, sweet red & yellow peppers, and basil.

Through the years of the blog I've published lots of preserving recipes that I'd thought I'd round up for you before I share the new recipes I've been testing. And then since there are some things I don't do (pumpkin anything - don't get me started on that - uck) I'm adding a few other recipes for you so this can be a great preserving resource in the areas of freezing, drying, refrigeration and water-bath canning.

You might have a different harvest month for your area and if so, it's easy to pin the lead image to access this whenever it's time for your harvest window!

Recipes for Preserving Vegetables from An Oregon Cottage

Freezing, Drying & Refrigeration:

How to Freeze Green Beans without Blanching (our most popular preserving post!)

and

How to Freeze Green Beans without Blanching, The Video

How to Freeze Snap Peas without Blanching (of course!)

Easily Freeze Chopped Sweet & Hot Peppers

How to Roast & Freeze Beets

How to Freeze Corn - all ways!

Easy, Amazing Roasted Tomato Sauce (THE best way to use up a lot of slightly-off, over-ripe tomatoes!)

A versatile Plain Roasted Tomato Sauce to Freeze

Use up garden produce with Lemon Garlic Roasted Vegetables (which make a terrific bisque that you'll find at the end of the recipe)

A more Frugal Homemade Pesto & How to Freeze (with the BEST pine nut substitution)

How to Dry Tomatoes and Store Safely in Olive Oil

and

more details in How to Dry Tomatoes and Store Safely in Olive Oil- The Video

The easiest, crispest pickles ever- Easy Refrigerator Dill Pickles (we like them spicy with red pepper flakes!)

Quick & Crisp Refrigerator Pickled Jalapeños

Water-Bath Canning Recipes

Addictive Tomato Chutney (with less sugar)- our favorite! (The original full-sugar recipe is here.)

Nice & Thick Salsa for Canning (Tutorial), plus tips for easier salsa (hint: no peeling required!)

Home Canned Tomato Bruschetta Topping

Homemade "Rotel" - Canned Tomatoes and Chilies

Perfect Homemade Canned Pizza Sauce (from frozen or fresh tomatoes)

Canned Roasted Red Peppers in Wine

Canned Sweet & Spicy Onion Marmalade

Honey Sweetened Jalapeño Jelly 

Canned Pickled Asparagus Tutorial

Canned Pickled Green Beans - Tutorial

Recipes From Other Websites:

Dry Tomato Powder from Skins @ Serious Eats

4 Ways to Preserve Cucumbers @ Schneider Peeps

Canning Caramelized Onions @ Little House Living

Dried Beet Chips @ Jessica in the Kitchen

Pickled Golden Beets with Ginger & Star Anise @ Garden Therapy

Fire Roasted Crushed Tomatoes @ Local Kitchen Blog

Small Batch Roasted Tomatillo Salsa @ Food in Jars

Balsamic Cherry Tomato Caramelized Onion Conserve @ SB Canning

Easy Homemade Tomato Paste (to freeze) @ Saveur

Preserve Zucchini 3 Ways @ Grow a Good Life

How to Make Sauerkraut @ The Prairie Homestead

How to Freeze Broccoli @ Our Stoney Acres

Zesty Corn Relish @ Foodie with Family

How to Roast and Freeze Pumpkin Puree @ Premeditated Leftovers

How to Preserve Herbs @ Healthy Green Kitchen

 

To catch all the recipes I pin, be sure to follow me on Pinterest - you'll find all these on my Preserving the Harvest board!