What to do if there is just a shortage of time, there are almost no products, but something is urgently needed to cook? Of course, make a salad! It is simple, fast and, most importantly, useful.
Salad is a versatile dish. In fact, it is just a mixture of available products. You can choose the composition, proportions, cutting method and type of dressing.
Even classic salads are rarely prepared according to the recipe, each housewife has their own way of cooking, "Olivier" or "Vinaigrette". Today you will learn how to cook a variety of salads quickly, tasty and effortlessly.
It is necessary to stipulate in advance that salting salads should be based on your own taste, because someone eats unsalted food, and someone likes to pour salt from the soul. So, we take pens, a notebook and we write down recipes of the elementary tasty salads. Started!
Three simple but very tasty salad
The main advantage of salads, which will be discussed below, is incredible ease of preparation. This is a real treasure for women who like to relax after work and not disappear in the kitchen until late at night.
With tongue
Thanks to the language, this salad gets a tender meaty note, and olives and cheese make the taste bright and unforgettable. In addition, the language contains zinc, thereby improving skin condition and reducing blood sugar levels, and vitamin B12 makes it an indispensable dish for iron deficiency. Olives have a positive effect on the liver, heart and blood vessels.
Ingredients:
- Boiled tongue - 400 g;
- Medium size tomato - 2 pieces;
- Pitted olives - 100 g;
- Hard cheese (Dutch can) - 100 g;
- Mayonnaise table - 100 g
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 236.7 kilocalories per 100 grams of salad.
To begin with, slice the tongue into large strips. Olives can be cut in half or cut more finely, plates.
Cut the tomatoes into small slices and add to the salad bowl to the olives and tongue. Top to rub hard cheese.
Season the salad with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly. Serve salad should be served immediately, this makes it an ideal dish for unexpected guests.
With fish
This salad will be the perfect snack, but it can be used as an independent dish. A special feature of fish salad is the spicy sauce, which gives it a savory flavor.
Ingredients:
- Herring salted - 250 g;
- Boiled egg - 3 pieces;
- Red onion medium size - 1 piece;
- Salad (leaves) - 30 g;
- Vegetable oil (it is better to take cold-pressed) - 3 tablespoons;
- Table vinegar (9%) - 1 tablespoon;
- Mustard - 1 tablespoon.
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 187.6 kilocalories per 100 grams of salad.
First you need to chop the lettuce leaves with your hands. As a rule, they are not cut with a knife, but simply torn by hand. Hands, of course, must be clean. Cut eggs into large pieces and place in a salad. Herring fillet cut into cubes, and red onions - half rings.
Mix all the ingredients together and cook the sauce. To do this, thoroughly mix the olive oil, mustard and vinegar. Season the dish with the resulting sauce and serve it boldly to the table.
Vegetable
This salad is perfect for those who are on a diet or just watching their diet. Vegetables - a real storehouse of vitamins, they saturate the body with all necessary for the proper functioning of the substances.
Ingredients:
- Medium sized tomatoes - 50 g;
- Cucumbers - 50 g;
- Red sweet pepper - 50 g;
- Sour apples - 50 g;
- Celery - 50 g;
- Carrots - 50 g;
- Onions (onion) - 20 g;
- Garlic - 2 small slices;
- Wine vinegar - 15 g;
- Black pepper (ground) - 1 or 2 pinches (be guided by taste).
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 54.8 calories per 100 grams of salad.
Before cooking, thoroughly wash the vegetables under running water, remove the seeds from the pepper. Dice the tomatoes and celery, pepper, apple and cucumber into strips.
Carrots need to be cleaned and grated, then finely chop the onion. After that, fold the ingredients in the dish.
To prepare the dressing, mix the vinegar with the oil and add crushed garlic. The sauce should be mixed well, and then add salt and pepper. After that add it to the salad and can be served to guests.
Enjoy your meal!
Meat salads - simple and tasty
Salads with meat are not only tasty and healthy, but also nourishing. If you strictly monitor your diet, note the following recipes.
With chicken breast
Chicken breast is a healthy and dietary product, there is a lot of protein we need, and mushrooms and corn make the salad taste a bit unusual, but no less delicious. In addition, the breast contains an impressive amount of vitamins of group B, it strengthens the immune system and improves the functioning of the stomach and intestines.
Ingredients:
- Breast (boiled or baked) - 170 g;
- Cucumbers - 250 g;
- Canned champignons - 180 g;
- Canned corn - 270 g;
- Green onion feathers - 20 g;
- Petrushka - 30 g
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 62.8 calories per 100 grams.
Chop the breasts in advance in small, neat pieces. If you wish, you can fry the meat a little in the pan so that it browns.
Wash cucumbers and cut into strips, after which they need to be put in a salad bowl. Carefully open the jar of corn, remove excess liquid from the jar and add the corn to the salad.
Mushrooms should be cut into plates and add to salad. If the mushrooms are small, you can simply cut each mushroom into 2-4 pieces. Decorate the finished chicken salad with finely chopped onions and parsley sprigs.
With beef
Beef is recommended for people with a deficiency of protein or iron in the body, it nourishes and gives strength for a long time. Sesame contains many fatty acids that help the brain work properly.
Ingredients:
- Boiled beef - 200 g;
- String beans - 130 g;
- Carrots - 130 g;
- Oil - 0.5 tablespoons;
- Medium sized onions - 50 g;
- White sesame - 15 g.
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 140.1 kilocalories per 100 grams of salad.
First, the onions should be cut with neat half rings, put in a pan and fry for a short time in vegetable (preferably, sunflower) oil. Cut the beef into large cubes and add to the onion when it becomes golden brown.
While the meat is cooked with onions, you need to boil the green beans. Boil need no more than 5 minutes. To save the beans as much as possible vitamins and rich green color, put it in boiling water.
Wash carrots and cut straws. After that, mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add salt and sesame.
With turkey
Turkey meat is dietary, even those who follow the strictest diets can afford it, and celery is known as a minus-calorie product. It gives less calories than is spent on its digestion.
Ingredients:
- Boiled turkey fillet - 300 g;
- Carrots - 250 g;
- Celery - 200 g;
- Classic yogurt - 200 g;
- Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons.
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 27.5 calories per 100 grams.
First you need to thoroughly wash and clean the carrots, celery also does not hurt to rinse with running water. Pre-cooked turkey fillet should be cut into small pieces, then sent to a salad bowl.
Similarly, you need to cut carrots and celery. Add vegetables to the meat. In a separate container, mix the soy sauce and yogurt, season the salad with the mixture and serve to guests.
Budget salads
In order to make a delicious salad, it is not necessary to buy tiger prawns, mussels and avocados. And not always the high price means excellent taste of the product. Sometimes the best flavor combinations can be obtained from the most affordable products. We suggest you to consider simple and tasty salads with inexpensive products.
Vegetable salad with sour cream
Easy to prepare and inexpensive vegetable salad, which sour cream gives a delicate creamy taste. If you follow the figure, choose the cream with the lowest indicator of fat content. Sour cream stimulates the digestive tract and contains an impressive amount of phosphorus, calcium and iron.
Ingredients:
- White cabbage - 250 g;
- Tomato - 2 pieces;
- Cucumber - 2 pieces;
- Bulgarian pepper (red) - 2-3 pieces (depending on size);
- Sour cream 15% - 2 tablespoons;
- Fresh parsley - 20 g.
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 26.4 calories per 100 grams.
How to cook:
- Wash all the vegetables;
- Remove seeds from pepper, cut it into strips;
- Cut the tomato into slices;
- Cucumber cut into slices;
- Cabbage chop and mash your hands;
- Chop the parsley;
- Mix all ingredients;
- Add salt and sour cream, mix.
"Rustic"
Very hearty and simple salad, which is perfect for both breakfast and lunch. Boiled eggs are a rich source of protein, and potatoes have a positive effect on the human circulatory system and improve metabolism.
Ingredients:
- Jacket potatoes - 350 g;
- Boiled eggs - 2 pieces (small eggs, you can take 3 pieces);
- Cucumber - 250 g;
- Onions (bulb) - 45 g;
- Mayonnaise table - 20 g.
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 76.3 calories per 100 grams.
How to cook:
- Wash cucumbers, peel and cut into cubes;
- Onion cut into even half rings;
- Peel the potatoes, cut into neat pieces;
- Finely chop the eggs;
- Mix all ingredients;
- Add salt and mayonnaise.
With cabbage and pepper
Very tasty salad containing various vitamins and protein necessary for the body. Such a salad can be eaten before bedtime, because after it there will be no feeling of heaviness in the stomach.
Cabbage contains a lot of vitamin C, which our body cannot synthesize on its own, and greens, in addition to a huge amount of vitamins, also contain useful fiber.
Ingredients:
- Cabbage - 300 g;
- Bulgarian pepper - 250 g;
- Boiled egg - 2-3 pieces (2 large or 3 small);
- Average carrot - 1 piece;
- Parsley - 1 bunch;
- Dill - 30 g;
- Sunflower oil - 15 g.
How long does it take: 20 minutes.
How many calories: 64.4 calories per 100 grams.
How to cook:
- Remove the seeds from the pepper, cut it into strips;
- Cabbage finely chop and mash;
- Eggs cut as small as possible;
- Grate carrots;
- Grind greens;
- Mix all ingredients;
- Add salt and butter.
Now you know how to make delicious salads from the most common ingredients in a few minutes.
Enjoy your meal!
And one more simple and tasty salad - in the next video.
