Salads can be warm and cold, meat and vegetarian, with canned food, crab sticks – with anything. Most of them are quick to prepare, and at the same time, a salad can easily replace a full lunch or dinner. And what can we say about the festive table. Here are 20 great recipes!
1. Salad with smoked sausage and corn
Hearty, very quick and versatile salad for every day or holiday.
You will need: 100 g smoked sausage, 100 g hard cheese, 140 g canned corn, 3 boiled eggs, 1 garlic clove, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Cut cheese, sausage and boiled eggs into small cubes. Add corn and crushed garlic, and dress the salad with mayonnaise.
2. Salad with crab sticks and croutons
You can take store-bought croutons or dry them yourself.
You will need: 4 boiled eggs, 240 g crab sticks, 300 g hard cheese, 100 g croutons, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Dice the crab sticks and boiled eggs, and grate the cheese. Add croutons, mix and dress the salad with mayonnaise.
3. Salad with Chinese cabbage and ham
Optionally, you can add some cheese or canned pineapple.
You will need: 1 head of Beijing cabbage, 200 g of ham, 100 g of canned corn, 150 g of crackers, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Finely chop Chinese cabbage, cut the ham into strips and add croutons with corn. Mix salad with mayonnaise.
4. Salad with chicken and mushrooms
We advise you to prepare the ingredients in advance, so that you can simply cut everything later.
You will need: 1 chicken breast, 2 eggs, 100 g hard cheese, 150 g mushrooms, 1 onion, spices, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Separately, boil the chicken and eggs until cooked, and then chop. Finely chop the onion with mushrooms, fry until moisture evaporates and season. Add grated cheese and dress the salad with mayonnaise.
5. Salad with smoked chicken and Korean carrots
If you want, take raw carrots, but still grate them on a Korean grater.
You will need: 200 g smoked chicken, 300 g canned corn, 150 g hard cheese, 150 g cucumbers, 150 g Korean carrots, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Cut the chicken, cheese and cucumbers into thin strips. Add corn and Korean carrots, and mix the salad with mayonnaise.
6. Salad with cottage cheese and canned beans
Cottage cheese or cream cheese works best for this salad recipe.
You will need: 400 g of canned beans, 50 g of purple onions, 200 g of cottage cheese or curd cheese, 100 g of arugula, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 lemon, 50 ml of olive oil, spices.
Cooking: Cut the onion into thin feathers and mix with arugula, beans and cottage cheese. For dressing, mix olive oil, crushed garlic, spices and lemon juice to taste.
7. Salad with herbs and chicken
For dressing, yogurt, olive oil with balsamic vinegar or mayonnaise are suitable.
You will need: 3 tomatoes, 500 g chicken fillet, 150 g hard cheese, 300 g canned red beans, 150 g salad mix.
Cooking: Cut the chicken into thin strips, season and fry until tender. Randomly chop the tomatoes, grate the cheese, add the beans and put everything on the lettuce leaves.
8. Salad with chicken and pineapples
One of the best Hawaiian style salads.
You will need: 100 g salad mix, 1 chicken fillet, 80 g walnuts, 1 can of canned pineapples, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Roast the walnuts in a dry frying pan and chop. Boil and cut the chicken, cut the pineapples separately and mix everything with the salad mix. Dress the salad with light mayonnaise.
9. Salad with shrimps and vegetables
Its highlight is in a spicy aromatic dressing.
You will need: 150 g salad mix, 500 g shrimp, 100 g arugula, 150 g cherry tomatoes, 4 tbsp. lemon juice and olive oil, 2 tbsp. soy sauce and dry white wine, spices.
Cooking: Boil shrimp in boiling water for 3 minutes, peel and lightly fry until golden brown. Put them on a salad mix with arugula, and put cherry slices there too. Mix lemon juice, olive oil, soy sauce, wine, and spices, and pour over lettuce.
10. Green bean salad with egg
Fresh beans take a little longer to cook than frozen ones.
You will need: 4 boiled eggs, 400 g green beans, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp. butter, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Cut green beans and boil for 5-10 minutes until soft. Fry it in butter for a couple more minutes. Cut boiled eggs, add garlic and season the salad with mayonnaise.
11. Salad with bacon and broccoli
A very original salad that is easy to surprise guests with.
You will need: 300 g broccoli, 0.5 purple onion, 200 g bacon, 2 tbsp. wine vinegar, 2 tbsp. walnuts, 2 tbsp. raisins, spices.
Cooking: Boil broccoli for 2-3 minutes in boiling water and disassemble into very small inflorescences. Cut the onion into thin feathers, and the bacon into strips. Fry the bacon until golden brown. Briefly soak the raisins in boiling water, and chop the walnuts. Toss salad, season and drizzle with vinegar.
12. Cabbage salad with vinegar
Classic fresh cabbage salad.
You will need: 300 g cabbage, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 3 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tsp vinegar, 2 tsp sugar, salt.
Cooking: Finely chop the cabbage, grate the carrots, chop the onion and garlic and mix. Pour oil and vinegar, add sugar and salt, and knead the salad well with your hands.
13. Salad with sausage and cabbage
Smoked sausage is best suited here, but you can take another one.
You will need: 500 g cabbage, 200 g sausage, 300 g canned peas, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Finely chop the cabbage and mash until soft. Cut the sausage into strips, add green peas and dress the salad with mayonnaise.
14. Salad with ham and pickled mushrooms
In order not to cook beans for hours, take canned beans.
You will need: 120 g ham, 150 g beans, 120 g pickled mushrooms, 120 g hard cheese, 1 carrot, 1 onion, mayonnaise, dill.
Cooking: Chop the onion, grate the carrots and fry them until soft. Cut the ham and mushrooms, grate the cheese and chop the dill. Add the beans and dress the salad with mayonnaise.
15. Salad with squid and cucumbers
A very dietary and healthy salad for the original PP diet.
You will need: 200 g squid, 150 g cucumbers, 2 boiled eggs, 1 purple onion, 1 bunch of herbs, 3 tbsp. yogurt, 0.5 tsp mustard, spices.
Cooking: Boil the peeled squid for 2-3 minutes in boiling water and cut into strips. Similarly, chop the eggs, cucumbers and onions. Chop the greens, season to taste and season everything with yoghurt and mustard.
16. Salad with herring and herbs
Simple, quick and very light compared to other herring salads.
You will need: 200 g lightly salted herring, 3 boiled eggs, 1 bunch of lettuce, 1 purple onion, 3 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tbsp. wine vinegar, 1 tsp. grainy mustard.
Cooking: Grind the lettuce and chop the herring with the eggs as desired. Finely chop the onion and toss the salad. For dressing, combine olive oil, vinegar and mustard.
17. Salad with eggplant and walnuts
A real find in the midst of eggplant season!
You will need: 5 small eggplants, 2 tomatoes, 1 clove of garlic, 80 g walnuts, 0.5 bunch of cilantro, yogurt and spices.
Cooking: Cut the eggplant into small cubes and fry until tender. Similarly, chop the tomatoes, chop the garlic, cilantro and walnuts. Toss and season the salad, then top it with yogurt.
18. Salad with salmon and vegetables
This salad will please even demanding gourmets, despite its simplicity.
You will need: 200 g lightly salted salmon, 1 purple onion, 80 g salad mix, 6 radishes, 1 cucumber, 9 cherry tomatoes, 1 avocado, 40 g parmesan, 2 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tbsp. lemon juice.
Cooking: Roughly but thinly chop all the vegetables, and cut the salmon into strips. Put everything on a salad mix, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, and sprinkle the salad with grated parmesan.
19. Pig heart and pickled cucumber salad
Be sure to boil the pork heart in advance, because it is cooked for about an hour.
You will need: 1 boiled pork heart, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 2 pickled cucumbers, 1 tbsp. sour cream, 1 tsp mustard, 1 garlic clove.
Cooking: Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots and fry them until soft. Cut the boiled heart and pickled cucumbers into strips. SmeShai sour cream with mustard and crushed garlic for dressing.
20. Salad with chicken and sauerkraut
It turns out very original and satisfying!
You will need: 150 g chicken fillet, 1 onion, 1 pickled cucumber, 200 g potatoes, 100 g sauerkraut, spices, 30 ml olive oil.
Cooking: Boil chicken and potatoes until tender. Finely chop all the ingredients, mix the salad, season and drizzle with olive oil.