Fresh cucumbers have a pleasant aroma and contain more than 90% water, so salads with this vegetable are very juicy and tasty. In Russia, the most popular is a simple salad of cucumbers and tomatoes. However, besides him, there are more original recipes for salads with fresh cucumbers.
Cucumber, avocado and carrot salad
To prepare the salad, you will need the following products: 2 avocados, 2 large cucumbers, 1 medium-sized carrot, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of peeled pumpkin seeds, mayonnaise. Pumpkin seeds can be replaced with pine nuts.
Peel the avocado flesh. Boil the carrots. Dice avocados, carrots and cucumbers. Combine all the ingredients of the salad, season it with mayonnaise and stir. Sprinkle the prepared salad with pumpkin seeds.
Cucumber and tuna salad
To prepare the salad, you will need the following products: 1 can of tuna, canned in its own juice, 3 small cucumbers, several sprigs of parsley, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice and 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Drain the liquid from the canned food, transfer the fish to a salad bowl and mash it with a fork. Add the cucumber and finely chopped parsley to the tuna. Season the salad with a mixture of oil and lemon juice, mix everything well.
Salad with cucumbers, Chinese cabbage, squid and eggs
To prepare the salad, you will need the following products: a small forks of Beijing cabbage, 2 squid carcasses, 2 large fresh cucumbers, 2 chicken eggs, several green onion feathers, 70 ml of yogurt without fruit filler, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice, salt and black pepper. Peking cabbage can be replaced with lettuce leaves.
Remove the films from the squid carcasses and rinse them under running water. Dip the squid in boiling water and boil them for 2 minutes. When the squid is cool, cut the carcasses into thin strips. Hard boil the eggs and cut them into wedges. Cut the cucumbers into strips. Chop Chinese cabbage.
Combine eggs, squid, cabbage and cucumbers. Sprinkle the salad with finely chopped green onions, add salt and pepper. Season the salad with yogurt and lemon juice and stir gently.
Puff salad with cucumbers, chicken, eggs and prunes
To prepare the salad, you will need the following products: 250 grams of chicken fillet, 3 medium-sized fresh cucumbers, 2 hard-boiled chicken eggs, 100 grams of prunes, 100 grams of walnuts, mayonnaise, salt and black pepper.
Soak prunes in sweet black tea for 1 hour. When the dried fruit is soaked, cut it into slices. Boil the chicken fillet until tender. Cut the cooled meat into cubes. Grate eggs and cucumbers. Grind the walnuts in a blender. If you don't have a blender, chop the nuts as small as possible.
The salad is stacked in layers. Lay out the chicken breast in the first layer, and the prunes in the second layer. Lightly coat the prunes with mayonnaise. Lay fresh cucumbers in the next layer. Put eggs on top of the cucumbers and brush them with mayonnaise. Sprinkle the walnuts on the salad.
