Tomatoes work well for the summer menu. They will give the dish a fresh taste, as well as a hint of acidity or sweetness, depending on the variety. For example, you can prepare a wide variety of salads with them, both vegetarian and meat.
Make the classic Italian Caprese salad. Cut the tomatoes and mozzarella into slices. Place them on a plate, alternating between tomatoes and cheese. Add a few drops of balsamic vinegar and basil. It is best to pick tomatoes for such a salad with less juice, and with more pulp.
Make a warm Spanish-style salad. To do this, cut one large carrot into slices and fry in a pan until tender, adding vegetable oil. Then grate 200 g of cheese and add to the hot carrots for 1-2 minutes. Put the resulting mass in a bowl. Remove pits from canned olives. Take about 50 g, cut them into cubes, like 2-3 tomatoes. Place in a bowl with carrots and stir. Season with salt and pepper.
Enrich your menu with Piedmontaz salad. To do this, boil 3-4 potatoes and 2 eggs, cut the ingredients into cubes. Add 200 g of ham, cut into strips, and chopped 2-3 tomatoes and pickled cucumbers. Cut some fresh parsley or other herbs into a salad and season with mayonnaise.
Learn the recipe for a salad from French cuisine - "Nicoise". As the name suggests, this recipe is especially popular in Nice and the French Riviera in general. There are several variations of the recipe, but the most famous is Nicoise with anchovies. For him, take 500 g of small tomatoes, for example, Cherry variety. Cut them up. Boil 2 eggs, chop and add to a salad bowl. 1-2 Onions, chop very finely, and then briefly cover with water to remove excess bitterness. Top up the salad with chopped fresh cucumbers - about 300 g, garlic, bell pepper. Mix everything, add basil and season with olive oil. Serve the salad on the same plate with the canned anchovies.
Use original combinations of vegetables and meat for the salad. To do this, boil 400 g of green beans. Fry 400 g diced pork / s, sprinkle with sesame seeds and add a little soy sauce. Prepare mushrooms there. Make the salad portioned. Place lettuce leaves on the bottom of each plate, followed by a mixture of meat, beans and mushrooms. Drizzle with a dressing of sesame oil, vinegar, sugar and salt. Top with halved cherry tomatoes.
