Since Soviet times, Olivier salad has been one of the essential dishes of the festive table, which is adored by both children and adults. Many modern housewives improve this tasty and nutritious salad with a rich composition, according to their preferences, but one thing remains unchanged about the high calorie content of Olivier.
Salad ingredients
Olivier salad is definitely not a dietary dish, and nutritionists do not consider it useful at all, since it contains many ingredients that are difficult for the stomach, collected together. First of all, the calorie content of this dish is given by potatoes, which, when boiled, consist of one fiber, which contributes to gaining excess weight. It is followed by a meat component, namely, sausage (in the classic version "Doktorskaya"), which housewives often replace with boiled sausage, which increases the calorie content of Olivier to the maximum.
Pickles in this salad also do not contribute to weight loss - they cause thirst, and then the desire to eat something.
The main "scarecrow" of Olivier salad is mayonnaise - fatty, unnatural and harmful. It is categorically not recommended for people prone to overweight, but the Olivier without it turns into a pale copy of a real festive salad. You can reduce the calorie content of the dish by replacing the sausage with poultry meat or beef / veal tongue, you can also use seafood. To reduce the volume of the meat component, it is recommended to add grated carrots to Olivier, and replace mayonnaise with unsweetened light yogurt, which will reduce the calorie content of the Olivier to the calorie content of a glass of juice.
Low-calorie Olivier recipe
To prepare a light Olivier that will hardly affect weight gain, you will need:
- 5-6 small potatoes, - 200-250 grams of chicken breast, - 2 carrots, - 1 can of green peas, - 1 onion, - 1 bunch of greens, - 2 fresh cucumbers and 3 boiled eggs.
To make light homemade mayonnaise, you need to take 100 grams of fat-free cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise sauce and 1 tablespoon of mustard. The fat content of the selected mayonnaise sauce for low-calorie Olivier salad should not exceed 40%.
First of all, you need to boil the chicken breast in slightly salted water and cool it. Boil potatoes and carrots in a peel, peel and cut into small cubes. Chilled chicken, boiled eggs and onions are also cut into cubes, combined with vegetables and green peas, and mixed. Then homemade mayonnaise is prepared by mixing mayonnaise sauce, mustard and low-fat cottage cheese, and then thoroughly whisking this mixture using a mixer. Olivier is seasoned with ready-made mayonnaise and the salad is decorated with fresh herbs, after which it can be put in the refrigerator or served on the table.
