Salads are truly the king of any feast. In addition, they can be quickly prepared from literally anything - leftover ham or sausages, canned fish, fresh or boiled vegetables, all kinds of fruits are suitable … To make the salad tasty and look beautiful, you need to specially prepare vegetables and herbs for it in advance.
Instructions
Step 1
White cabbage must be chopped into strips, and then rubbed with salt to release more juice. Divide the cauliflower and broccoli into inflorescences, put them in a saucepan with boiling salted water, cook for 3-5 minutes. Then put in a colander, rinse with cold water and drain.
Step 2
Peel fresh cucumbers before slicing, but do not salt, so that they do not let the juice out ahead of time.
Step 3
Remove the stalk from tomatoes, cut into thin slices or wedges. If you need to peel tomatoes, make a small cross-shaped incision on the skin from the side of the stalk, then lower them whole in boiling water for 3-5 seconds, remove and immediately place under cold water. Then remove the skin by gently pulling on the ends of the incisions.
Step 4
Dip the asparagus beans in a saucepan with boiling salted water, cook for 3-5 minutes. Then put it in a colander, rinse with cold water and let the water drain. You can cut the beans into pieces or leave them whole.
Step 5
Peel and cut onions into rings, half rings or finely chop. To get rid of excess bitterness, you can soak the onion in boiling water or vegetable oil with the addition of vinegar and spices for 10-15 minutes.
Step 6
Sort the lettuce and watercress, remove the coarse parts of the stems, rinse with plenty of cold water. Then fold in a colander to glass the water and dry on a napkin. Just before use, cut the lettuce leaves or simply tear them with your hands.
Step 7
For celery, parsley and dill, cut off the thickened parts of the stems. Then soak in cold water for 1-2 hours, then rinse, dry and chop finely. To decorate the salad, you need to select several large beautiful leaves of washed and dried greens, carefully separate them from the stems and lay them on the surface of the dish.
