Simple salads are prepared with a minimal amount of ingredients and in a short amount of time. In addition, the ingredients should also be simple, that is, readily available in every grocery store and inexpensive.
The "golden time" of light salads is spring and early summer, when the gardens and markets are full of fresh vegetables and herbs. The first recipe contains radishes, fresh cucumbers, boiled eggs and herbs. You can vary the amount of ingredients depending on your appetite and the size of your family. Only eggs are required to be pretreated. They must be hard boiled, cooled and peeled. Wash and dry vegetables and herbs. Also, for radishes and cucumbers, it is necessary to cut off the ends on both sides. After that, all the ingredients are cut into small pieces: eggs - into cubes, radishes and cucumbers - in half rings. The contents are salted, sprinkled with herbs and seasoned with a few tablespoons of low-fat sour cream. Light and aromatic spring salad is ready!
A very simple and healthy salad of cabbage, carrots, apples and cucumbers can be a great addition to your dinner table. The ingredients must be washed and dried. You need to remove the top grafted leaves from the cabbage, peel the carrots, remove the core from the apples, and cut off the tips of the cucumbers. After that, cabbage and carrots need to be chopped or cut into small strips. Apples and cucumbers should be cut into medium-sized cubes. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice so that they don't lose their color. It is better to season such a salad with low-fat sour cream or olive oil.
Seaweed in combination with crab sticks and celery acquires a unique taste. The seaweed can be left uncut, or you can chop it a little for convenience. Defrost the crab sticks and chop finely, and cut the celery root into small strips. All ingredients must be mixed, salt, pepper and seasoned with mayonnaise or vegetable oil.
For the next dish with a strong taste, but simple to perform, you will need smoked chicken breast, pickled mushrooms (champignons or honey mushrooms), fresh tomatoes and lettuce. The breast should be deboned and fat and cut into cubes. The mushrooms need to be discarded in a colander to stack the marinade. If the mushrooms are small, then they can be whole sent to a salad, but if they are the size of a walnut, cut them into quarters beforehand. The tomatoes must be washed, dried and cut into cubes, and the lettuce leaves must be torn by hand. All components are mixed and seasoned with olive oil.
The next salad is also very simple to prepare. For this you will need fresh champignons, chicken breast, fresh cucumbers, canned corn and eggs. Boil the chicken breast with a pinch of salt. While the breast is cooking, you will have time to prepare the rest of the ingredients. The champignons must be washed, cut into not too thin slices and fry in butter over low heat until dark, with a little salt. Eggs need to be boiled, cooled in cold water and peeled. Rinse the cucumbers and cut off the ends. After complete cooling, the chicken is cut into cubes. Also do with eggs and cucumbers. After that, mushrooms and corn are added to the bowl and seasoned with mayonnaise. A hearty salad for a full meal is ready!
