In the recipe of many salads, mayonnaise is used as a sauce, which is quite heavy for the stomach, high in calories and does not always meet quality standards. However, even without it, you can prepare delicious salads, supplementing them with unusual and healthy dressings.
It is necessary
- For the vinaigrette sauce:
- - 2-3 feathers of green onions;
- - 1/2 tablespoon mustard;
- - 1/4 tsp salt;
- - 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice;
- - 1/2 tablespoon wine vinegar;
- - 1/3 cup olive oil;
- - freshly ground pepper;
- optional:
- - 1/3 tsp lemon zest;
- - 2 cloves of garlic;
- - greens.
- For the mustard-lemon sauce:
- - 2 lemons;
- - 2 cloves of garlic;
- - 1 tbsp. mustard powder;
- - a pinch of salt;
- - 100 g of vegetable oil.
- For yoghurt sauce:
- - 1/3 cup natural yogurt;
- - 2 cloves of garlic;
- - salt;
- - black pepper;
- - dill;
- optional:
- - 1 tsp ground walnuts;
- - 1/4 tsp chopped ginger;
- - spices.
- For sour cream-olive sauce:
- - 2 tbsp. sour cream with a fat content of 10-15%;
- - 2 tbsp. olive oil;
- - 1 tsp soy sauce or a pinch of salt;
- - greens;
- - spices.
- For curd sauce:
- - 100 g of granular cottage cheese;
- - 1 glass of milk;
- - 1/2 tsp ground cumin;
- - 1 tsp Sahara;
- - a pinch of salt.
Instructions
Step 1
Vinaigrette sauce
For vegetable salads, the classic vinaigrette sauce is perfect. Finely chop 2-3 green onion feathers, mix with ½ tbsp. mustard and ¼ tsp. salt. Using a whisk or mixer add ½ tbsp. fresh lemon juice and ½ tbsp. wine vinegar. Whisking, gradually pour in 1/3 cup olive oil in small portions, and at the end add freshly ground pepper to taste.
Step 2
Vinaigrette sauce is prepared in various versions. For example, green onions can be replaced with chopped garlic. For flavor, add lemon zest to the dressing, and for a rich taste, add herbs (parsley, dill, cilantro, basil, tarragon, etc.).
Step 3
Mustard Lemon Sauce
Squeeze the juice from 2 lemons, chop 2 cloves of garlic and stir with 1 tablespoon. mustard powder and a pinch of salt. Beat the mixture with a mixer and gradually pour in 100 g of vegetable oil until a homogeneous emulsion is obtained.
Step 4
Yoghurt sauce
Meat and poultry salads are well complemented by yoghurt sauce. Take 1/3 cup of natural unsweetened yogurt, salt to taste, add finely chopped dill, 2 cloves of garlic and black pepper. For piquancy, you can include ground walnuts, ginger and other spices in the recipe.
Step 5
Sour cream-olive sauce
A healthy alternative to mayonnaise is sour cream with a fat content of 10-15%, mixed with olive oil and a little soy sauce or salt. Interesting and unusual variations can be obtained by adding various types of herbs and spices to the dressing.
Step 6
Curd sauce
Rub 100 g of granular cottage cheese through a sieve or grind in a blender, salt to taste, add 1/2 tsp. ground cumin and 1 tsp. Sahara. Then gradually pour in 1 glass of milk and stir until the consistency of sour cream.
Step 7
In addition, you can not prepare multi-component sauces, but season salads with one thing: any vegetable oil (sunflower, olive, corn, mustard, sesame, etc.), natural yogurt, sour cream, lemon juice. If it seems boring to you, combine ingredients, invent new salad dressings, and one day you will forget about mayonnaise altogether.
