When guests are on the doorstep and you need to quickly cook something very tasty, simple recipes for mouth-watering snacks will perfectly help. To prepare these dishes, you just need to have a couple of canned fish in the refrigerator . Salmon salad will be prepared even by a novice hostess, and its taste is incomparable. Using various options of fish (slightly salted, smoked or canned), you can delight relatives and friends with wonderful snacks.
Whip up salad
This salad is from canned salmon. And you can cook it very quickly. It will become a lifesaver in your recipe book. And you will need a standard set of products for its preparation. Take three boiled potatoes, three boiled eggs, 100 grams of hard cheese, a few leaves of Beijing cabbage, half a can of canned corn, one can of canned salmon, mayonnaise and dill.
To make the salad tender, three potatoes on a grater and put in a salad bowl. Add the diced Beijing cabbage to it. Then pour the corn, after draining the liquid from the can. Knead the salmon with a fork, getting rid of excess juice. Put the fish in a salad bowl. Grind the eggs and add to the total mass. Three cheese with a grater and put it in the total mass. The final touch will be chopped dill. Season salmon salad (canned) with mayonnaise and serve.
Spring salad
This dish is best prepared in spring or summer, in the season of fresh vegetables. At this time, they have a rich taste and make the slightly salted salmon salad simply delicious. You will need two ripe tomatoes, one medium-sized cucumber, a bunch of arugula, parsley and dill, one head of red onion, 100 grams of grained cottage cheese and 300 grams of slightly salted salmon. Arugula, parsley and dill cut into pieces, but not very finely.
We send them to the salad bowl. Add onion sliced in half rings to greens. Then we cut the tomatoes into cubes, but not very small, and the cucumber in half rings. In a salad bowl we spread
grained cottage cheese. Cut the fish into cubes and add to the rest of the ingredients. This salad is distinguished by its unusual dressing. To cook it, you need to take two cloves of garlic, a small spoonful of balsamic vinegar, two large tablespoons of olive oil, half a small spoonful of good mustard, the same amount of honey and spices (salt, pepper). We mix all the ingredients and pour the slightly salted salmon salad into the sauce. Tasty, aromatic, mouth-watering and very beautiful dish.
Spicy Salmon and Squid Salad
Thanks to spices, this salad turns out to be spicy and very fragrant. You will need 450 grams of smoked salmon, a small spoonful of coriander, 75 grams of boiled squid, three boiled eggs (each cut into four parts), 200 grams of boiled rice, three large tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro, two tablespoons of high-fat cream, salt and ground pepper.
We will prepare the dressing from 50 grams of butter, 2 large tablespoons of
lemon juice, salt and three tablespoons of tarragon. We remove the bones from the fish and cut it into pieces. In the stewpan, spread the rice, sliced squid, eggs, cilantro, salmon, coriander, cream and pour the dressing. Salt and pepper to taste. Smoked salmon salad should be slightly warmed before serving.
Salad with pine nuts
There are no specific proportions in this dish. Salmon salad, the recipe of which is presented below, can be prepared to your taste. Put more greens, fish or vegetables - this is your choice. There is room for creativity and experimentation. You will need the following ingredients: arugula, iceberg salad, cucumbers, tomatoes, pine nuts, slightly salted salmon and olive oil.
We wash and dry all the components. We tear greens and salad with our hands into pieces of medium size. We cut tomatoes and cucumbers of any shape (cubes, straws or half rings). We cut the fish, separating the bones and the skin, cut it into strips and put it in the salad bowl for the rest of the products.
Pine nuts need to be slightly fried and also add them to salmon salad. Salt to taste and pour olive oil.
Unusual but tasty
The combination of melon and smoked salmon will surprise some. But sometimes such taste experiments cause an explosion of emotions in those who try them. Additional ingredients will make salmon salad even more piquant and exotic. Take note of this recipe and perhaps it will become your favorite dish on your table. For cooking, you will need 60 grams of mint leaves, a quarter spoon of lemon peel and black pepper, 200 grams of chopped dill, 280 grams of blueberries (can be replaced with seedless grapes), 230 grams of smoked salmon and half a medium-sized melon, cut into pieces.
For dressing, you need to take 170 grams of low-fat yogurt, a spoonful of lemon juice, 50 milliliters of olive oil, a spoonful of honey, chopped garlic clove, black pepper, half a small spoonful of nutmeg and salt. Let's start by making the sauce. We mix all the necessary ingredients to make the mass homogeneous. Separately combine mint, pepper and lemon zest and set aside. In the salad bowl we put melon, blueberries, fish and herbs. Spread the mint and lemon mixture on top. Then pour salmon salad dressing and serve. Many flavors, spicy aromas and unusual ingredients make this dish amazing.
Cocktail salad
Finally, we offer an unusual salad for a festive feast and receptions. Its main feature is design. You need to prepare the following products: 100 grams of pickled porcini mushrooms, a jar of canned salmon, 100 grams of mayonnaise, one apple, tomato and herbs. For decoration we take wide glasses. We spread the products in layers. The first is chopped salmon. Then we spread the pickled mushrooms, and on top - pieces of apple. It must be sprinkled with lemon juice so that it does not change its color. Top the salad with mayonnaise and decorate with greens and tomato slices. For beauty, you can use green lettuce leaves, which are laid on the bottom of the glass. This smoothie should be served with croutons or savory cookies.