Do you want to please your loved ones or yourself with a tasty snack, without spending a lot of time and money? A real lifesaver - unpretentious salads! Meat, vegetable, fish, fruit - we have prepared a delicious selection for every taste!
Simple and sophisticated: feta cheese and beets
Feta is one of the lightest cheeses. So, it is perfect for those who are on a diet. You can diversify the menu by preparing an original dish, for example, such a bright and very tasty salad, to create which you will need:
- four medium-sized beets;
- feta cheese - 60 grams;
- garlic - a pair of cloves;
- olive oil - 3 tablespoons;
- lemon juice - 2 teaspoons;
- greens - parsley is best;
- pepper and salt.
And first of all you need to boil the beets. This can be done both in the usual way, and in the microwave. The last option takes only five minutes! You just need to peel and wash the vegetables, put them in a plastic bag and carefully wrap. Then you should put the package with beets in the microwave and set the maximum power. The finished root crop must be cooled, cut into cubes. You need to cut the cheese with the same cubes. Parsley can be finely chopped or torn by hand. The next step is preparing a gas station. It is necessary to mix oil, lemon juice, pepper. Salt should not be added directly to the dressing, it is best to salt the beets and feta, then season and mix gently.
Spicy and sweet: beets with prunes and garlic
Looking for a delicious simple salad recipe? Pay attention to a hearty and healthy dish, consisting of healthy products! A true vitamin blast will produce a salad made with the following ingredients:
- beets (not very large) - two pieces;
- prunes, walnuts and raisins - one hundred grams each;
- garlic - three to four cloves.
Most of the time in the preparation of the “beauty salad,” as this salad is also called, is spent on preparing the beets: they need to be boiled, allowed to cool, and peeled. Then it should be grated on the largest grater. Prunes and raisins can be washed and soaked in warm water - just five minutes is enough. The next step is mixing all the ingredients: put the beets in a bowl, squeeze the garlic in there, add the raisins and chopped prunes. As a dressing, you can use low-fat sour cream or homemade mayonnaise.
Lightness and tenderness: chicken and pineapple
Another simple salad, a recipe with a photo of which is waiting for you below, consists of:
- chicken meat - 200 grams;
- hard cheese - 300 grams;
- canned pineapple - 250 grams;
- cucumbers - 2 pcs.
You can add garlic to the salad (a couple of cloves is enough). As a dressing, not very fat sour cream is perfect. Ground black pepper and salt should be added to taste.
The salad recipe is simple:
- Cheese must be grated - preferably on a fine grater.
- Cucumbers and pineapples are best cut into small cubes.
- Pre-boiled chicken should be cooled, cut into small pieces.
After this, you need to mix the products, add sour cream, garlic and spices to them.
Aroma and sweetness: melon, grapes and feta cheese
This simple and tasty salad can be classified as desserts, because it is fragrant, sweet and incredibly tasty! The base of the salad is a ripe and very sweet melon. What else is needed?
List of ingredients:
- lettuce - 75 g;
- feta cheese - 100 g;
- melon - 0.5 kg;
- grapes - a handful (seedless variety is suitable).
For dressing, you need olive oil - two tablespoons, and you can decorate the salad with almond petals.
The recipe is simple: you need to put the lettuce leaves on a beautiful dish, cut the melon in small slices, cut the grapes in half, put the fruit on the lettuce leaves. Then you need to add feta to the salad. Cheese, by the way, should be cut into cubes. Then you need to mix the ingredients, decorate the salad and pour it with oil.
Freshness and lightness: radishes and cucumbers
Among the simple and tasty salads from inexpensive products - a salad of fresh cucumbers and radishes. It is very fragrant, fresh, associated with spring. To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
- two medium fresh cucumbers;
- a small bunch of radishes;
- 100 grams of cheese;
- dill and parsley;
- lemon.
Radishes and cucumbers must be cut into thin rings. Then the vegetables should be poured with lemon juice and left for five minutes. Then the vegetables need to be mixed well, add the grated cheese. As decoration, fragrant greens are suitable. Salad ready!
Tenderness and originality: canned saury, potatoes and cheese
In the whole post-Soviet space it is difficult to find a person unfamiliar with the Mimosa salad. This dish can be called a veteran of domestic cuisine, because it is simple and at the same time diverse! Culinary snobs despise the combination of canned fish, onions, potatoes and eggs, but everyone else eats it with pleasure. We offer you a simple salad recipe in a hurry!
Grocery list:
- a can of canned fish (the most tender fish is saury, and therefore we advise you to take it);
- two large potatoes;
- two carrots;
- half of the onion;
- six eggs;
- 200 grams of hard cheese.
The first thing to do is boil vegetables and eggs. You can add to the salad only cooled products! Potatoes should be grated - this will be the first layer. Topped grated potatoes must be greased with a small amount of mayonnaise. The second layer is fish. It must first be kneaded with a fork. Finely chopped onions, grated egg whites are laid out on top. Then again, you need to grease everything with mayonnaise. The next layer is grated cheese. Grated carrots should be put on it, again greased with sauce. The final stage is grated yolks. Salad ready!
Sweetness and Benefits: Fruit and Yogurt
Fruit salad is one of the most delicious and at the same time simple. It can replace high-calorie cakes, while perfectly satisfying hunger. Its recipe depends only on the imagination of the cook! We offer the simplest fruit salad. For him you will need:
- tangerines - 3 pcs.;
- apples, kiwi and bananas - 2 pcs.;
- yogurt.
It is necessary to remove the peel from apples and remove the core. Then apples and kiwi need to be cut into cubes. Bananas are best cut into thin slices. Tangerine slices can be divided in half with a knife. Prepared fruits should be laid out in beautiful bowls, then pour them with any sweet yogurt. Such a salad can be decorated. Suitable for this zest of orange, grapes, berries or nuts.
Originality and sweetness: champignons and fruits
Which salad can cheer you up and deliver unprecedented gastronomic pleasure? A simple salad with mushrooms and fruits! The thing is that champignons are universal mushrooms. Therefore, they can be combined with any products. For a salad according to this recipe you will need:
- champignons - about 300 grams;
- cheese (best hard) - 150 grams;
- sweet peppers - enough of a couple of pieces;
- two apples;
- one orange.
Refueling requires honey and mustard - one teaspoon, one or two tablespoons of lemon or lime juice.
Cooking does not take much time. The first stage is boiling mushrooms. You need to add salt to the water. Ready mushrooms and apples need to be cut into cubes, pepper - into strips. Experienced cooks advise peeling the pulp of orange from the films and finely chop. Cheese should be grated. All ingredients must be combined, seasoned and well transported!
Tenderness and simplicity: radish and crab sticks
Probably, in the refrigerator of every housewife you can find such a product as crab sticks. By the way, despite its name, this product does not contain crab meat. Make sticks of minced fish. Usually they consist of horse mackerel and herring. We suggest you cook one of the simplest salads with crab sticks!
For him you need to take:
- one package of shelves;
- a small bunch of radishes;
- green onions to taste.
For dressing, regular mayonnaise, pepper and salt are suitable.
Preparing a salad is simple:
- Rinse thoroughly, cut into thin circles. Then it should be put in a bowl and lightly sprinkled with salt - this will make the radish more juicy. Leave on for 10 minutes.
- Crab sticks must be cut into medium-sized cubes.
- Chop the onion finely, add to the radish with the chopsticks.
- Add mayonnaise, pepper and salt. Salad ready!
Piquancy and lightness: tomatoes, radishes and basil
Among the simple salads in haste is a surprisingly light salad with a subtle sharpness and incredible aroma of basil. To prepare it, you will need the following products:
- two tomatoes;
- six radishes;
- one onion;
- basil leaves to taste.
Refueling requires lemon juice - two teaspoons, any vegetable oil (the best option is unrefined) - 2 tablespoons, pepper and salt.
The salad recipe is simple:
- Vegetables need to be cut medium-sized: tomatoes - slices, radishes - slices, onions - half rings. Then put them in a bowl and mix.
- Basil leaves should be thoroughly washed, cut into strips, or just tear, add to a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix lemon juice, oil, pepper and salt. It is recommended to mix the filling until all the salt has dissolved.
- Add dressing to the salad and immediately serve it on the table.
Freshness and originality: shrimp, nuts and cherry tomatoes
The advantage of any salads with shrimp can be considered their lightness and, of course, a pleasant taste. Pine nuts give a special piquancy to this simple salad. By the way, they differ not only in their pleasant taste, but also in the huge content of nutrients. Their nucleoli contain manganese, copper, iron, magnesium and vitamins.
A salad with shrimp, cherry tomatoes and quail eggs is perfect even for dinner. Moreover, it is completely harmless - both for health and for the figure. It needs the following products:
- about 300 grams of shrimp (the best option is royal);
- 200-250 grams of cherry;
- five quail eggs.
In addition, you need to take lettuce, a handful of pine nuts (of course, peeled), lemon juice and balsamic vinegar.
To start shrimp should be washed and boiled, just a couple of minutes is enough. Water should be slightly salted. Quail eggs need to be boiled, and then cut into halves. It is also worth cutting tomatoes. Lettuce should be washed. By the way, bacteriologists say: one of the most dangerous products that can be found on the shelves is cut and packaged salad. Bacteria that can cause serious intestinal diseases and food poisoning often live on its leaves. Therefore, the leaves of green lettuce should be washed carefully!
All the ingredients of a healthy salad need to be mixed, and then prepare the dressing. To do this, combine vinegar, citrus juice, soy sauce in a separate bowl. Ready dressing must be added to the salad. Bon Appetit!
Benefits and Nutrition: Bell Peppers and Red Beans
Another simple quick-tasting salad, delicious and very satisfying, can be prepared from the following products:
- red canned beans - one jar is enough;
- half sweet pepper;
- half onion (we recommend taking red - it is less burning);
- a few feathers of green onions;
- several branches of parsley (cilantro is also suitable);
- for refueling you will need vegetable oil (best of all with a smell) and salt.
Peppers and onions must be washed and peeled. Rinse the beans under cold water and leave for several minutes to let the glass water. During this time, you can prepare peppers and red onions - they should be cut into neat straws. Green onions are best chopped obliquely. Parsley can simply be torn with your hands, or you can chop finely.
In a salad bowl you need to put the beans, sprinkle it with a small amount of salt, add greens, peppers and onions to it, and then season and mix. Bon Appetit!
Originality and light acidity: herring and pickles
A simple salad, the photo of which you will see below, is prepared extremely quickly and easily. In the product list:
- salted herring fillet;
- three potatoes;
- two chicken eggs;
- two pickles;
- one onion;
- a small bunch of dill;
- mayonnaise.
Eggs and potatoes must be boiled and refrigerated. Then all the ingredients need to be cut: herring fillet, eggs and potatoes into cubes, onions in rings or half rings. Then put everything in a bowl, season with mayonnaise and mix. Please note: you do not need to salt this salad! The dish laid out in portioned plates can be decorated with egg halves, onion rings and dill.
Freshness and lightness: fresh and canned cucumbers and sausages
It would seem that you can catch it in five minutes? We know the answer to this question! You can cook a simple salad, the recipe of which we offer you. This dish turns out to be very fresh, pickled cucumbers add to it a pleasant acidity, and thanks to the presence of sausage it is also very nutritious! What is needed for cooking?
Ingredients:
- three medium pickles;
- one fresh cucumber;
- 200 grams of sausage (cooked without fat or ham is suitable);
- one carrot;
- one can of canned corn and peas.
The preparation of this original salad will take a matter of minutes: all products need to be cut into small cubes, mixed. Then you need to add peas and corn to the salad bowl, season with low-fat mayonnaise. Done!