Probably, many have heard of such a salad with an unusual name, like "Goat in the garden." Indeed, the name is very strange, but it is quite logical. The thing is that on the plate are many different vegetables that grow in the gardens. This cute animal in the garden chooses what he wants as food. The same goes for salad. A person can choose only those ingredients that he likes and mix them with dressing, which is also on a plate. Salad “Goat in the garden” is a universal appetizer, because it can be served both as an everyday meal or as a festive meal.
Salad with vegetables and chips
A very simple salad recipe. To prepare it, you need to spend no more than 15 minutes of your time. It is recommended to immediately lay out the following products on the table:
- a pack of chips (what they will be with is not so important, buy according to your culinary preferences);
- one salad onion;
- a can of canned corn;
- three tomatoes;
- two large cucumbers;
- one bell pepper.
Salad dressing must be served separately in a saucepan or put in the center of the plate. For its preparation should use about 250 g of mayonnaise, a few cloves of garlic, Italian herbs.
How to cook?
Cooking should begin with the preparation of salad dressing. To do this, take a small container, pour the necessary amount of mayonnaise into it, add a few cloves of chopped garlic and pour a teaspoon of Italian herbs. Mix everything thoroughly. Pour dressing in a saucepan or put in the center of the plate.
Now you need to do the preparation of the remaining products. To do this, take all the vegetables, peel them and rinse under a stream of cold water.
Open canned corn, drain excess liquid from it. Put the corn in two small slides on either side of the plate. Cut lettuce into thin strips, put near the previous ingredient.
Note! If you have some time, then onions can be marinated according to the recipe for Goat in the Garden. To do this, you need to chop it, put in a small container, sprinkle with vinegar, add a little salt and sugar. Set aside and put on a plate at the very end, when the remaining ingredients are already cut.
Cut the cucumbers in half and cut into thin slices. Tomatoes and bell peppers - medium cubes. Spread all products in slides next to each other. Pour a packet of chips in the center of the plate. The ingredients should be slides, but they should not be allowed to mix. If there are many products, and the plate is small, it is better to take another one. The peculiarity of the classic salad “Goat in the garden” is precisely so that a person can take the products he is interested in.
This completes the cooking process. Like any other salad, it must be decorated with greens. As usual products are used here, it is recommended to add ordinary parsley, dill or green onions. Greens like thyme, rosemary or basil will not look right here.
According to the reviews of the people who prepared this salad, all guests really like it. Eating food turns into a real game, people share their impressions with each other. However, there is one feature: slicing should be done immediately before use. According to reviews, the products very quickly weather and lose their appearance.
Goat in the Garden Salad: Holiday Recipe
Well, what is a festive table without a salad? Many housewives complain that it is very difficult to come up with something new and interesting. In this case, you can safely serve this salad with the original mayonnaise dressing. You just prepare all the products, and let your guests create new dishes for themselves. For the invited people this will be a kind of competition, they will share their impressions and try different taste combinations from each other.
Product List
The peculiarity of the holiday salad is that there should be a large number of different products. To prepare this dish, you should take the following:
- ham - 400 g;
- 300 g of tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers;
- pomegranate grains - 100 g;
- salad (red) onions - 2 pcs.;
- Chinese cabbage - 200 g.
It uses a slightly unusual sauce, it consists of mayonnaise, white wine, cream and garlic.
Cooking method
As you already know, the cooking process is incredibly simple, you only need to prepare and cut the main ingredients. Start making this dish by making the sauce. To do this, take a small stewpan, in equal proportions add mayonnaise and cream. For 100 g of these products, you need to take 50 ml of wine and 1 clove of garlic. Mix and cook all products on low heat for 3-5 minutes. After that, turn off the heat, set the stewpan aside, let the salad dressing cool down.
Now take all the vegetables, peel them and rinse thoroughly in cold water. Cut the cucumbers in half and chop. Cut tomatoes and pepper into medium cubes, and red onion into strips.
Peking cabbage should also be cut into strips. All vegetables are beautifully laid out on a plate with a slide. The ham should also be finely chopped, it is recommended to put it in the center, and pour salad dressing into the gravy boat.
The recipe for the Goat in the Vegetable Garden salad is now over. It remains only to decorate the dish with herbs and serve. No matter what ingredients are used in the salad, in any case, it is recommended to serve separately. In this case, people at the table will be much more convenient to eat this dish, because they will not need to pick out mayonnaise from the center of a large plate.
The classic salad recipe "Goat in the garden"
In the original version of this dish, almost all varieties of available vegetables are used. To prepare snacks, you should get these products:
- 200 g of beets;
- 100 g of pickles;
- 150 g of potatoes;
- 100 g Korean carrots;
- 150 g of bell pepper, tomato and cucumber;
- 300 g of beef cue ball (there are disagreements regarding this ingredient, in some classic recipes it is not indicated, but it is present in many places);
- mayonnaise;
- vegetable oil.
As a dressing in the original recipe, only one mayonnaise is used and nothing else.
Preparation and layout of products
Cooking should begin with some foods. In the pan you need to draw water, put the uncleaned but washed beets there. Add 30 ml of vinegar and boil the product until cooked. If you will use meat, then it is also necessary to boil it, add bay leaf, peppercorns, salt and other favorite seasonings to the liquid.
While the beets are preparing, you need to cook the carrots in Korean, you can buy it in the store, but the home-made version has the best taste. To do this, the vegetable should be cleaned and washed under a stream of cold water, then grate on a special grater. Put in a deep bowl, add a small amount of vegetable oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and seasoning "For Korean carrots" there, you can buy it at any supermarket in the spice department. Mix everything and bring to taste.
The remaining products (except potatoes) are cut into strips or small cubes. Gently pour the mayonnaise into a small saucepan. Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, it must be deep-fried. If you do not have such a device at home, then in a small pan you can pour enough oil to freely place the potatoes in it, heat it well and toss the little sticks there. Fry until tender. Peel the finished beets and cut into strips, the beef should have the same form of slicing. Put all the ingredients on a plate and decorate the dish with herbs.
Try to prepare the dish so that the potatoes when serving are still warm, otherwise it significantly loses its taste.
According to the reviews of the people who prepared this dish, it turns out delicious at home. Moreover, there are only inexpensive products that are available to everyone.
Unusual recipe
This salad is completely different from everyone else, it is something new and unusual. The only thing that connects it with the classic salad “Goat in the garden” is the opportunity for a person to independently assemble and season the main products. Before you start cooking, it is recommended to immediately get these products:
- one or two avocados;
- mozzarella cheese - 300 g;
- cherry tomatoes - 300 g;
- peeled walnuts - 100 g;
- smoked chicken fillet - 300 g;
- canned pineapples - 300 g;
- eggs - 4 pcs.
It uses an original dressing based on balsamic vinegar, sugar, orange zest and butter.
Cooking
How to prepare products, you already know, cut all the ingredients should be thin plates or straws, cut cherry tomatoes into 2-4 parts. Boil chicken eggs until tender and chop them. When all the ingredients have been prepared, you can begin to prepare the sauce.
Pour balsamic vinegar into the stewpan, add sugar, butter and orange zest, cook the dressing for 15 minutes over low heat. During this time, the mass will begin to thicken a little. Pour it into a saucepan and serve it on a table with a plate of chopped salad vegetables.
Now you know how to cook the goat in the garden, in the photo you can see the final result and understand the layout of the main products.
The beauty of this dish is that each of you can independently come up with a set of products that will be used in the salad. The main thing is the use of a large number of vegetables, all other products are secondary, so you can put almost anything on a plate. But don't forget the classic combination of ingredients.