If guests unexpectedly arrived, and the feast was clearly inevitable, and there was nothing to feed them, the experienced hostess would still not get confused. Most likely, she will try to set the table, having prepared something tasty from the available ingredients (those that were available). From a cold appetizer, it could very well be a salad with bell pepper and ham. Moreover, its creation will take no more than 15 minutes. And the recipe itself can be modified depending on the availability of certain products and culinary preferences of people who came to visit.
Salad with Olive Oil "Olga"
This appetizer will prove to be useful in the women's team, or if the feast is supposed to be easy and short. The dish turns out dietary, but quite satisfying. Of the ingredients come in handy: leaf lettuce, ham, Bulgarian pepper (best of all a little different colors), soft cheese (feta or mozzarella). All products are taken in approximately equal proportions. Salad is seasoned with olive oil (unrefined, ideally cold pressed). And from spices used dried basil and oregano, ground black pepper.
Lettuce should be chopped by hand. The remaining ingredients are diced. Then everything is mixed, sprinkled with spices and watered with oil. If desired, you can add a little salt.
Salad with Chicken Ham and Canned Corn
Usually it is seasoned with mayonnaise, however, to get a dietary dish, you can do with low-fat sour cream or vegetable oil. Necessary products: chicken ham, bell pepper, corn - 200 grams each. Sweet onion - 1 piece, lettuce for decoration, mayonnaise or sour cream for dressing, as well as salt and a little pepper.
Ham and bell pepper (red or orange) are cut into small cubes. Then canned corn is added there , salted, pepper, seasoned with mayonnaise (sour cream) and served, laid out on green leaves. Due to the small amount of completely accessible ingredients, such a salad with bell pepper and ham could very well become a “main course”. And if you don’t add sour cream or mayonnaise to it, and pour a spoonful of olive oil, it will become both tasty and healthy.
Simple holiday salad
Bell pepper, ham, cheese - that's all that is needed to quickly cook up a simple but very elegant dish. It is best to season it with mayonnaise, and serve in separate vases. To make the salad with bell pepper and ham more vibrant, green onions are added there (to contrast the color and taste).
The ingredients are diced. Cheese can be grated coarsely. Chop the onion as small as possible. When all the ingredients are prepared, put a lettuce leaf on the bottom of each dish (you can do without it), then ham, bell pepper, onion, cheese, and mayonnaise on top. The composition is perfectly complemented by a twig of any greenery.
Hearty Salad with Pasta
This is a spectacular, tasty, but quite high-calorie culinary experiment. Macaroni is rarely added to cold snacks, but in this case they are quite appropriate. For 200 grams of any ham, take a large bell pepper, a small sweet onion. You will also need a glass of any pasta (best of all horns), 150 g of green peas (canned or frozen), mayonnaise, ground pepper.
It is served on a shared platter; greens or lettuce leaves can be used as decoration. Macaroni is pre-cooked in salted water and left to cool. If the peas are frozen, it is scalded with boiling water. Cut onions as small as possible, and ham and pepper - larger, in cubes. Then you need to mix everything, season with mayonnaise and pepper. A salad with bell pepper and ham is served immediately so that the pasta does not have time to soak and become sour. By nutrition, it can well replace the main course.
With avocado and cucumber
This is perhaps the most difficult option in terms of composition. If almost any housewife can find pasta and a piece of ham, then a couple of fresh tomatoes, a cucumber and avocado are unlikely. Therefore, for its preparation, apparently, you will have to go to the store. There you need to buy a jar of canned peas, bell pepper, a bunch of dill, lemon and mayonnaise.
The vegetables must be washed and cut into strips (tomato - thin slices). Dill is chopped finely. Avocados are cleaned, cut into strips and watered with lemon juice. All products are combined, peas are added there, mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise. It turns out a very tasty and fairly satisfying dish.
Having a slice of ham and some vegetables in the refrigerator, you can always make a delicious salad. And how to name it and with what to submit - depends on the imagination of the hostess herself. By combining various products in their own kitchen that are accidentally at hand, many risk creating their own culinary masterpiece, which will eventually become a signature dish. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment.