Most likely, pancake salads appeared at the moment when one of the cooks faced the question of what to do with the pancakes left over from yesterday. In any case, for most of these salads provide for the use of yesterday’s pancakes.
As the main ingredient, different pancakes can be used: ordinary, egg, starch. The most common in salads is a combination with ham, chicken, mushrooms. Of course, there are other options, but does it make sense to talk about everyone? It is enough to mention just the most common.
First recipe: salad with pancakes and chicken. First of all, you need to beat the eggs, add salt and spices to them. Everything. From this mixture pancakes are fried. And then they are cut into thin ribbons. In addition to pancakes , smoked chicken breast and onions are present in the salad. The breast is cut in much the same way as pancakes, and the onions are cut in half rings and fried until golden. All ingredients are put in a bowl, mayonnaise is added and mixed. That's all, actually, this is really a very simple recipe.
Pancake salad with this recipe is often used as a snack. For a change, one more ingredient can be introduced into it: salted or pickled cucumbers.
The second recipe: Salad with pancakes, mushrooms and ham. For this salad use ordinary pancakes. The main thing is that they are not sweet, but fresh. They are cut, as in the previous version, into strips, in the same way they cut ham. Canned champignons are best for this salad, although you can use any salted or pickled mushrooms. It is only important to remember that if the choice falls on salted or pickled mushrooms, it is important not to go too far with the amount. In addition to these ingredients, lettuce and canned corn are part of the salad . And, of course, mayonnaise. Onions are cut in half rings. After that, all the ingredients are mixed. Salad ready.
As mentioned above, a salad with pancakes and ham is one of the most common combinations. It is also used in the following salad: a salad with starchy pancakes. Starch is mixed with eggs and pancakes are baked. Then they are cut into thin strips, followed by ham cut into the same strips. It remains only to grind a couple of cloves of garlic and add mayonnaise.
Ham in pancake salads may well be replaced by boiled beef. The taste of the salad from this will naturally change. Nevertheless, this is a completely harmonious and classic combination.
Fourth recipe: pancake salad with ham and bell pepper. For the salad, you will need five regular unsweetened pancakes, bell pepper, 200 g of ham and hard cheese, 3 cloves of garlic, dill, parsley and mayonnaise. Pancakes are cut into small pieces; cheese, ham and pepper are cut into medium-sized cubes, chop garlic and herbs. Add mayonnaise and mix.
On the one hand, there are many recipes for pancake salads, but all of them are more variations on the theme than independent dishes. A combination of pancakes and meat is mandatory, and it is not so important which meat is ultimately used. The rest of the ingredients vary, but there are not many.
Actually, this property of pancake salads can be attributed to obvious advantages: they are easy and quick to cook, while varying the components allows you to achieve some variety. Each time a pancake salad will be a surprise for your guests.
From time to time, this salad can be found in the menu of cafes and restaurants. Especially in those cases when they cook pancakes. After all, this salad is a great way to add yesterday’s pancakes, which on the one hand are still edible, on the other, there is no way to sell them.