Low-calorie salads are very good as an addition to the diet menu. To date, there are a lot of recipes for their preparation, and among them there are always those that will not add extra pounds, and will not make you starve. In addition, most of these foods are rich in vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances.
The basis of such dishes is lean meat, various vegetables, fish and seafood, cheeses, herbs and fruits. At the same time, their calorie content is reduced due to vegetables and herbs, they can be combined with boiled cereals, potatoes, pasta, chicken and others. It is generally accepted that low-calorie salads should contain no more than five ingredients in addition to dressing, which consists of olive or vegetable oil, yogurt or low-fat sour cream. In addition, mayonnaise, smoked meats and fat cheeses are prohibited in the dishes.
Below, we consider what products are used to create low-calorie salads (recipes are quite diverse).
1. Cauliflower with an egg.
Ingredients: half a kilogram of cauliflower, four eggs, two tablespoons of lemon juice, green onion, low-fat sour cream for dressing, salt and pepper.
Cabbage is sorted into inflorescences and boiled in salted water, then cooled and sprinkled with lemon juice. Eggs are boiled, peeled and cut together with onions. All components are mixed, salted, pepper and seasoned with sour cream.
2. Low-calorie salads: vegetable vitamin.
Ingredients: fifty grams of boiled corn kernels, thirty grams of walnuts, one tomato, one cucumber, one bunch of cilantro, one red onion, two tablespoons of vinegar, several radishes, lettuce.
Cucumber, tomato, onion, radish are cut into small pieces, corn is fried without adding oil. Chop nuts, add chopped cilantro, vegetables, lettuce, mix well and season with vinegar. It is recommended that you use such low-calorie salads freshly prepared so that they do not lose vitamins and nutrients.
3. Corn salad with pearl barley.
Ingredients: four cups of finished pearl barley, one cup of corn kernels, one cup of chopped onions, one hundred grams of red and green sweet pepper, peel of half a lemon, two tablespoons of lemon juice, half a glass of balsamic vinegar, three tablespoons of vegetable oil, one and a half tablespoons of chopped dill, half a spoon of salt.
Sweet pepper is cut, corn, onion, barley are added. Lemon zest, lemon juice, vinegar, dill, salt and oil are mixed and whisked with a whisk. Salad is watered with dressing, mixed and put for some time in a cold place.
Tomato salad
Ingredients: fifty grams of onions, six hundred grams of tomatoes, two hundred grams of yogurt, as well as one cucumber, ten grams of cilantro and dill, salt, pepper.
Chop the onions in half rings, salt and pepper, leave for some time for pickling. Coarsely chop the tomatoes, add the grated cucumbers, matsoni, chopped greens and onions on a coarse grater. Everything is mixed.
Thus, low-calorie salads today are an indispensable dish in the preparation of the diet menu. Various herbs included in their composition contribute to improving digestion, strengthening immunity, regulating the functioning of internal organs.