Making a salad in a post is quite problematic. Indeed, in such a period, it is strictly forbidden to consume any products of animal origin. That is why housewives are forced to cook dishes without the use of eggs, meat, sour cream and mayonnaise.
Most culinary experts say that lean salads on the festive table can be much tastier than those made in the classical way. To convince the hostesses of this, they suggest considering several recipes and be sure to put them into practice.
Fasting salads: step-by-step recipes
The simplest and fastest cooking salad is a dish called Vitamin. To make it at home, you only need fresh vegetables and a little effort. But first things first.
So, to make a salad in fasting, we need:
- white cabbage - ½ medium fork (it is advisable to take fresh vegetable);
- fresh carrot of maximum juiciness - 1 large or 2 medium;
- medium-sized salt - add as you wish (about 1/3 of a dessert spoon);
- fine white sugar - a dessert spoon;
- sunflower oil - 3 large spoons (take without aroma).
We prepare products
Before you make a vitamin salad in fasting, you should prepare all the products. Carrots and white cabbage are well washed and peeled. After that, they begin to grind. The carrots are rubbed on the smallest grater, and the cabbage is chopped with a long and thin straw.
Cooking snacks
In fact, Lenten salads in Lent are very fast and easy to prepare. That is why such snacks are very popular in this holy period.
To prepare a vitamin dish, white cabbage is spread in a large and wide container, and then juicy carrot and table salt are added to it . All products are kneaded for a long time so that in the end all the vegetables are finally softened and a large amount of juice is released. Next, the salad is flavored with granulated sugar and sunflower oil. Having mixed all the ingredients with a spoon, they get a very juicy and healthy dish.
How to present to a festive dinner?
Vitamin Lenten salads on the festive table should be presented only in freshly prepared form. This is due to the fact that they are made using fresh vegetables that do not tolerate long exposure in heat or in the refrigerator. Cabbage and carrot salad is good to use along with a hot second or first course.
Making Beetroot Salad in Fasting
Surely many people remember how in the kindergarten or school cafeteria we were served a delicious salad of boiled beets. It is good to present such an appetizer to the festive table, especially in Lent. It should be noted that it is done quite easily.
So what foods are needed to make salads for fasting? Recipes for such dishes can include completely different ingredients. Beetroot snack provides for the use of:
- fresh large carrots - 2 pcs.;
- white onion - 2 heads;
- fresh medium beets - 3 tubers;
- common salt - at the discretion;
- sunflower oil - at the discretion;
- walnuts - handfuls.
We process the ingredients
Delicious salads in fasting are made very quickly and easily. But before proceeding to their formation, all the ingredients should be processed. For this, fresh vegetables are washed well. Beets are spread in boiling water, salted and boiled until completely soft (about 65 minutes). After that, it is cooled, cleaned and rubbed on a large grater. Carrots with onions are also processed. However, they are not boiled, but fried in a pan. Vegetables are laid out in a heated dish, add sunflower oil, and then cook until browned and completely transparent.
We form a salad
Lenten salad is formed as easy as shelling pears. Vegetable frying with oil is spread to the grated boiled beets, and then seasoned with table salt. Also, for taste and greater nutritional value, pre-washed and dried walnuts, crushed into large crumbs, are added to the ingredients. Having mixed all the products, they get a rather satisfying and nutritious salad, which favorably affects intestinal motility and saturates the body with vitamins.
We serve beetroot appetizer to the festive table
After all the vegetables and nuts have been mixed, they are immediately presented to the table. Such a salad can be served to guests both in a warm and already chilled condition. It is recommended to use it together with the second or first hot dish. Although some housewives prefer to eat such an appetizer along with a slice of lean bread.
Making an unusual squid salad
Lenten squid salad will serve as an excellent decoration for your table. Despite the use of seafood, such an appetizer is made very quickly. Moreover, for its preparation does not require large cash costs.
So, to make a salad of squid lean, we need:
- prepared squids in oil, purchased in a store - about 100-150 g;
- cherry tomatoes - about 10 pcs.;
- green salad - 2 medium bunches;
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 large piece;
- green onions - a pair of feathers;
- medium-sized lemon - ½ fruit;
- olive oil - a couple of large spoons;
- fresh parsley - apply at discretion;
- table salt - add to taste;
- pomegranate grains - apply at discretion (for decorating dishes)
- freshly ground black pepper - apply as you wish.
We prepare the components
To prepare a delicious salad with calamari, all fresh vegetables are well washed and cleaned of the stalks and other inedible elements. After that they are crushed. Cherry tomatoes are cut in half, green lettuce leaves are torn into pieces, parsley is chopped with a knife, and sweet Bulgarian pepper is cut into thin half rings. As for green onions, it is very finely chopped.
To make not only tasty, but also beautiful lean salad, squid in oil should be cut into very thin rings.
Sauce making
As you know, during Lent it is forbidden to use products of animal origin, including mayonnaise and sour cream. In this regard, we decided to season squid salad with a special sauce. For its preparation, in a small bowl mix freshly squeezed lemon juice, olive oil, as well as table salt and black pepper. All ingredients are thoroughly whipped with a fork.
The process of forming a festive salad with seafood
After the sauce is ready, and all the ingredients are crushed, you can begin to form a snack. To do this, cherry tomatoes, squid in oil, bell pepper, green salad leaves, onions and fresh parsley are combined in one container. All products are flavored with freshly prepared sauce and mixed well.
Serving seafood appetizer to the festive table
Having mixed all the ingredients and seasoning them with the sauce, you will get a very tasty, nutritious and beautiful salad. Having laid it out in a glass or crystal bowl, the dish can be safely presented to the table. Additionally, it is recommended to decorate with pomegranate seeds.
To summarize
As you can see, lean salads are prepared quite simply. Moreover, in terms of their taste and nutritional value, such dishes are in no way inferior to classical ones. In this regard, they can be cooked at home, not only during Lent, but also at other times.