Every day there are more and more people who are fond of cooking. They all understand that mayonnaise salads are in the distant past. First of all, this ingredient does not bear any benefit, and the shelf life of such a dish is 30 minutes. Therefore, in recent years, light salads without mayonnaise are gaining popularity .
Festive pumpkin salad with feta cheese
This salad is prepared quickly and easily. A great solution for the festive table, when you need to cook a lot of food, and there is not much time left until the celebration.
To prepare a festive salad without mayonnaise for a company of eight people, you need to take 500 g of peeled pumpkin, 200 g of feta cheese, about 100 grams of grape seedless. Arugula is used as the basis, it needs about 100 g, you can also take a salad mix, it will be beneficial to complement the dish.
As a salad dressing, a mixture of olive oil, oregano and marjoram is used.
Cooking method
Cooking a salad will take you no more than half an hour. The first step is to take the pumpkin, peel it from the insides and peel it. Cut into thin oblong slices. This can be done using an ordinary peeler or a very sharp knife. Sprinkle the vegetable with vegetable or olive oil and salt. If desired, add a little thyme.
Take a pan with a wire rack (grill), if you do not have one, then you can use any other with a thick bottom. Heat it well and quickly fry the pumpkin on both sides. After putting it in a bowl, let it cool.
In the meantime, you can handle the rest of the products. The lettuce and arugula should be washed well and put on paper towels so that they absorb excess water.
To prepare the dressing you need to take ~ 100 ml of olive oil oregano and marjoram, mix everything thoroughly. Mix the mixture again immediately before dressing the salad.
Cut the cheese into medium cubes, about 2 to 2 centimeters, cut the grapes into two halves. Lay greens on the bottom of the plate, then sprinkle with cheese and grapes, put the slices of fried pumpkin on top and pour everything over with olive dressing. This salad recipe does not use meat, but you can add a little fried chicken fillet if desired. In this case, a light salad without mayonnaise will become more nutritious.
Salad with Asparagus and Dried Tomatoes
This salad with vegetable oil is very original and can be used as everyday food or to decorate a festive table. Fresh basil leaves add a special flavor to the dish.
Necessary ingredients for cooking:
- asparagus beans - 200 g (the amount of all products is indicated for 3-4 servings of salad);
- dried tomatoes in oil - 100 g;
- mozzarella balls - 10 pcs.
Also, to prepare this salad with vegetable oil, you need to take several sheets of fresh basil, about 50 g of pitted olives. As a dressing, vegetable oil mixed with dry basil and thyme is used.
How to cook
Follow the step-by-step instructions to get a really tasty salad:
- Pour water into a stew-pan, slightly salt it and put on fire. When the liquid begins to boil, you should throw asparagus beans into it and boil it for several minutes. Then drain the water, and dip the asparagus into ice-cold liquid.
- Now you need to prepare a dressing, for this you need to take about 50-80 ml of vegetable oil, add there a teaspoon of basil and thyme, mix everything well.
- Remove the dried tomatoes from the jar and cut them into thin strips. Cut olives and mozzarella balls in half.
- Now in a bowl you need to put asparagus beans and all other ingredients, add basil leaves. Pour in all the vegetable oil with spices and mix thoroughly.
Ready-made salad with vegetable oil is best consumed along with croutons dried in a pan. If you want to make the dish more nutritious, you can fry a small amount of chicken fillet marinated in basil and thyme.
Classic salad vinaigrette
Almost everyone knows and probably tasted this traditional salad for all CIS citizens. Despite its popularity, many still do not know the classic recipe.
To prepare a vinaigrette, you will need to take 2-3 potatoes, the same amount of carrots, one large beet, several pickles, 100 g of sauerkraut, one small onion and several sprigs of green onions. As a dressing, only vegetable oil and vinegar are used, nothing more.
Cooking vinaigrette
The process of preparing this salad is very simple and straightforward. First you need to boil all the vegetables in the peel. Then they need to be cooled and cleaned. Cut boiled vegetables should be a beautiful smooth cube. The only difficulty in preparing this salad is to cut equally smooth small cubes. Cucumbers should be cut in the same cubes, but onions should be cut into thin strips.
Now you need to prepare a simple dressing of vegetable oil and vinegar in a ratio of 3 to 1. Note! Refueling should not be very much so that it only soaks in vegetables and gives them a pleasant taste. She should not swim at the bottom of the plate.
Put all the chopped vegetables in a deep bowl, add a little salt and pepper, pour a little sauce of vegetable oil and vinegar, mix everything thoroughly. This completes the process of preparing a classic vinaigrette, the salad is ready for serving and consumption.
A salad of several types of cabbage
This is a very simple and easy salad, there is a minimal amount of ingredients, so it is also very cheap. Mustard sauce is used as a dressing.
To prepare a cabbage salad without mayonnaise, you need to take 300 g of white cabbage and the same amount of red cabbage (popularly called it purple). You also need 150 g of carrots. To prepare the dressing you need to take 80 ml of vegetable oil, 1-2 tsp. mustard, 1 tsp vinegar.
Cooking process
Almost all salads are simple to prepare, you do not need to have great culinary skills to make a delicious dish. Follow the step by step instructions:
- Chop the cabbage. You need to make thin and even pieces. Quite often, it is difficult for people to chop this vegetable properly with an ordinary knife. In this case, you can use the usual peeler, all slices of cabbage will be the same thickness.
- Carrots need to be peeled and washed under running water. It is best to rub it with a special grater for carrots in Korean, but if this is not available, then you can use the usual large grater.
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, periodically squeezing the cabbage with your hands. After that, it will become softer and more juicy.
- In a separate small container, mix vegetable oil, mustard and vinegar.
- Pour the cooked dressing vegetables, add a small amount of salt and pepper. Optionally, you can season the salad with herbs such as oregano, marjoram or rosemary.
This completes the process of preparing a salad of fresh vegetables. It remains only to arrange the dish on portioned plates and serve.
Vegetable salad with tuna
This recipe for a delicious salad without mayonnaise will certainly appeal to all fish lovers, because canned tuna is used here. It perfectly reveals the taste of all other products and the original dressing. The salad is suitable for a hearty enough snack throughout the day, but it can also be a wonderful decoration for the festive table.
To prepare this dish, the chef should purchase one can of canned tuna, a small Beijing cabbage, two cucumbers, one onion and a little green onion.
Olive oil, lemon juice, sesame oil and garlic are used here for seasoning.
How to make a salad
Step by step instructions for preparing a salad of fresh vegetables with tuna:
- The first step is to take a head of Beijing cabbage, rinse it well and cut into thin strips.
- Open canned tuna and chop it into small pieces.
- Now you need to take the cucumbers and cut them into thin slices or half rings. Cut the peeled onions into a small cube.
- In a separate bowl, you need to mix olive oil, juice from 1 lemon, 1-2 teaspoons of sesame oil and chopped garlic (it can be squeezed through the garlic).
- Pour all prepared foods into a bowl, pour over the dressing and mix. Divide the salad into portions, garnish with a small amount of greens.
Also, when serving, you can sprinkle the salad with a small amount of fried sesame seeds.
Salad Tips
Every beginner and experienced cook must know the basic rules for the preparation and storage of salads. Be sure to remember the following:
- If lettuce is used in the recipe, it is forbidden to cut them with a knife. They only need to be torn by hands, otherwise the greens will very quickly lose their appearance and begin to turn black. The product oxidation procedure begins when it comes in contact with metal objects.
- When salad needs to add acidity, it is not recommended to use vinegar, it is better to take lemon juice. It will give a unique aroma, as well as add to the dish useful substances.
- It is better to store vegetable salads without mayonnaise in a ceramic or glass bowl. If you save the finished dish in a metal container, then the oxidation process is accelerated by tens of times, so the salad will deteriorate much faster.
- Warm salads should be consumed immediately after cooking. It is not possible to store them. Since hot foods greatly accelerate the spoilage of foods.
- When slicing tomatoes, it is recommended to use a special knife with small cloves. Thanks to him, the vegetable will retain its shape and will not immediately let the juice.
- Dress and mix the vinaigrette immediately before serving. The peculiarity of this salad is that a person must feel each ingredient individually. But if a considerable time passes, then the tastes will mix.
- All boiled vegetables should be taken out of the water immediately after the end of the heat treatment. Otherwise, they will accumulate a lot of excess fluid and their taste will not be so bright.
Following all these fairly simple tips, you can certainly cook really tasty, original and healthy vegetable salads without mayonnaise.