Salad is not just an appetizer, the responsibility of which is to “warm up” the appetite before the main course. He became an independent dish for many. And the point is not that someone is too lazy to cook the main course, but that you can prepare a hearty and tasty salad in a few minutes, and you can argue strongly about its qualities and nutrition with a hot lunch.
We offer you for discussion salad "Catherine." "For discussion" not because we want to have a discussion on a given topic. No. We suggest you experiment on this topic. All that depends on us is a few ideas that we will gladly offer you, and you will need to try to prepare, evaluate and, naturally, choose the best.
Classic
The recipe for Catherine salad is simple to disgrace. It includes everyone’s favorite mayonnaise like sauce, canned corn and cucumbers, onions and mushrooms fried in butter. The “highlight”, refreshing the whole taste, is sweet bell pepper. That's all. All ingredients must be taken in the same volume, after cutting. Mix, put in a beautiful dish, add greens and enjoy. Enjoy your meal.
Lean improvisation
And now for the fun part. A few recipes on a given topic, in which we will gladly change the ingredients to please our loved ones. The first improvisation will be an easy, low-calorie option. Salad "Catherine" (photo attached) will be a great help in the post.
To do this, you will need to replace the mayonnaise with vegetable oil and mustard. We suggest not to fry the mushrooms in butter, but add boiled champignons (you can take canned ones from a jar). The remaining components are unchanged. The principle of equal volumes is also valid. That is, in order to prepare the Ekaterina salad, you will need to cut (if necessary) and mix:
- canned cucumbers;
- canned corn;
- canned champignons;
- sweet bell pepper.
Sprinkle with oil, add herbs (onion, parsley and dill), mix.
Improvisation original
And now we offer you to cook Catherine salad, focusing on the appearance of the finished dish. That is, take not grain of canned corn, but its small ears. Also do with mushrooms (take whole), and with cucumbers (take gherkins). There are enough canned food on sale. Pepper must be taken in several colors and cut into large slices. Next is the process of serving the finished dish.
On a large wide dish, place a small cup of mayonnaise in the center, and put small handfuls of ingredients around this gravy boat. Vegetables can be eaten in several ways. First, the simplest: dip the favorite vegetable in the sauce (fondue principle). The second gives everyone the opportunity to put what they want on the portioned plate, and to the extent they want, pour mayonnaise and mix directly in their dishes.
The improvisation is satisfying
The Ekaterina salad recipe, which we have proposed below, is complemented by boiled noodles, which you must prepare separately. This option is considered warm, that is, it is served in a warm form, and not in a cooled one.
To do this, you need to fry some mushrooms in a large pan (it is more convenient to mix the ingredients at the end). It is important to mushrooms or other mushrooms that you have chosen to send to dry dishes in dry form. Do not pour a lot of oil, just lubricate the surface.
When a golden crust appears on the food, reduce the heat, add a piece of butter and chopped onion. Fry everything, add corn and cucumbers. No need to fry them! Your goal is to warm up, no more. At the end, add slices of pepper and noodles. Let it warm up a little, grease it with mayonnaise and serve Catherine salad on the table.
The whole charm of these recipes is that you spend a minimum of time on cooking, and the result will make a splash.