Every housewife has a daily question: what to feed the family with, what dish to cook, so that everyone likes it? I would like the dish to be inexpensive and satisfying, and the variety would not hurt. In this regard, salads will be a real salvation. Their options are endless. The main thing is to choose the optimal composition of products. Salads can be prepared every day, always different. That could be President’s salad.
Cold snacks
A cold appetizer is a dish that can be seen on the table almost every day. Its main purpose is to satisfy the first severe hunger and arouse appetite for further eating.
Calorie cold snacks are different. Most often, this is the dish that precedes the main one. Therefore, the snack performs a preparatory function, setting up the stomach for further food intake: already after the first serving, it begins to produce the gastric juice necessary for normal digestion. And the sharper the snack, the faster the production of this juice will begin.
In addition, a cold appetizer can be a wonderful table decoration. Various sandwiches, liver cake, salads, aspic, etc. will look original on the table.
In this article we will consider what the President salad is, how it is cooked, what is its highlight, what are the varieties.
The history of the origin of salads
The recipe for the first salads is quite simple: it was a dish of raw vegetables and herbs. This dish was born in ancient Rome. Once in France, the salad became known for a large set of ingredients that were part of it. In addition, products began to be added to it, not only in raw form, but also boiled. Then there were various dressings that each time gave the salad a new taste.
In Russia, lettuce was a sign of bourgeois life and served on some solemn occasions.
Today, this dish is used both during everyday meals, and on the festive table. The President’s salad is no exception.
Recipe Options
Several methods are known for making this salad.
Grind raw vegetables: cabbage, carrots, beets (200 g each). Cut the breast (150 g) into strips. Design: put a glass in the middle of the plate, lay the brisket around it, vegetables in piles on it. We remove the glass and pour the mayonnaise. Before use, mix everything.
And there is still such an option. For vegetarians, this is the President’s salad, the recipe for which includes trout. Cut the cucumbers (one medium) and cheese (100 g) into cubes, chop the onion in half rings, trout (150 g) into small pieces, mix everything and put it on the washed leaves of the salad. From the juice of half a lemon and olive oil (1-2 tbsp. L.), Prepare a dressing and pour salad.
If you really like the President’s salad, the recipe with chips will help you get it original. To prepare a dish according to this recipe, take 2 eggs, 2 sticks of boiled squid, 20 g of red caviar, onions to taste, mayonnaise. Cut the squids into strips, dice the onions, rub the eggs on a fine grater, add the caviar, mayonnaise and mix. Now we take large chips, put salad on them with a spoon and decorate with a sprig of greenery. Salad "President" is ready. It must be served immediately before use, otherwise the chips will get wet.