Treat your taste buds with a salad of apples and cucumbers. From these ingredients you can make a lot of original snacks with a refreshing delicate taste. Such recipes usually require small slices, so make sure you have a sharp knife and chopping board.
Summer juicy salad
Made from Granny Smith sour apples, fresh cucumbers and spicy dressing, this salad will definitely impress many. For him you will need the following:
- 1 tbsp. l white sugar;
- 2 tbsp. l white wine vinegar;
- 1 tbsp. l chopped dill;
- 1 tbsp. l chopped parsley;
- 1 tsp sea salt;
- 1 tsp minced garlic;
- 1 medium bell pepper;
- half a long cucumber (peel and cut into small strips);
- 2 Granny Smith apples (cut into small strips).
How to cook this refreshing snack?
In a medium bowl, mix everything except strips of cucumber and apples. Add these ingredients last, mix well. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes and enjoy.
If you have time, soak the chopped garlic overnight in olive oil and dry before adding to the mixture. This retains a delicious aroma, but reduces the sharpness of garlic in a salad with apples and cucumbers.
Festive crispy salad
This is a crispy vitamin snack, which is very healthy. To make a celery, apple, and cucumber salad, you need the following:
- 1 red sweet apple;
- 4 stalks of celery;
- 1 cucumber;
- 1 handful of cilantro;
- 1 tbsp. l dried cranberries;
- juice from half a lemon;
- 1 tbsp. l olive oil;
- sea salt to taste.
Cooking Vitamin Snack
Dice apples, celery and cucumber, then mix in a bowl. Put cranberries, chopped finely cilantro and drizzle with lemon and olive oil. Sprinkle with salt, mix and serve. This salad recipe with apple and cucumber allows you to make two large servings or four small ones. Enjoy its juiciness and pleasant acidity. Culinary experts believe roasted pecans or grated cheese would be delicious additions to this appetizer.
Rice Option
This is a pretty hearty salad with cucumber, egg, apple and rice. It can be served as a main course. To cook it, you will need the following:
- 100 grams of Karmag red rice (use plain wild rice if you want);
- 1 tbsp. l olive oil;
- 200 grams of cooked or canned chickpeas, washed and dried;
- 1 tsp smoked paprika;
- ½ tsp caraway seeds;
- a pinch of sea salt and pepper;
- 1 head chopped romaine lettuce;
- 1 Granny Smith core apple, chopped;
- 10 large red seedless grapes;
- a quarter of sweet red pepper, in small cubes;
- a quarter of green bell pepper, diced;
- a quarter of yellow bell pepper, diced;
- 8 cherry tomatoes;
- a quarter of a long cucumber, chopped finely;
- a quarter of a small red onion, peeled and finely chopped;
- half ripe avocado, peeled and chopped into cubes;
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced.
For goat cheese dressing:
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp. l greek yogurt
- 100 grams of soft goat cheese;
- 1 tsp honey;
- 2 tbsp. l olive oil;
- a pinch of sea salt and pepper;
- 2 tbsp. l cold water optional.
How to cook this delicious dish?
This salad of apples and cucumbers is prepared in several stages. Boil rice in boiling water for thirty minutes until cooked. Drain and set aside.
Heat oil in a small skillet over low heat. When it gets hot, add dried chickpeas and fry for 5-6 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes until it turns brown. Sprinkle with smoked paprika, caraway seeds, pepper and salt, mix and cook for another minute, then remove from heat.
Cover the bottom of a large bowl with chopped romaine lettuce. Starting in the middle of the dish, start spreading the chickpeas in a strip, from one side of the bowl to the other. Place apples, grapes, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, avocados, chopped eggs and cooked rice in strips on either side of the chickpea. This salad with apples and cucumbers is served as layers laid out on a plate along.
To make dressing, place vinegar, Greek yogurt and goat cheese in a separate bowl and beat together with a whisk. Add honey and olive oil and whisk again until smooth. Season to taste. If you want the dressing to be more fluid, add cold water and whisk again before serving.
Brie apple salad
This salad with apples, cucumbers and cheese combines the freshness of the first two ingredients and creamy brie tenderness. This appetizer is perfect for winter. To cook it, you need the following:
- 150 grams of mixed greens;
- 120 grams of brie cheese, cut into pieces of 2 cm;
- 1 large apple, cut into cubes of 2 cm;
- half a cucumber, 1 cm cubes;
- half a glass of pecans;
- half a glass of dried cranberries;
- 4 green chopped leeks.
For refueling:
- a third of a glass of olive oil;
- a third of a glass of apple cider vinegar;
- 1 tbsp. l apple cider vinegar;
- one and a half Art. l honey
- quarter tsp ground black pepper;
- quarter tsp ground ginger.
Cooking cheese and apple salad
Prepare the salad by putting all the ingredients for it in a large salad bowl. Make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients for it and vigorously shaking the container. Pour dressing salad with apples and cucumbers. Leave to soak for twenty minutes, then serve.
Marshmallow Salad
This is a very original recipe, offering a combination of cucumbers with fruits and sweet marshmallows. For him you will need:
- 5 apples with a core, chopped;
- a glass of grape berries, cut in half;
- half a glass of pecans;
- a quarter of a long juicy cucumber, peeled and finely chopped;
- 240 grams of canned pineapple slices;
- 3/4 cup marshmallows;
- half a glass of sour cream;
- third of a glass of mayonnaise.
Cooking an original appetizer
Put apples, cucumbers, grapes, pecans, pineapple and marshmallows in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix sour cream and mayonnaise. Pour all the ingredients with this mixture and mix until they are coated.
Option with salmon, apple and cucumber
This is a rather satisfying and healthy salad, which is prepared with the addition of fatty salmon fillet. To prepare it, you will need:
- 1 green apple
- half a cucumber;
- 2-3 slices of smoked salmon;
- 250 grams of mozzarella cheese;
- fresh dill;
- olive oil;
- sea salt and pepper.
Cooking Salmon Salad with Cucumber and Apple
Using a sharp knife, cut several thin strips of cucumber and place them on a plate or baking sheet lined with a kitchen paper towel. Sprinkle it with a good pinch of salt, cover with another piece of towels and leave to soak while you cook the rest.
Cut mozzarella into fairly large cubes. Cut smoked salmon into long strips and place in a bowl with mozzarella. Season with sea salt, pepper and a little olive oil.
Finely chop the dill and mix in a separate bowl with the prepared cucumber. Thoroughly peel the peel from the apple and try to cut it into slices as thin as possible. Put them in a bowl with cucumber and add a small handful of fresh chopped dill and a little olive oil, mix. Put a mixture of mozzarella and salmon on top, add a little chopped dill and pepper.