Recipes of peas and salads are usually very simple; cooking such dishes does not take much time. Despite the apparent simplicity of the product, not only everyday food can be prepared from it, but also original dishes that will become a real decoration of any festive table. Various types of salads will be presented here, where the main ingredient is fresh or canned peas.
With pasta and turkey
This dish is perfect for those people who do not want to stand at the stove for a long time, but love a hearty and healthy meal. The cooking time for this dish is about 30 minutes. The peculiarity is that a certain amount of vegetables is used here, which will give the body the necessary amount of vitamins, as well as pasta, and they make the salad hearty. Therefore, don’t worry that you’ll be hungry again after an hour.
To prepare this dish for four people, you should take this amount of products:
- turkey (fillet) - 400 g;
- pasta - 250 g;
- 100 g of fresh or frozen asparagus beans and green peas;
- bell pepper - 240 g;
- lettuce leaves - 100 g (if possible, take different varieties, thanks to this the dish will look more bright and saturated).
This recipe for green pea salad uses a very interesting dressing, it consists of natural yogurt, lemon juice and chopped garlic. If for some reason you cannot use yogurt, then it can be replaced with low-fat sour cream.
Prescription salad with peas (photo)
To make the salad preparation process quick and easy, it is recommended to follow the step-by-step instructions:
- Cut turkey meat into thin, oblong strips, which should be beaten a little. Salt the meat and add a small amount of your favorite seasonings, or you can simply use the universal seasoning for chicken dishes.
- Fry the meat in a pan with the addition of butter or vegetable oil.
- Now you should put on the pan a pan in which to pour water, add salt and bring to a boil. After that, drop the pasta and boil them until almost ready. When cracking, there should be a very light crunch.
- While the pasta is boiling, put another bowl of water on the fire. Salt a little and toss the required amount of asparagus and peas. Boil these two ingredients for two minutes, then put them in a bowl of ice water. This is done so that the cooking process does not continue, otherwise the vegetables will have too soft consistency and in the salad they simply can turn into porridge.
- The fried and slightly cooled turkey fillet should be cut into thin and long strips, the bell pepper should have the same form of slicing.
- Rinse the leaves very thoroughly in cold water. Then tear them with your hands and put in a bowl to the rest of the ingredients.
- Now you need to prepare salad dressing. To do this, mix in one container natural yogurt with freshly squeezed lemon juice and grated garlic.
- Pour the yogurt sauce into a bowl and mix everything thoroughly. Transfer to serving plates, decorate with a small amount of greenery.
Pea, Egg and Cucumber Salad
Almost every adult knows about such a simple salad as the Dniester. Today they will not surprise anyone, but you can make a modern variation of this classic dish. More modern ingredients will be used here, but the taste of the dish will remain almost the same.
Essential Ingredients
To prepare a salad, you should take so many products:
- Chinese cabbage - 300 g;
- boiled pork - 200 g (if this ingredient is not available, it can easily be replaced with ham or sausage);
- green peas - 150 g (you can use ice cream, but it will have to be a little boiled or canned);
- 100 g of fresh cucumbers and as many tomatoes;
- 5 quail eggs.
As a dressing, ordinary mayonnaise is used, which can be mixed with a small amount of garlic. Also, a small amount of onions can be added to the salad, but this is optional.
How to cook
The process of preparing a salad of peas and eggs is very simple and unpretentious. First you need to boil quail eggs, boil them for three minutes, after which the product is put in ice water.
All vegetables should be thoroughly washed and peeled. Cabbage and cucumbers should be cut into strips, and tomatoes into slices. If you use frozen peas, now is the time to boil it, prepare the product for 2-3 minutes. In the case of using canned peas, the jar needs to be opened and the excess liquid drained.
Shell eggs and cut in half. Cut boiled pork or any other selected type of meat into small strips. All of the above ingredients are put in one bowl. Take mayonnaise and mix it with garlic, which was previously grated on a fine grater.
Now you need to add seasoned mayonnaise to the rest of the products and mix everything thoroughly. If desired, a small amount of salt and black pepper can be added. Arrange the dish on plates and decorate with a sprig of fresh parsley.
Ham and egg salad
Do you like boiled vegetables? Then this salad is for you. There are no complex or unusual ingredients, all in the best traditions of national Slavic cuisine. To prepare this salad, you need to prepare the following products:
- lettuce leaves - 150 g (if it is winter outside, then it is not necessary to spend money on this expensive product, it can be safely replaced with Beijing cabbage);
- some chicken eggs;
- one hard apple;
- ham - 200 g;
- canned peas - 1 small can;
- mayonnaise;
- 120 g of potatoes and carrots;
- a small amount of dill.
You can simply dress the salad with mayonnaise, or you can make a simple sauce. Add a small amount of Italian herbs, garlic and a little white wine to it, bring the mixture to a boil over low heat and remove from the stove.
Cooking process
This salad with canned peas is simple enough to cook, so as not to waste too much time on this process, it is recommended to follow the step-by-step instructions exactly:
- Immediately you need to take a pan, pour water into it and throw potatoes and carrots there. Remember that carrots will cook a little longer, so first you need to check if the potatoes are ready. If it became soft, then it must be laid out in a separate bowl, and let the second vegetable continue to cook.
- In the meantime, you need to boil the eggs. Pour water into a saucepan, add a large amount of salt (thanks to this they will be better cleaned) and boil this product for 8 minutes. Then the eggs need to be poured with cold water.
- Rinse lettuce leaves under running water and put in a bowl where the water is already. This is necessary in order to completely remove the sand that could remain after washing.
- Ready-made vegetables should be peeled. After that, cut into small cubes. Their size should be about the same as peas.
- Peel the apple from the skin, remove all seeds, grate it on a coarse grater. Get the salad, tear it into small pieces. Open a jar of peas, drain the excess liquid, and cut the eggs into small cubes.
- Ham also needs to be cut into small cubes, all prepared ingredients should be put in one bowl.
- Make mayonnaise sauce. If you use only mayonnaise, then immediately they can pour all the products, add a little salt and ground pepper. Put on serving plates.
Salad with peas, cucumbers and cabbage
This kind of dish is more suitable for those who love a healthy diet. In all past recipes, mayonnaise was used, there will also be an original dressing based on olive oil. This salad is an excellent solution for a quick and easy snack, and it can also be served on the festive table.
So that nothing distracts you from the process of preparing a salad with cabbage and peas, you should first fully acquire the necessary amount of ingredients. In this case, you need to take:
- white cabbage - 300 g (if you like softer varieties, then you can use Beijing or Savoy);
- chicken fillet - 300 g;
- cucumbers - 200 g;
- 150 g of green peas (fresh or ice cream);
- celery root - 50-70 g;
- pitted olives.
Dressing for this salad is based on olive oil and soy sauce with the addition of various herbs, such as marjoram or oregano.
Salad cooking method
The process of preparing any dish begins with preparing the ingredients that take the longest to cook. In this case, it is chicken. The meat should be cut into thin enough slices and beat off quite a bit to make it very tender. Salt and pepper, if any, it is recommended to add dried basil, you can also use the universal seasoning "For chicken dishes". They contain a full range of spices that will make chicken really tasty.
Put a frying pan on the fire, pour vegetable oil into it, but it is better to use olive oil. It will be not only more useful, but also significantly improve the flavor of chicken. Fry the meat until cooked.
Note! Chicken fillet is cut into small pieces, so it is very easy for an inexperienced chef to dry it. In this case, it is recommended not to leave the pan and regularly check the meat. As soon as it is ready, it must be immediately removed from the heat and transferred to a cold bowl.
Now you can start preparing the remaining products. White cabbage is best chopped with an ordinary peeler, then it will have equally smooth slices. Peel the celery root, rinse well and grate Korean carrots on a grater. Throw these two ingredients in a bowl where the chicken is already located.
Open a jar of green peas and drain the excess liquid, also throw it in a bowl. Put cucumbers cut in half rings there. Cut olives in half and set aside.
Now it's time to make salad dressing. Making it is quite simple: for 60 ml of vegetable oil, you need to add 40 ml of soy sauce, add herbs to taste. If you like the strong aroma of spices, then you can put a teaspoon of marjoram and oregano, if not, then their number can be significantly reduced. Mix everything thoroughly. You can add not only these herbs to the dressing. It is worth paying attention to Italian or Provencal spice mixtures.
Pour the dressing into a bowl and mix thoroughly, carefully place everything on a plate. You can decorate with a small amount of greenery, pour some olives on top on a plate. Cucumber salad with green peas and cabbage can be served.
Salad with Orange and Peas
If you are a fan of unusual flavor combinations, then you should definitely pay attention to this very original salad. At first glance, it might seem that only incompatible products are collected here, but in fact this is a real culinary masterpiece. Another feature of the salad is that it can be prepared as an everyday meal, and it can also become a real star of any banquet table.
Grocery list
First, it is recommended to collect all the necessary ingredients and only after that proceed with cooking. The number of products is indicated for four people:
- fresh or frozen peas - 300 g;
- one fleshy bell pepper;
- one salad bulb (red);
- Cherry tomatoes;
- oranges - 2 pcs.;
- some fresh mint;
- seeds - 10 g;
- 3 tablespoons of ketchup and mayonnaise.
Cooking
Cooking should begin with processing the main ingredient - peas. It must be placed in boiling, slightly salted water, boiled for several minutes. Then pour it into a cold liquid so that the heat treatment process is completely stopped. Otherwise, the peas will still keep the temperature hot and can boil too much, so that in the end it will turn into porridge.
Cut one orange and bell pepper into small cubes. In a small but deep container, mix ketchup and mayonnaise with the juice of one orange and chopped mint. Fry the peeled seeds in a pan a little. When they are slightly browned - you can remove from the pan.
Cut the tomatoes in half, and cut the onion into small cubes. Put all prepared foods in one bowl, pour them with the prepared mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise. Mix everything thoroughly and put on serving plates. Garnish the dish with a sprig of mint, and you can serve it to the table.
All of the above salads are very tasty and healthy. Peas go well with various ingredients, from it you can make a lot of tasty and healthy dishes that your whole family will surely like.