Beijing (Chinese) cabbage in Russia appeared relatively recently. Previously, this vegetable was brought from afar and cost a lot of money. Now every family can prepare a vegetable salad with Beijing cabbage, because they began to grow it in our country. The benefits of Beijing are huge. A small fork of cabbage is rich in minerals, vitamins of groups B, PP, A, C, K. With all this, the calorie content of this vegetable is only 12 kcal, which allows it to be used in dietary nutrition. Many recipes from Beijing cabbage are taken from oriental cuisine. Some local centenarians claim that they feel great only thanks to this wonderful vegetable that they eat throughout their lives. So, how to make Chinese cabbage salads.
Peking Salad with Soy Sauce
Soy sauce is used for many oriental dishes. It is suitable for vegetable salads. Small-sized forks of Chinese cabbage are washed and finely chopped. Stack in a deep bowl and let stand for at least 40 minutes. In the meantime, they are preparing a gas station. To do this, a quarter cup of refined vegetable oil is mixed with the same amount of soy sauce, a pinch of white pepper and sugar, a little mustard is added. When the sugar dissolves, the dressing is ready. Cabbage is seasoned shortly before serving.
Chinese cabbage and bell pepper salad
Vegetable salad with Peking cabbage and sweet pepper is ideal for dieters. To prepare it, take a few cabbage leaves, wash, let dry and cut into thin strips. Bulgarian green pepper is cut in half rings. You can also add sliced black olives. Vegetable salad with Beijing cabbage is seasoned with a special sauce in vegetable oil. It is best to take hemp or mustard oil for this. 50 ml of oil are poured into the bowl, lemon juice and a drop of balsamic vinegar are added to taste (can be replaced with apple). All ingredients are mixed and watered vegetables. Salt, white and black pepper are added to taste. They mix everything in a salad bowl and serve a tasty and healthy vegetable salad with Beijing cabbage to the table.
Chinese cabbage salad with tomatoes and cucumbers
Vegetable salad with Beijing cabbage is prepared so simply that even a child can do this process. To prepare this dish, take one small fork, cut into small plates or tear with your hands. Onions are peeled, washed and chopped as finely as possible. Fresh young cucumber is cut into cubes, if the vegetable is already overripe, the peel is cut from it and the seeds are taken out. Tomatoes are taken slightly unripe (brown), washed and cut into about the same cubes as cucumbers. Olives are cut in circles or in half. Salad greens are thoroughly washed and finely chopped. In a deep bowl, combine all the ingredients, sprinkle with vinegar or lemon juice, sprinkle with salt, pour over cold pressed vegetable oil and mix. The vegetable salad with Beijing cabbage is ready, now you just have to put it in a beautiful serving dish, decorate with sprigs of parsley or dill - and you can enjoy the taste.
Summer Salad with Peking Cabbage
A light vitamin salad will be the decoration of any table. To prepare it, you need to prepare the following components:
- Beijing - 150 g;
- red cabbage - 130 g;
- radish - 100 g;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- green apple - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- mustard oil - 1/4 tbsp .;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- lemon juice - 0.5 tbsp. l .;
- cucumber - 1 pc.;
- liquid honey - 0.5 tbsp. l .;
- dill;
- salt pepper.
Two types of cabbage are chopped with a thin straw. Bell peppers are freed from seeds and cut in half rings. Apple, cucumber, radish and carrots are finely chopped or rubbed on a coarse grater. Combine all the prepared ingredients in a deep salad bowl, add finely chopped dill and season with sauce. The sauce is based on mustard oil. It is poured into a bowl, honey, lemon juice, garlic, pepper and salt are added. All mixed and watered vegetables immediately before serving. Peking cabbage recipes can be slightly modified. So, for example, mustard oil is replaced with olive, honey with sugar, and dill with any greens, depending on taste preferences.
Greek Salad with Chinese Cabbage
To diversify the festive menu, you can offer the guests a "Greek" salad in a new way - with Beijing cabbage.
Required Products:
- Chinese cabbage - 200 g;
- tomatoes - 150 g;
- bell pepper - 100 g;
- olives - 1/2 cans;
- feta cheese - 150 g;
- Apple vinegar;
- olive oil;
- greens;
- salt.
Peking cabbage is cut into thin strips. Seeds are removed from pepper and chopped into strips. Tomatoes - in large cubes. Olives are cut in half. Cheese - crush with a fork into small pieces. All components, except cheese, are put in a salad bowl, sprinkled with your favorite spices and herbs, watered with vinegar and oil. Stir, add cheese, again gently mix and let stand for 10 minutes. Then they try and, if necessary, add salt, although in most cases this is unnecessary, since feta cheese is quite salty. The original "Greek" salad is ready in a new way, you can serve it to the table.
Chinese cabbage salad with mushrooms
Vegetable salad with Beijing cabbage can be prepared with the addition of mushrooms. This will give the dish a new, original touch.
Required Products:
- Beijing (Chinese) cabbage - 400 g;
- mushrooms - 300 g;
- tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- vegetable oil;
- vinegar;
- salt, sugar.
Mushrooms should be prepared first. In this recipe, they are used raw, but anyone who does not accept this kind of food can boil them first. So, the mushrooms are cleaned and cut into large slices. Pour it with a mixture of vinegar, salt, sugar and vegetable oil. Mix and let marinate for about an hour. Peking is cut in half and chopped into thin strips or small plates, tomatoes - medium sized slices, onions - half rings. Lettuce is laid out in layers on a serving dish. First comes Chinese cabbage, then tomatoes, onions and the final layer - mushrooms. The salad is watered with the remaining marinade from the mushrooms.
Beijing Daily Salad
A light, vitamin salad will surely be enjoyed by everyone at home. Products for it are taken in arbitrary quantities. Peking is finely chopped. Fresh cucumber, if necessary, peeled and peeled and chopped into cubes. Feathers of onions finely chopped. Boiled eggs are crushed with a fork or crushed on an egg slicer. Mix everything and pour sour cream, vegetable oil or mayonnaise, depending on taste preferences.
Salad with Chinese cabbage, corn and oranges
This simple salad will surely appeal to both adults and children.
Required Products:
- Beijing (Chinese) cabbage - 1/4 fork;
- canned corn - 2/3 cans;
- syrach sauce;
- green onions;
- vegetable oil;
- large orange.
Beijing cabbage is randomly chopped or torn by hand. Orange is peeled and scabbed, cut into large pieces. Chives are chopped. All mixed in a salad bowl and sprinkled with siraca sauce or soy, add mustard oil. Salt should not be put, because it is sufficiently contained in the sauce.
Salad with Beijing cabbage and fennel
This salad will appeal to those who like to mix tastes. A quarter fork of Beijing cabbage is cut into thin strips. A small bunch of fennel is ground. Onion turnips are cut in half rings and fried in vegetable oil. All ingredients are mixed, slightly salted and watered with vegetable oil.