Its graceful name salad “Grace” was not accidental. It is ideal for those who like a tasty meal, but try to keep track of their figure. There are many quite different recipes for its preparation. But all of them are united by one feature: the composition of the salad must necessarily include fresh vegetables and all kinds of low-calorie foods. To verify this, it is worth considering several of the most interesting options.
Fish salad
Everyone knows that seafood is very useful for the human body. However, most of them are not particularly caloric. The simplest “Grace” salad can be easily prepared using the following ingredients:
1 bunch of fresh lettuce, 2 stalks of leeks, 500 grams of freshly frozen fish (tuna or salmon), 1 grapefruit, olive oil and some Dijon mustard.
You can make such a dish in a few minutes:
- First you need to boil the fish, adding a little aromatic spices to the water.
- At this time, it is necessary to grind the remaining ingredients. Onions are best crumbled with oblique cross sections. You can just tear the salad with your hands. Grapefruit must be milled. To do this, first with a sharp knife it is necessary to remove the peel from it, and then carefully cut small slices.
- During this time, the fish will have time to cook. It only remains to separate it from the bone and grind it arbitrarily.
- Products should be collected in one plate, pour oil and season with mustard.
It turns out a juicy, delicate and very tasty salad "Grace". If desired, you can eat it at any time of the day, without fear for the consequences.
Vegetable Salad
The easiest way is to prepare Grace salad from a mixture of fresh vegetables. This option makes it possible to replenish the body with the missing amount of vitamins and minerals. To prepare such a dish, you may need:
2 beets and as many carrots, a small bunch of feather green onions, ½ lemon, 2 tablespoons canned peas, 5 olives, any vegetable oil, fresh herbs (dill and parsley).
The dish is prepared quickly and easily:
- First you need to boil beets and carrots. This operation takes the most time.
- Grind all ingredients in any convenient way. It is better to cut beets and carrots into cubes, and chop greens and feather onions arbitrarily. Canned peas and olives can be used whole.
- Collect the products in a salad bowl, season with oil and mix.
Such a salad is good to cook in the winter, when the lack of nutrients in the body of each person is especially noticeable. It can be made in large quantities and stored in the refrigerator for several days.
Original combination
Fans of unusual mixtures will definitely like a salad with corn and cucumber. The recipe is interesting in that it uses natural yogurt with spices and herbs as a dressing. It is better to cook it with the onset of the vegetable season, when all the necessary components are easy to find in any store. For such a salad, you must have available:
250 grams of fresh cucumbers, 50 grams of sweet pepper, 150 grams of Mozzarella cheese, 10 grams of garlic and dill, 200 grams of canned corn, salt, 4 tablespoons of yogurt, sugar, mint (dried or fresh), 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and black pepper.
How is such a salad prepared with corn and cucumber? The recipe provides for the following:
- First you need to prepare a dressing. To do this, add salt, chopped dill and pepper to the yogurt. You can also put a little grated garlic. The mass will be more aromatic. After this, the products should be mixed and sent for half an hour to the refrigerator.
- At this time, you need to chop pepper and cucumbers. This can be done arbitrarily. The main thing is that the pieces are convenient for eating.
- Add to them mashed mint, chopped dill, salt and lemon juice. Stir the resulting mass and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Add the sliced cheese and corn to the infused vegetables.
- Pour all this with dressing and mix well.
The dish can be served in a common plate or put it in separate transparent glasses.
Piquant Set
To prepare the Grace salad, you can take a variety of ingredients. It all depends on personal taste preferences. The main thing is that these foods should have as few calories as possible. Take, for example, a mixture in which the following components are used:
80 grams of red and green bell peppers, 160 grams of celery root, fresh apples and light mayonnaise, as well as a little ground pepper.
The process of preparing such a salad consists of two stages:
- First, all products need to be crushed in a certain way. Green pepper and celery must be cut into strips. Chop the apples into thin slices. Sweet pepper pulp is best cut into half rings.
- Collect products in one deep container. Then they need to pepper and season with mayonnaise.
It is not necessary to mix the ingredients thoroughly. It is enough to slightly rotate the products with a spoon so that they are covered with mayonnaise. Before serving, try to lay the salad on a plate in layers.
Meat salad
For a festive feast, lettuce "Grace" with crackers is suitable. It is very tasty and quite satisfying. You can’t eat such a lot. Yes, this is not necessary. For work you will need:
300 grams of chicken fillet, 200 grams of cucumbers and canned seaweed, salt, 3 eggs, 150 grams of loaf of bread, pepper and vegetable oil.
To prepare such a salad you need as follows:
- Rinse the meat, add water and put on fire. Cook after boiling for about 20 minutes. After this, it must be cooled and cut into small pieces.
- Crumble the baton into medium-sized cubes, and then fry them in oil until a pleasant golden hue. To do this, it is better to use a pan with a thick bottom.
- Boiled eggs and cucumbers are also cut into cubes.
- Transfer all products to one deep container, pepper, add a little salt to taste, season with mayonnaise and mix.
You can eat such a salad as soon as the crackers are well soaked and saturated with the juices of the remaining ingredients.
Low calorie mix
Grace salad with corn has several options. And each of them can be eaten even by those on a diet. For a classic recipe you will need a rather interesting set of products:
2 apples, 0.3 kilograms of chicken, salt, 1 celery root, 150 grams of cheese, low-fat sour cream and 1 can of corn (canned).
Even a novice hostess can cope with the preparation of such a dish:
- Boil the meat by adding a little salt and spices to the water. Chicken can also be fried or cooked smoked fillet. But in this case, the calorie content of the finished dish will be much higher.
- Peel and chop celery with as thin straws as possible.
- Grind cheese on a regular coarse grater.
- In apples, remove the core, and cut the flesh into cubes.
- Pour all the ingredients into a bowl, lightly salt, season with sour cream and mix well.
Serving such a dish to the table is better when chilled. If you wish, you can add a little fresh herbs or replace chicken with ham. In any case, the calorie content of 100 grams of the finished product will not exceed 100 kilocalories. This is exactly what the supporters of a healthy diet need.