Each hostess who plans to celebrate some important date, tries to somehow surprise her guests. For this, they usually prepare not only meat and fish hot dishes, but also cold snacks. A special place on the solemn table is occupied by tasty and light salads. On a holiday it is not necessary to invent new exotic recipes. In such cases, beautifully designed and time-tested options often help out.
"Sunflower"
This easy-to-cook appetizer can become a real decoration of any celebration. It consists of simple and easily accessible ingredients, which can be purchased at any nearby store. In addition, all products do not require long-term heat treatment, so the whole process will take no more than an hour. Before you start cooking a delicious and light salad for a holiday, be sure to check if there is any in your kitchen:
- 250 grams of chicken.
- A can of olives (seedless).
- 200 grams of champignons.
- 3 chicken eggs.
- 100 grams of hard cheese.
- Chips and mayonnaise.
Washed fillet is poured with cold salted water and boiled until tender. Do the same with chicken eggs. Mushrooms are cut into plates and fried in a small amount of refined vegetable oil. Now that all the ingredients are ready, you can move on to the next step. Like many other light salads for the holiday, “Sunflower” consists of layers. At the bottom of a suitable flat dish, chopped chicken fillet, fried mushrooms, chopped boiled eggs and grated cheese are alternately laid out. Each layer is evenly greased with mayonnaise. The role of the leaves will be played by chips laid out along the edge, and olives are used instead of seeds.
Lavash Salad
This unusually designed appetizer is made from budget ingredients. But despite this, your guests will definitely like it. To make such a simple easy salad for the holiday, stock up on all the necessary products in advance. In this case, you will need:
- Thin pita bread.
- 250 grams of crab meat.
- A can of canned corn.
- Fresh cucumber.
- A pair of eggs.
- Cream cheese, mayonnaise and fresh herbs.
Washed eggs are poured with cold water, boiled hard-boiled, cooled, peeled, chopped and put in a salad bowl. Slices of crab meat, chopped cucumber, chopped greens and canned corn grains are also added there. All this is lubricated with mayonnaise, mixed and spread on pita bread. Then it is twisted into a roll, the edges of which are coated with cream cheese.
Tartlet salad
This recipe for a light delicious salad for the holiday involves the use of a certain set of products that may not be in your home. Therefore, try to inspect the contents of your own refrigerator in advance and buy all the missing components. You will need:
- Bank of canned tuna.
- A pair of chicken eggs.
- Pickle.
- Salad leaves, chives and dill.
- Mayonnaise and tartlets.
Tuna is freed from bones, chopped with a fork and spread in a deep bowl. Shredded boiled eggs, chopped cucumber, chopped dill and green onions are sent there. All this is seasoned with mayonnaise, mixed and laid out on tartlets, at the bottom of which there is already a salad leaf.
"Brigantine"
This simple recipe will surely replenish your list of holiday salads for any reason. It has an incredibly fresh taste and pleasant aroma. To prepare it, pre-stock all the necessary products. In this case, at your fingertips should be:
- 195 grams of Beijing cabbage.
- Half a can of canned olives.
- 95 grams of feta cheese.
- Large ripe tomato.
- 95 grams of slightly salted trout.
- Lemon juice and olive oil.
Washed cabbage is chopped with a thin straw, salted and slightly knead with hands. In the same bowl add chopped trout, cheese cubes, halves of olives and slices of tomato. All this is poured with lemon juice, seasoned with olive oil and gently mixed.
Chicken and vegetable appetizer
Like many other light salads for a holiday, this option is simple and quick to prepare. The dish itself turns out to be quite tasty and low-calorie. Therefore, it can be served even to those guests who are watching their figure. To create this vegetable snack you will need:
- 3 large ripe tomatoes.
- Fresh cucumber.
- A handful of olives.
- Red sweet onion.
- 200 grams of feta cheese.
- Salt, aromatic spices and olive oil.
Washed vegetables, if necessary, peeled and crushed in approximately the same pieces. All this is combined in a deep salad bowl. Diced cheese and olives are sent there. Almost ready salad is salted and sprinkled with aromatic spices. Then it is seasoned with olive oil and gently mixed. Before serving, the appetizer is decorated with parsley leaves.
Salad with shrimp
This appetizer is an interesting combination of vegetables and seafood. Like most light salads for a holiday, it is prepared in just half an hour and consists of simple and affordable ingredients. To create it you will need:
- 200 grams of boiled shrimp.
- A pair of ripe medium-sized tomatoes.
- 150 grams of any hard cheese.
- A pair of cloves of garlic.
- Salt, spices and mayonnaise.
Peeled and boiled shrimp are combined with chopped tomatoes and grated cheese. Chopped garlic, salt and any spices are added there. All this is seasoned with mayonnaise and carefully mixed. Ready salad is decorated with fresh herbs. Serve it with croutons made from white bread.
Canned Corn Vegetable Appetizer
This is one of the best salad recipes for the holiday table. The appetizer prepared using the technology described below has a fresh spring taste and a light aroma. It consists practically of vegetables alone. Therefore, it can be considered dietary. To create it you will need:
- 4 ripe medium sized tomatoes.
- 150 grams of any white cheese.
- Green onion feathers.
- 3 small fresh cucumbers.
- 100 grams of canned corn.
- A bunch of green lettuce.
To prepare a gas station, the above list will have to be expanded a bit. Additionally, the following is added to it:
- 3 tablespoons of refined vegetable oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Clove of garlic.
- A tablespoon of natural not sugared honey.
- Salt.
Washed vegetables are cut into small cubes and put in a deep container. Chopped green onions, chopped cheese, canned corn grains and torn salad leaves are sent there.
Now it's time to do the sauce. For its preparation, garlic, salt, vegetable oil, honey and balsamic vinegar, passed through a press, are combined in one bowl. All mix well and pour the resulting dressing into a salad.
Chicken and pineapple appetizer
This salad has a pleasant exotic taste. Due to the presence of nuts, it turns out to be quite satisfying and has a festive look. To prepare it, you will need:
- 150 grams of canned corn.
- Chicken fillet.
- 50 grams of walnuts and hard cheese.
- 3 rings of canned pineapple.
- Mayonnaise.
Like many other simple, light and delicious salads on the festive table, this appetizer is prepared very quickly. Washed chicken fillet is poured with cold salted water, boiled, cooled, cut into not too large pieces and put in a deep bowl. Corn grains, roasted nuts, chopped pineapple and grated cheese are added there. All this is seasoned with mayonnaise, gently mixed and decorated with sprigs of fresh herbs.
Pomegranate Meat Salad
This simple and satisfying snack will be a real decoration of any feast. It can be served for a family celebration or for the arrival of guests. To prepare it you will need:
- 200 grams of beef.
- 3 chicken eggs.
- 150 grams of canned corn.
- A pair of potatoes.
- 50 grams of walnuts.
- Medium carrot.
- A whole pomegranate.
- Salt and mayonnaise.
Washed meat is poured with cold water and boiled until tender. Then it is removed from the broth, cooled, cut into small pieces and cleaned to the side.
Hard boiled eggs too, peeled and grated. Now it's time to get vegetables. Carrots and potatoes are cooked until cooked. Then they are cleaned and ground.
At the bottom of a flat plate lay grated carrots. Spread it with mayonnaise and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Almost all available corn, grated eggs, chopped beef and grated potatoes are placed on top. Each layer must be coated with mayonnaise. A fully prepared salad is decorated with pomegranate seeds, leftover corn and green onions.