Among the useful plants used by humans for food, far from the last place is occupied by various kinds of salads. One of the most popular culinary in different countries is considered to be a Romano salad. Why? Now let’s explain.
Romano: solid pluses
Romano salad is a wonderful table greens, which is actively used to prepare various delicious snacks. The plant forms a head, somewhat similar to cabbage, only its leaves are of a different shape. They are impressive in size, oval, juicy and crunchy. Bright green color on the outside is replaced by delicate green on the inside. Therefore, Romano salad looks so impressive in various dishes against the background of other products. And the taste of the plant did not disappoint. The leaves are slightly sour, with a delicate nutty flavor. As for usefulness, the advantages of the product over other varieties are obvious. Romano salad contains a large amount of vitamin C and A,
mineral salts, calcium and iron. Here is such a green treasure of substances useful to our body!
Component in dishes
As one of the ingredients, the salad is remarkably correlated with vegetable and meat dishes. Moreover, it perfectly complements mashed soups, vegetable sautés. To taste, Romano salad goes well with garlic sauces, sour cream, yogurt.
Romano salad with fish
Take the meat of a good, fatty smoked fish, cut it into small pieces. We also cut several tomatoes into small slices, hard cheese into cubes, for example, mozzarella or any other to taste, just so that it is not too salty (we have salted fish). Now we will tear a couple of leaves of a romano into small pieces with our hands, we will lay out a plate or salad bowl with them. Finely chop the remaining leaves from the bunch. All this should be put in a salad bowl, generously sprinkled with lemon juice. Next, mix 10 g of vinegar with 30 g of olive or sunflower oil, beat well this mixture and pour it over our salad, mix. Add salt if desired.
What other very tasty salads, effectively decorated, can turn out with a romano?
Spring Freshness Salad
The dish is extremely healthy, tasty, light, easy to digest. Wonderful in itself and as an appetizer. Prepared from products:
romano - 100 g (you can bunch);
eggs - 2;
fresh cucumbers - 2;
red radish - 1 bunch;
boiled carrot - 2 pieces;
boiled potatoes - 3 pieces,
tomatoes - 2-3;
green onions - a bunch;
a few spoons of sour cream;
a spoon of vinegar;
salt, pepper, a little sugar (icing sugar).
Basically, salads of vegetables and greens begin to be "laid down" with greens. So here - chopped Romano leaves are laid out in a salad bowl with a slide. Then, carrots, small slices of tomatoes, potatoes, radishes, and finely chopped onions are stacked in rows in thin circles. Next, put chopped eggs in circles on top of the salad slide (hard-boiled them). Mix sour cream, vinegar, pepper, icing sugar, beat a little, and make a sauce in this way, which is served separately.
Meat salad with romano
Take 200 grams of lean meat - fried or boiled (optional). Cut into thin strips or small pieces. 5 boiled potatoes chopped into cubes. Also do with 2 cucumbers - salted, fresh, pickled (to taste). Romano break into small pieces. Mix everything, add mayonnaise, salt, pepper. By the way, you can add a little red bell pepper to the dish - for taste and beauty. Lay out the salad bowl with romano leaves, then slide the resulting dish. Garnish with a "frill" of cucumber, circles of bell pepper.