A festive table is always associated with an abundance of hearty dishes and a lot of snacks. But there comes a time when the stomach is already full, and you need something to eat. In this situation, light salads will be bailed out, the recipes of which we bring to your attention today.
Easy and inexpensive vegetable salad on a festive table in a basket
The highlight of this salad is its serving. Despite its simple composition, thanks to an interesting entourage it can be easily prepared for a festive table and at the same time to surprise and please the guests.
Ingredients:
- cheese any solid (preferably 2 types, color difference) - 200 g;
- cucumber - 2 pieces;
- sweet pepper - 1 piece;
- red beans (from a can or boiled) - 300 g;
- raw fused cheese - 2 pcs .;
- ham or tavern - 250 g;
- juice of half a lemon;
- mustard - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- mayonnaise - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- pepper, spicy herbs, salt.
Preparation
Prepare the salad with the creation of baskets to feed it. To do this, grate the cheese, heat the pan (preferably with a good Teflon coating) and in small portions, evenly distributing it on the bottom, fry until melted and browned for 3-5 minutes. The most important thing here is for the cheese to grasp and become like a pancake to be transferred to a mold for solidification. To do this, remove the frying pan from the heat and allow the cheese to cool slightly and grab, then gently remove the cheese pancake from the frying pan and put it on the mold. It can be a glass or a pot of the same diameter as you want to get a serving basket. While the workpiece is warm, tightly squeeze its shape and let it cool completely. This procedure is done as many times as you require cheese plates to serve each guest.
For the filling, cucumber, sweet pepper and ham are cut into small straws. It is better to put the melted cheese before the preparation into the freezer, then it will easily rub on the grater. For the sauce, mix the lemon juice, mayonnaise, mustard, spices and mix thoroughly. We connect all the ingredients, put them in baskets and pour the sauce.
Recipe for a light and tasty salad with turkey on a festive table
Ingredients:
- turkey meat - 200 g;
- mix salads (or any green salad for the base)
- fresh champignons - 4 pcs .;
- orange - 1 piece;
- sweet corn - 1 pot;
- mayonnaise , mustard seeds, soy sauce, lemon fresh - 1 tbsp. spoon;
- pepper, fragrant herbs.
Preparation
The meat of turkey (fillet, or meat from any other part: shanks, hips) is cut by medium slices, salt, pepper and quickly fried over high heat so that the juice does not have time to drain. Oranges and mushrooms are also sliced in medium-sized slices. If you use for the base not a ready mix, but salad leaves, they need to be washed, dried and picked up with petals. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce: mayonnaise, mustard seeds, soy sauce, lemon fresh, pepper, herbs. The ingredients of the salad are interfered with each other and with the sauce. This light salad to the festive table can be prepared without mayonnaise, replacing it with olive oil.
Easy and quick salad on the festive table
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet -200 g;
- cheese - 100 g;
- sweet corn - 200 g;
- boiled eggs - 3 pieces;
- onion white salad - 1 pc .;
- canned pineapple - 6 rings;
- mayonnaise, pepper, salt.
Preparation
Chicken fillet cook, and preferably bake in the oven in the sleeve (then the meat will remain juicy and fragrant). Finely chop onion and pour boiling water, literally for a minute, to get rid of bitterness. Cheese grate large. Eggs, fillets and pineapples cut into small pieces. All products are mixed with mayonnaise.
Because the recipe for this salad is simple and we all love, surprise guests at a festive table can be whimsically decorated with it. For example, put it in the form of a Christmas tree, sprinkle with dill, and from corn and pomegranate seeds make Christmas toys.