Red salads are prepared using fruits, vegetables, fish or greens of the corresponding color. A salad of fresh tomatoes and sweet pepper is more accessible in the summer, and from table beets or red cabbage - in the winter.
Red salads - general principles and methods of preparation
For such salads, products of red and orange colors are selected. A red dressing can also be prepared, with which all ingredients are poured.
Red salads - product preparation
As in all other dishes, in this case, the freshness of the products and their proper preparation play an important role. Red vegetables (bell peppers, pumpkin, carrots) contain a high amount of carotene, which, when boiled, can go into water. When cooking them, it is better to give preference to steam boiling. In water, you need to cook quickly, in a bowl with a tightly closed lid. Store not for long.
Red salads - the best recipes
Recipe 1: Red Salad with Oranges and Olives
This vitamin and tasteful dish can be a wonderful breakfast, or a romantic dinner, accompanied by a glass of good wine.
Ingredients
Red oranges - 2 pcs.;
red leaf lettuce - 200 g;
red onion - 1 pc.;
tomato - 1 pc.;
chives;
black olives - 100 g;
olive oil - 4 tables. lies .;
balsamic vinegar - 2 tables. lies .;
honey - 1 table. lies .;
Dijon mustard - ½ tea. lies .;
salt, pepper - at its discretion.
Cooking method
Peel the oranges thoroughly so that there is no white film left. Cut them into circles. Wash the lettuce leaves and dry a little. Cut the peeled red onion into rings. Grind the tomato at random, in small pieces. Chop chopped onion finely.
Put prepared foods in a salad bowl, add olives and mix everything carefully. Prepare dressing dressing from balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, salt and pepper, whipping these ingredients into a homogeneous creamy mass. Pour over salad dressing and serve.
Recipe 2: Red Bean Salad
This easy-to-prepare salad is capable of not only raising the mood in winter evenings, but also significantly improving well-being, as it includes many healthy products.
Ingredients
red cabbage - 200 g;
Yalta onion - 1 pc.;
red canned beans - 150 g;
small boiled beetroot - 1 pc.;
red wine vinegar - 1 table. lies .;
salt;
olive oil - 2 tables. lies .;
sesame seeds - 2 table. lies.
Cooking method
Chop cabbage, salt, drizzle a little with red wine vinegar and mash thoroughly to let the juice flow. Onion cut into thin half rings, beets in strips. Drain the liquid from canned beans. Fry sesame seeds for one minute in a dry pan.
Mix all prepared foods, salt, pepper if desired. Pour olive oil, mix and serve. To give a special piquancy, you can add garlic to taste.
Recipe 3: Red Salad with Caviar and Salmon
A gourmet meal, quickly and easily prepared just before the guests arrive.
Ingredients
boiled eggs - 5 pcs.;
light-salted salmon - 200 g;
red onion - 1 pc.;
brown or white rice - 100 g;
red caviar - 150 g;
red lettuce leaves;
mayonnaise.
Cooking method
Cook rice, rinse it in a colander with cold water. Cut onion and salmon into small cubes, mix them with rice and season with mayonnaise. Lay out lettuce leaves at the bottom of the plate, and cook the mixture on them. Garnish with a thin layer of red caviar.
Recipe 4: Red Meat Salad
This dish is widespread in the Baltic countries. The insanely interesting combination of products to taste vaguely resembles Olivier, only with beets.
Ingredients
boiled beetroot - 300 g;
smoked, fried or baked pork (not necessarily boiled) - 100 g;
boiled potatoes - 200 g;
salted or pickled cucumbers - 150 g;
boiled carrots - 150 g;
yogurt;
salt.
Cooking method
Cut carrots, beets, potatoes, cucumbers and meat into cubes, mix and season with yogurt, salt to taste. You can add a little mayonnaise or sour cream, your favorite seasonings. Give a little infusion in a cold place.
Recipe 5: Red Salad with Tomatoes and Crab Sticks
The recipe available by ingredients will appeal to everyone. It can be cooked with children.
Ingredients
boiled potatoes - 2 pcs.;
boiled eggs - 2 pcs.;
tomatoes - 3 pcs.;
crab sticks - 200 g;
mayonnaise;
greenery;
salt, pepper - at its discretion.
Cooking method
Cut the tomatoes in half, peel the seeds, and, together with eggs, potatoes and crab sticks, grind them into small cubes. Season with mayonnaise. Mix. Add pepper and salt to taste.
Recipe 6: Red Pepper Salad
An interesting design in quarters or rings of red pepper allows you to use this recipe for picnics and receptions.
Ingredients
medium-sized cooked beet - 1 pc.;
red bell pepper - 2 pcs.;
mayonnaise;
garlic - 2 cloves;
salt.
Cooking method
Grate beets with a large hole. Add mayonnaise, finely chopped garlic to it and mix. Salt, pepper if desired.
For sweet pepper, remove the stalk, peel it from the seeds and stuff with beetroot salad. Put for an hour in a cool place. Before serving, cut at your own discretion - with rings or boats (lengthwise into four parts).
Red salads - useful tips from experienced chefs
In order for the beets to retain their natural color during cooking, vinegar or lemon juice must be added to the water.
