7 Healthy and Very Tasty Salads

Over the long holidays we are so tired of heavy, not very healthy dishes and complicated salads! Some, especially impressionable ones, change their faces at the word "mayonnaise"...

Now we want food that is simple and healthy, but still tasty. We We have prepared for you several recipes for delicious and filling salads with healthy ingredients and light dressings.

Spicy Chinese Chicken Sesame Salad

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You will need:

• 1 medium carrot
• half a large Chinese cabbage
• half a bunch of cilantro
• 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
• 35 g cashews (optional)
• 200-300 g chicken fillet
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar (optional)
• 2 cm ginger root
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 1.5 tsp. sesame oil
• 2-3 green onions
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

For the dressing, combine soy sauce, vinegar, olive and sesame oil, salt and finely chopped onion and ginger in a small bowl. Mix thoroughly and let it sit. Meanwhile, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, thinly slice the Chinese cabbage and finely chop the cilantro. Boil the chicken fillet and divide it into large pieces with your hands. Place the vegetables and chicken fillet in a large salad bowl, add sesame seeds, cashews, dressing and mix well. The most delicious salad that everyone will love is ready.

Warm Lentil Salad

goodhouse

You will need:

• 200 g lentils
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 150 g spinach
• 50 g feta cheese
• 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 3 stalks of celery
• 2 sweet peppers (optional)
• dill, oregano to taste
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

Place the lentils in a saucepan and pour in 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for half an hour. Fry the chopped onion and celery in olive oil. After a couple of minutes, add the sweet pepper cut into strips, salt, spices and 2 tbsp. of water. Simmer for 5 minutes. Place the stewed vegetables, vinegar, salt and spices into the cooked lentils. Mix and garnish the salad with baby spinach leaves, cheese and dill.

Salad with rice and salmon

povar

You will need:

• 200 g rice
• 350 g smoked salmon
• 3 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 2 tbsp any chopped nuts
• 1 tsp honey
• 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
• a pinch of cumin (optional)
• salt, pepper, herbs to taste.

Preparation:

Boil the rice in plenty of water. While it is boiling, cut the salmon into small pieces. Lightly fry the seeds and nuts in a dry frying pan, stirring constantly. For the dressing, mix olive oil with honey, add salt and spices. Drain the rice, cool it. Put the rice, fish and seeds with nuts in a salad bowl. Pour in the dressing and stir.

Simple and delicious feta and beetroot salad

scrambledchefs

You will need:

• 4 medium beets
• 60 g feta cheese
• a bunch of parsley
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• black pepper and salt to taste
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil.

Preparation:

Boil the beets until done, cool, peel. Cut the beets and feta cheese into cubes. Finely chop the parsley. For the dressing, mix lemon juice, olive oil and pepper. Salt the salad, pour the dressing over it and mix gently.

Salad with funchose, eggplant and beef

Chinatown

You will need:

• 300 g beef fillet
• 250 g eggplants
• 1 carrot
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp grated ginger root
• 100 g funchose
• greens to taste
• salt
• vegetable oil
• 4 tbsp soy sauce.

Preparation:

Cut the beef into thin strips (you can freeze it slightly for this). Marinate in two tablespoons of soy sauce for half an hour, then let the liquid drain. Finely chop the carrots, finely chop the garlic. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or deep frying pan and fry the meat for 10 minutes over high heat, stirring constantly. Put in the garlic and ginger and fry for one minute, then add the carrots and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce. Stir and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly.

Separately, fry the eggplants, cut into strips, in well-heated oil. Boil the funchose as indicated on the package, rinse it and mix with the meat and eggplants. The salad can be served cold or hot, seasoned with herbs.

Salad with chicken and croutons

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You will need:

• 200 g chicken fillet
• 250 g cucumbers
• 200 g loaf
• 150 g hard cheese
• 1 onion
• bunch of green salad
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

Fry the loaf cubes in vegetable oil until golden brown. Cut the boiled chicken fillet and cucumbers into small pieces, the onion into half rings, and grate the cheese. For the dressing, mix the vegetable oil, chopped garlic, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Place everything except the salad and croutons in a bowl and pour the dressing over it.

Tear the green salad with your hands and mix it carefully with the other ingredients. Sprinkle with croutons and herbs (no need to mix) and serve.

Crispy Pasta Salad with Apple and Pecans

chelseasmessyapron

You will need:

• 200 g spinach or lettuce
• one and a half cups of shells or other small pasta
• 1 stalk of celery
• half a glass of dried cranberries
• a jar of canned tangerines or 5-6 fresh, peeled and sliced
• 1 large green apple
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup pecans (can be replaced with walnuts, cashews)
• some feta cheese
• 4 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2-4 tbsp sugar
• paprika to taste
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds (optional).

Preparation:

While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce. In a food processor or blender, combine the oil, apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, sugar, paprika, and poppy seeds. You can simply put everything in a small jar, close the lid, and shake well. Drain the pasta, rinse it, and immediately add a few spoons of the dressing so that it soaks up the flavor and aroma. Put the pasta in the refrigerator to cool.

Place the spinach whole in a bowl (if using salad, tear it with your hands), add chopped celery, cranberries and tangerines. Cut the apple into thin slices, sprinkle with lemon juice and place in the salad. Pour the dressing over the salad, mix and only then add the cold pasta. You can dry out the pecans without oil in a frying pan for a couple of minutes (you don’t need to fry the walnuts), stirring constantly. Sprinkle the salad with nuts, garnish with crumbled feta cheese and serve.
Source: http://www.adme.ru/svoboda-sdelaj-sam/7-poleznyh-i-ochen-vkusnyh-salatov-1149760/