If guests are on the doorstep: inexpensive salads in a hurry

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Probably you have experienced this: a knock on the door, you open it - and there is a cheerful group of friends who decided to spontaneously look into the light. And you feverishly sort through the contents of the refrigerator in your mind as you hospitably invite everyone into the house. Do not worry. Now you will get acquainted with several recipes for delicious and affordable salads that will help you get out of a difficult situation with honor.

Cabbage, sausage, mayonnaise

Yes, if you are interested in inexpensive salads in a hurry, this one is the first to be offered to you. What you need for it: a piece of any boiled sausage. It is not there - it does not matter, sausages or sausages will do, only the latter will have to be boiled. So: cut the meat component into cubes. If you have green onions and fresh dill - wonderful! Finely chop them too. No - and okay, an ordinary onion will do. Chop it finely and pour over boiling water to soften the bitterness and pungency a little. In general, onionsa democratic vegetable, it is an indispensable ingredient that can be added to almost all inexpensive salads, whether they are hastily cooked or not. And finally, cabbage. Cut it into thin strips, remember lightly to let the juice out. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, season with mayonnaise and sprinkle with vinegar or lemon juice, s alt, you can sprinkle with a little hot pepper. If you have canned green peas - put it in, it won't hurt. Mix again, put in a salad bowl - everything, the dish is ready! It is low-calorie, tasty - just solid vitamins!

Carrot-nut salad

We will continue to offer inexpensive salads in a hurry, and next in line is a dish of carrots. 3 large root crops should be grated, as in Korean. Chop half a cup of cilantro, chop a tablespoon of peanuts. Place the listed ingredients in a bowl. Heat a little vegetable oil, add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of sugar, s alt to taste. Stir. Add 2 cloves of minced garlic, hot pepper. Let the dish brew for 10 minutes and serve! This salad is a great appetizer and a storehouse of vitamins!

Crab sticks to the rescue

If you have a pack or two of crab sticks, a jar of canned corn and a few eggs, then you can also make inexpensive salads from them in a hurry, in almost 20 minutes. Boil hard-boiled eggs, cool, chop finely. Cut sticks, mix with corn. To make the dish a delicate texture, choptheir blender. Add eggs, season with mayonnaise, s alt and pepper if desired.

Assorted vegetables

By the way, good salads in haste, inexpensive at all, will turn out if you use croutons, hard cheese, cucumbers and tomatoes as ingredients. Cut everything in any quantity, add greens, season with mayonnaise. Or do this: boil 3 eggs, cut into thin slices. Do the same with a fresh cucumber - you will need it. Add a little vinegar and mustard to sour cream, this will be the sauce. It is desirable that you have lettuce leaves - cut them. Put them in the dish first, then the eggs. Pour sauce over them. Cover with cucumber slices and sprinkle with dill. Very tasty!

Fruits and vegetables in one "bottle"

You've probably already noticed that almost all cheap, hastily cooked salads consist of vegetable ingredients. And finally, this delicious recipe. For it you will need: 2-3 fresh cucumbers, the same number of raw carrots, apples, tomatoes, some lettuce leaves. Chop carrots, apples and cucumbers into strips. Tomatoes - small slices. Tear lettuce into medium pieces. In half a glass of sour cream, add a little sugar, s alt and lemon juice, mix, season the dish with the resulting sauce. It will be accepted with a bang.

Bon appetit and delicious snacks!