Chinese cabbage salad: recipes, cooking features and reviews

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

Very many dishes and products that came from Asian cuisine fell in love and took root in Russian cookbooks. A good example is Chinese cabbage. The oblong, cylindrical heads of cabbage, sometimes referred to as "Chinese" or "Peking", are mainly grown as annual crops. In Asian cuisine, as a rule, the vegetable is served with sweet and sour or spicy sauces. In our country, this product is most often part of complex dishes. Very tasty Chinese cabbage salads are obtained, because it is this vegetable that can properly absorb, shade and convey the taste of the sauce.

Cabbage of the cruciferous family has gained great popularity also because it has a negative calorie content. As nutritionists say, you can eat dishes from "Chinese" at least all day. 100 g of cabbage contains only 12 calories. But this is not the only advantage of Chinese cabbage.

Useful properties

Let's say right away that the Chinese vegetable is in no way inferior, but, on the contrary, bypasses its white "relative" incontent of vitamins and microelements. In addition to the common B1, B6, A, any Chinese cabbage salad will also contain a rare vitamin PP. Perhaps, in the Russian diet, such a set of useful components can only be found in radishes or rye bread. Other products cannot boast of this.

A big plus of the vegetable is that it has a huge amount of citric acid. This makes cabbage from China a real natural preservative. You can add "Peking" to the dish in the evening, and eat the next day, it will still be fresh. Housewives notice that salads with the popular iceberg or arugula lose their freshness much faster than Chinese cabbage salad.

This vegetable is also of great benefit to those who are fond of diets or adhere to proper nutrition. Due to its negative calorie content, Chinese cabbage occupies a leading position in the ranking of products and dishes for weight loss.

How to choose and store

Before we move on to discussing popular and delicious recipes from this vegetable, I would like to give some advice on the correct choice and storage of the product. Firstly, on the shelves of the store you should be attracted not just by a green and juicy vegetable at first glance, a head of cabbage must be heavy and dense. If the head of cabbage is light, it’s too early to rejoice, it just stays on the store shelf for a very long time, dried up and is not suitable for food. Secondly, it is not recommended to purchase the product if there are signs of mold on the top of the leaves, darkplaces, rot.

As far as storage, there is no problem. We pack the cabbage in paper or a dry cloth, send it to the refrigerator. In this state, at a low temperature, the vegetable will be stored for 7-10 days.

Chinese cabbage in cooking

Certainly, the he althiest option is to eat Chinese cabbage fresh. There are a lot of recipes for delicious Chinese cabbage salads, by the way, many of them will be given today in the article. Cabbage can be served with seafood, meat, and other vegetables. The second most popular cooking option is cabbage rolls, stews or soups. Of course, during heat treatment, most of the useful vitamins and trace elements are consumed, so the time of cooking or baking "Peking" should be minimal.

Also, cabbage is often used as an element of dish decor. Large lettuce leaves are sometimes quite problematic or expensive to get. But affordable Chinese cabbage is a better option, and also a budget one.

Now let's discuss the most popular salad options, in which Beijing cabbage plays the main role.

Cabbage with olives and cucumbers

We invite you to prepare a light, crispy and low-calorie salad with Chinese cabbage and cucumber. This salad is dressed with olive oil, homemade mayonnaise or a special dietary kefir dressing.

List of ingredients

• 320 g Chinese cabbage.
• One cucumber.
• One large bell pepper (bright red or yellow).
• 7-10 olives.
• Three spoons of yogurt, ground allspice, fresh basil, dried garlic, half a teaspoon of sweet mustard - for dressing.

How to cook

Any Chinese cabbage salad recipe is good because it cooks very quickly. The vegetable does not need to be washed, it is enough to remove the upper leaves and you can start cutting. Put the cabbage slices in a salad bowl, add a little s alt and mix well with your hands. It is important that the cabbage gives some juice. Cucumber should be peeled, cut into small slices. Bulgarian pepper is cut in the same way as a cucumber. Do not forget to pre-wash the vegetable, remove the stalk and seeds.

Combine all the ingredients together, season them with kefir-garlic dressing. For beauty and extra taste, throw olive halves into the salad.

Cabbage with chicken

If you want to cook a dietary, but still hearty dish, then we advise you to take a closer look at this particular salad with Chinese cabbage and chicken. Meat ingredients are perfectly combined with vegetables, and fragrant garlic oil perfectly sets off the taste of all products. By the way, if you wish, you can take both boiled diet fillet and more nutritious and high-calorie smoked chicken breast.

Product List

• 240g meat.
• Fresh cucumber.
• 350g Chinesecabbage.
• Leek.

Description of the cooking process

Chinese cabbage and chicken salad is ready in minutes. Chicken breast must be boiled for 15 minutes. If you chose smoked chicken fillet for the recipe, the cooking time is reduced. Cut the chicken into small long slices. Chop the leek and cucumber into small cubes. Remove the upper leaves from the cabbage, cut the flesh into large pieces. Mix all ingredients in a salad bowl and add garlic dressing.

Garlic sauce: 60ml olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, a pinch of s alt and a good bunch of basil. We cut the greens very finely, chop the garlic with a knife into crumbs. Mix all the ingredients, add a few drops of lemon juice, let stand for 5 minutes. This garlic oil can be seasoned with any green diet salads.

Cabbage with ham and avocado

If you don’t have to think about calories and diets, and your figure allows you to eat any of your favorite foods, then try cooking an incredibly satisfying and nutritious salad with Chinese cabbage and ham. The dish turns out not only tasty, but also bright in appearance due to the addition of colorful vegetables.

List of ingredients

• Fresh cucumber.
• 320g ham.
• 300 g Chinese cabbage.
• Avocado.
• 3-4 cherry tomatoes.
• Yellow bell pepper.
• Spices, s alt.
• A teaspoon of wine vinegar, a tablespoon of olive oil, a pinch of s alt - fordiet dressing to replace mayonnaise.

How to cook the dish

Since all the ingredients of the salad with Chinese cabbage and ham are almost ready, you only need to cut them. We remove the skin from the cucumber, and cut the flesh into cubes. We also remove the outer "clothes" from Beijing cabbage, cut into long strips. Cherry tomatoes can be cut in half according to the classic pattern. Bulgarian pepper must be washed, cut off the top cover and remove the insides. Peeled pepper cut into cubes. Ham and avocado should be chopped in the same way, after removing the stone.

Mix all prepared ingredients in a large salad bowl, season with mayonnaise. You can also use homemade mayonnaise sauce or a diet dressing made with olive oil, s alt and wine vinegar.

Cabbage with cheese and crab sticks

Incredibly light and very tasty salad turns out, the main ingredients of which are suluguni cheese and Chinese cabbage. The main requirement for cooking is to cut the cabbage leaves so that the longest slices are obtained.

Product List

• 250 g Chinese cabbage.
• Two eggs.
• 180 g crab sticks.
• Fresh cucumber.
• Red bow.
• Bunch of greens.
• S alt.
• Mayonnaise sauce.

Description of the cooking process

Let's just say that the main products in the dish are combined perfectly. On the subject of saladsfrom Chinese cabbage with crab sticks, there are a huge number of variations. Sticks and cabbage can be combined with bell peppers, beans, radishes, crispy crackers, various types of cheese, and so on. In this case, the salad is complemented by sweet red onion and fresh cucumber.

First, boil the egg, cool and cut into cubes. Lettuce leaves should be cut so that the straws are as long as possible. The cucumber slices should be the same, so it is recommended to cut them with a special nozzle from a vegetable peeler. Onions - half rings. We put it in a small bowl. There we pour 5 tablespoons of water and one teaspoon of vinegar. Let the onion marinate for 10-15 minutes. We simply chop the greens in large pieces. As for crab sticks, they can be cut into cubes or, in order to support the general concept, into long strips.

Assemble crab salad with Chinese cabbage by simply mixing all the ingredients. At the last stage, sprinkle with grated suluguni cheese. As for dressing, we recommend using homemade mayonnaise sauce for this recipe.

Cabbage with squid and crab

Incredibly fast cooking crab salad with Chinese cabbage and squid. The dish, almost entirely consisting of seafood, is complemented by a fortified "Peking". You can fill it with mayonnaise from the nearest supermarket or a more delicate and dietary homemade sauce.

List of required products

• 180 g canned squid.
• Three chicken eggs.
• Rice noodles.
• 220 g Chinese cabbage.
• Refill - your choice.

How to cook

The highlight of this dish is Chinese rice noodles, which are cooked to al dente. It is very important not to overcook the noodles so that they are slightly hard inside. In order not to bother cutting the noodles after cooking, it is recommended to break it into pieces of 4-5 cm before sending it to the pan.

This delicious Chinese cabbage salad is a variant dish. For example, if you “do not trust” canned squid from a can, you can always replace them with frozen ones. Of course, you will have to tinker with cooking, but it's worth it. In any case, whatever product you choose, it must be cut into thin sticks.

Boil the eggs, pour over with ice water and peel. We cut them in half, and then each half into semicircles. Leek also needs to be chopped into strips. Cut the cabbage, add a little s alt and crush with your hands.

Mix all the ingredients, season Chinese cabbage and seafood salad with mayonnaise sauce. You can decorate the dish with carrots or nuts.

Cabbage with apple and corn

In this recipe, we suggest you use a creamy dressing that favorably sets off and complements any salads and snacks. It should be noted that a different combination of cheeses with the addition of heavy cream is always a win-win option.

Essential Products

• Freshcucumber.
• Big apple.
• 210 grams of Chinese cabbage.
• 160g canned corn.
• Hard cheese (two or three different flavors).
• 80 ml of kefir.
• 25 ml cream.
• 2 garlic cloves.
• Fresh basil.

Description of the cooking process

In one large bowl, mix all the ingredients for the salad with Chinese cabbage and corn. You can not peel the apple, just cut it into even cubes. We do the same with the cucumber. "Pinkinka" we chop with long straws. After draining excess liquid, measure out 160 g of corn and add to the dish.

Preparing dressing. Pour the indicated amount of kefir into the blender bowl, add a clove of garlic there. Mix well. Sprinkle finely chopped basil and cheese cubes. Turn on the blender again for a few seconds. Experienced housewives say that it is better to take fragrant blue cheese for such a dish. Its s alty and rather spicy taste will perfectly set off juicy sweet vegetables.

Diet fish salad with Chinese cabbage and corn

This dish will turn out to be unusually juicy, tasty, refreshing and, importantly, low in calories. It can be served on the festive table as a light snack, or included in the daily menu for breakfast or as a diet dinner.

List of required ingredients

• Crispy Fresh Chinese Cabbage - 220g
• 180g canned tuna.
• Olive oil.
• Fresh cucumber.
• 160 g canned sweet corn.
• A few cherry tomatoes.
• Lemon juice.
• Fresh greens.
• Pinch of s alt.

How to make a salad

First, let's prepare a beautiful dish. At the bottom we lay out the Chinese cabbage chopped into small cubes. This will be the first layer on which you will need to sprinkle sweet canned corn.

The next "participant" of Chinese cabbage salad will be canned tuna. We advise you to pay special attention to the choice of this ingredient. Try to buy those canned fish, which indicate the manufacturer, "living" next to the sea or ocean. For example, fresh herring, sardine, mackerel will never be packed at factories located in cities that do not have nearby water bodies. It will be imported frozen fish. If we talk about canned food of this type, then it is better to give preference to manufacturers from, say, Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok, etc. As for fish such as tuna, housewives are advised to pay attention to canned food that was produced or produced by order of other companies in Thailand.

Put a small cucumber straw on a layer of tuna. We decorate and at the same time complement the salad with delicious sweet cherry tomatoes. As you can see, we did not layer the layers with anything. Since we have a dietary dish, at the end of cooking, we simply sprinkle the salad with a mixture of lemon juice, oil, herbs. By the way, this version of the salad can be an excellent filling.for sandwiches and sandwiches.

Reviews

Housewives unanimously say that Chinese cabbage is a lifesaver when you need to quickly, hastily cook something light, but at the same time satisfying and tasty. Judging by the reviews, the Asian vegetable is often used, mixed with various products and even liked by capricious young gourmets, and this is a very important indicator of "skill".