A salad is usually a snack dish consisting of several chopped products and seasoned with some kind of sauce or vegetable oil. Sour cream, yogurt, mayonnaise, etc. can be used as a sauce. To make the salad tasty, it is important to correctly observe the proportions of the ingredients, as well as know their compatibility with each other. The requirement of time is the simplest salads, which are prepared quickly, and the ingredients required are the most common. Today, such recipes for simple salads can be found in abundance on the pages of specialized websites, in literature, and on television. Any housewife has in her arsenal a couple of “easy salads” that help her out at the right time.
Such salads can be prepared from both vegetables and fruits. There are also a large number of interesting solutions from meat, cheese, and seafood. The correct selection of ingredients sometimes allows you to create a real culinary masterpiece from ordinary products. For example, take a simple combination - carrots, apple, sour cream - and you will have a wonderful “quick” snack on your table, just a delicious salad. Or even simpler - cucumbers with sour cream. This is a “simple and delicious” salad!
Simple chicken salads are very good and nutritious. The use of chicken fillet and sausages in salads is now very common all over the world. Mix chicken fillet, herbs, olive oil and vinegar and you have a simple birthday salad. For any holiday, recipes for simple and tasty salads can be invented on the go, from what you currently have in the refrigerator. And there is no need to strive to surprise guests with a large number of products in the salad. The fewer ingredients, the better and brighter the flavor shades of each product will be “heard”, and they will not clog each other. To make a birthday salad simply and tasty, you just need to show ingenuity and imagination, mix the simplest ingredients correctly and beautifully in one dish.
If you still can’t make a simple salad, a photo from the site will help you understand the principles of making such dishes. Presentation of the salad is one of the main requirements for these dishes. Therefore, master the recipes for simple salads with photos, and immediately make a high-quality presentation of your creation.
Check out our other tips for making simple salads:
Do not overload salads with a large number of ingredients, let each of them give its maximum flavor to the final dish;
Simple classic salads can be served as a side dish to any main dish of meat, fish, or poultry;
Pay attention to the aesthetic appearance of the salad. Don't forget that the salad is the decoration of your table;
Make sure your salad ingredients are fresh. You can no longer hide the unpleasant smell of a stale vegetable; it will ruin the entire dish;
Perishable products for salad should be purchased immediately before preparation;
It is very important to follow the gradual addition of certain products. Crackers, if provided for in the recipe, are added immediately before serving. Salad with herbs is also seasoned with sauce or oil before serving, otherwise the salad will take on a limp, unsightly appearance;
Cheese for salad should be spicy, slightly spicy, with a bright taste;
Simple fruit salads are desserts and are served at the end of the celebration.
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Hello dear readers. If you came across this article today, it means that you or your loved ones are approaching a happy holiday, a birthday. Today we’ll talk not about the holiday itself, but about its preparatory part, that is, about salads that you can quickly and easily prepare. I have chosen, in my opinion, the most delicious and easy to prepare salads that you can make for your birthday. I'll tell you a little history and then we'll get started.
Birthdays have been celebrated since time immemorial. This tradition first appeared in Europe, and then became popular in all countries of the world. Previously, it was believed that on a person’s birthday, a lot of negative energy accumulates and evil forces come out, so on this wonderful holiday, all friends and relatives gathered under one roof to protect and save the birthday person from evil spirits with their good thoughts and wishes.
Before starting the article, I also wanted to say that one of the ingredients for today’s salads will be crab sticks. But I haven’t written in such detail about this salad yet, and therefore I want to recommend this site: http://kopilpremudrosti.ru/salat-iz-krabovyx-palochek.html - very tasty salads made from crab sticks. On a note!
So, TOP 10 birthday salads:
Salad with croutons “Royal”
This is one of the fastest and most delicious salads you can prepare for the holiday. 
Necessary products for cooking:
- eggs – 4 pieces
- cheese (hard) – 300-350 grams
- crab sticks (crab meat) – 1 package (240g.)
- crackers – 100 grams
- half a lemon
- garlic – 2 cloves
- mayonnaise to taste
1. We prepare the products you need on the table.
2. Cut the crab sticks into rings; if you decide to cook with crab meat, chop it finely.
3. Boil the eggs hard, cool in cold water and chop.
4. Take a large grater and grate the cheese on it.
6. Place all the crackers in a deep plate. Gently sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix well by adding mayonnaise.
7. That’s basically it, the crab salad with croutons is ready. You can set the table and treat your guests.
“Obzhorka” with chicken
“Obzhorka”, in my opinion, will suit your table well. I recommend this simple and satisfying salad to you. There are several varieties, but since today’s topic is “quick and easy,” I’ll tell you the classic recipe.
Products for cooking:
- chicken meat – 350 grams
- bottom of a large onion
- one large carrot
- pickled cucumbers – 3-4 pieces
- mayonnaise – 3 tbsp. spoons
- vegetable oil
- salt, pepper to taste
- garlic optional - 3-4 cloves
1.Put the food on the table.
2. Wash the chicken under cold water.
3. Place the meat in a saucepan and cook for about twenty minutes until done. Salt the water.
4. Wash the onions and chop finely.
5. Peel the carrots, wash and cut into strips, you can also grate them on a grater (large).
6. Remove the chicken from the pan and cut into pieces.
7. Pour oil into a frying pan, put on fire and fry the chopped carrots for 5 minutes.
8. Fry the onions and carrots separately in a frying pan. Cool.
9. Finely chop the garlic.
10. Cut the pickled cucumbers into strips.
11. Place all cooked and chopped products in a deep plate and add mayonnaise.
12. Mix everything thoroughly.
“Obzhorka” is ready to eat.
Salad “Birthday”
This masterpiece, like “Obzhorka” made with chicken, is simple and original. Prepare for one, two, three and will be very suitable for a child’s holiday.
Required ingredients:
- chicken fillet – 350 gr.
- apples – 100 gr.
- eggs – 3 pieces
- fresh cucumbers – 300 gr.
- tomatoes (tomatoes) – 100 gr.
- greens – 25 gr.
- mayonnaise
- lemon juice – 15 gr.
1. Boil eggs and chicken meat in advance, peel apples and cucumbers.
2. Shred the chicken.
3. Then finely chop the eggs.
4. Cut the apple into strips and sprinkle with lemon juice.
5. We also cut the cucumbers into strips, or into cubes (optional).
6. In a deep plate, mix the chopped ingredients.
7. Add mayonnaise to taste.
8. Tomatoes should be cut into slices.
“Venice” salad - step-by-step recipe
The unusually tender and delicious “Venice” salad will go well with meat and potatoes on your holiday or New Year’s table.
Ingredients:
- smoked sausage – 120 gr.
- cheese (hard varieties) – 150 gr.
- one carrot
- one cucumber
- corn - 1 can
- mayonnaise.
1.Get the necessary products
2. I cut all the products equally into strips. The main thing is not to add salt, this is the highlight. First the sausage
3. Then hard cheese
4. Cucumbers.
5. Carrots, don't forget to wash them.
6. Take a can of corn and drain the juice. Place in a bowl.
7. Pour all the ingredients into a bowl.
8. Add mayonnaise.
9. And mixes well.
The salad is completely ready. Bon appetit!
Caesar at home
“Caesar” has many varieties of preparation. I'll tell you the recipe for Caesar with chicken.
Ingredients:
- chicken breast (boiled) – 350 grams
- cheese (hard) – 200 grams
- eggs (boiled) – 4-5 pieces
- one pack of crackers with cheese
- tomatoes (Cherry) – 200 grams
- salad – 200 grams
- half a lemon
- 2 cloves garlic
- olive oil – 100 ml.
- mustard – 2 tbsp. spoons
- salt to taste
Cooking method:
- The breast should be washed well in cold water, put on fire in salted water and boil.
- Wash the lettuce leaves and dry them.
- Boil the eggs, let them cool and cut into half rings.
- Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
- Wash the tomatoes.
Caesar should be laid out in five layers:
- crackers
- tomatoes
Place lettuce leaves on a plate, on which we lay out all the layers. Sprinkle spices on top.
Snack "Tulip Tomato"
A very simple and original appetizer for your table that will delight your guests on their birthday and beyond. It can be prepared for the New Year and other holidays.
Required Products:
- tomatoes (not large) – 30 pieces
- bunch of green onions
- cheese – 200 grams
- crab sticks – 1 package (240 gr.)
- three cloves of garlic
- fresh cucumber
- mayonnaise
How to cook and stuff tomatoes with cheese and crab sticks, see the video below.
Tiffany salad with chicken and grapes
Not a single birthday would be complete without such a wonderful treat. Salad “Tiffany” will perfectly decorate your holiday table. Now I will tell you how to prepare it step by step.
Products for cooking:
- chicken breast – 2 pieces
- cheese (hard) – 180 grams
- eggs – 5 pieces
- half a kilogram of large grapes
- curry seasoning – 0.5 teaspoons
- almonds or walnuts - half a glass
- vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. spoons
- mayonnaise, salt, parsley - to taste
1. We take the necessary products
2. Wash the meat and boil it, then cut it into fibers.
3. Pour butter into a heated frying pan, place crumbled chicken breast on top and sprinkle with curry seasoning. Fry for five minutes.
4. Hard boil the eggs and cool them in cool water.
5. Grind the eggs on a grater.
6. Fry the nuts and chop.
7. Cut the grapes into halves, removing all the seeds. You can use “kishmish”, it is seedless.
8. Open the mayonnaise and draw the shape of a bunch of grapes on the plate.
9. Lay out the first layer, chicken breast, sprinkle with nuts or almonds. Grease with mayonnaise.
10. Place the eggs on top and also sprinkle with nuts and spread with mayonnaise.
12. Place the grape halves on top, dipping them in mayonnaise.
Place in the refrigerator and let sit for a while, usually about two hours. We take out the salad, surprise and treat the guests.
Sunflower salad
This masterpiece, in the shape of a flower, has long been popular among housewives. It is often prepared for the New Year.
Ingredients:
- chicken breast – 250 grams
- potatoes - 2 pieces
- gherkins cucumbers – 5 pieces
- eggs – 3 pieces
- olives – 10 pieces
- one carrot
- chips (large) and mayonnaise
1. We take the necessary products. Cook meat, potatoes and carrots in salted water. Boil potatoes in their jackets.
2. Grate the potatoes and place the first layer in a deep bowl, sprinkle with mayonnaise.
3. Place the gherkins in the second layer.
4. Slice the chicken breast and place it in a third layer.
5. The fourth layer is grated carrots.
6. Separate the whites from the yolks, grate them and place them in the fifth layer.
7. Lubricate the resulting layers with mayonnaise.
8. Grate the yolks and sprinkle on top of the mayonnaise.
9. Cut the olives into four parts and decorate the salad with them.
10. Insert chips along the edges.
Let it brew a little, the “sunflower” is ready for the festive table.
Appetizer “Mushroom Glade” – step-by-step recipe
A very original and quick-to-prepare appetizer that should please your guests and decorate your holiday table.
Required ingredients:
- marinated champignons – 300 grams
- fresh cucumber – 300 grams
- cheese (hard variety) – 120 grams
- eggs (boiled) – 3 pieces
- olives, mayonnaise, salt, pepper
- wooden skewers
1. We take the necessary products.
2. Grate cheese and eggs and mix them with mayonnaise and pepper. Salt.
3. Mix in a deep plate.
4. Cut fresh cucumbers into 4-5 mm slices.
5. Take the resulting cheese mass with a spoon and spread it on the cucumber.
6. Pierce the cucumber with a skewer and place the mushroom and olive on top.
Bon appetit!
Festive salad “The Three Little Pigs” for children
If a children's party is coming up, then the “Three Little Pigs” salad must be on your table. Because it is tasty, original in design and easy to prepare.
Products for cooking:
- chicken meat (breast) – half
- one fresh cucumber
- one egg (chicken)
- quail eggs - 3 pieces
- one apple
- hard cheese – 80 grams
- several cranberries
- one radish
- sour cream and dill
1. Lay out all the necessary ingredients for cooking
2. Boil the breast and cut or tear into fibers.
3. Grate the boiled egg on a coarse grater
4. Place the egg and breast on a plate
5. Grate fresh cucumber on a coarse grater
6. The apple should also be grated
7. Mix all the products in a plate.
8. Grate the cheese.
9. And add it to the common plate.
10. Mix the resulting mixture with sour cream.
11. Make a mound out of the salad.
12. Sprinkle with chopped dill. The result was a so-called clearing.
13. Boil quail eggs (throw into boiling water for 5 minutes).
14. We clean the eggs and make them funny piglets. Ears and tails, cut out their radishes. To connect them, we make holes with a toothpick. We put the heels on mayonnaise. Let's make eyes. We also cut out the arms and legs from the radishes (the milk part). We make hooves from any dark berry and glue them onto mayonnaise.
We decorate the clearing with cranberries or currants.
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Quick salads are ideal for anyone who does not want to devote a lot of time to the cooking process. It’s quite easy to prepare ten of the most unusually quick and delicious salads. Let's look at how.
Quick salad “Sea Summer”
Components:
- crab sticks (1 pack);
- tomatoes (1-2 pieces);
- garlic (1 – 2 cloves);
- cheese – preferably hard (100 gr.);
- mayonnaise 67% fat (2 tablespoons).
Cooking process:
- Chop the crab sticks into feathers (like French fries).
- Cut the tomatoes into strips, drain the juice.
- Take the cheese and grate it on a grater as coarse as possible, or chop it finely.
- Pass the garlic through a garlic press.
- Pour mayonnaise over these ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Quick salad “Light”
Components:
- turkey or chicken fillet (300 gr.);
- cucumber (200 gr.);
- half a can of peas;
- medium fat sour cream (150 grams);
- dill.
Preparation:
- Boil the fillet and cut it into cubes.
- Chop the cucumbers in the same way.
- Add peas to the slices, pour sour cream on top, and sprinkle chopped dill on top.
- Add spices as desired.
Quick bean salad
Ingredients:
- can of beans;
- boiled eggs (3 pcs.);
- crab sticks (200 gr.);
- parsley, dill (a bunch);
- sour cream;
- seasonings to your taste.
- Make a slice of crab sticks, eggs and herbs.
- Add beans without juice to them.
- Season the salad with sour cream and sprinkle with seasonings.
Quick carrot and corn salad
Components:
- raw carrots (1 piece);
- cheese (200 grams);
- smoked sausage (200 gr.);
- half a can of corn;
- mayonnaise (3 tablespoons);
- garlic (1 clove).
- Grind carrots, garlic and cheese into shavings.
- Cut the sausage into strips.
- Add corn without juice.
- Top with mayonnaise.
Quick carrot and apple salad
Components:
- raw carrots (2 pieces);
- boiled eggs (4 pieces);
- apples (2 pieces);
- cheese (100 grams);
- white onion (1 piece);
- mayonnaise.
The salad is prepared in layers. Alternately grate the products using a grater in this order: onions, apples, eggs, carrots and cheese, pre-lubricating each layer with mayonnaise. Salad ready.
Quick salad “Appetizing”
Components:
- cabbage (preferably red cabbage);
- cucumber (1 piece);
- green onions (1 bunch);
- ham;
- mayonnaise.
Finely chop the cabbage and cucumber with onion, add the ham, cut into strips. Season with mayonnaise and garnish with peas.
Quick salad “Pineapple boom”
Ingredients:
- smoked turkey or chicken fillet (1 piece);
- green apple with sourness (2 pieces);
- can of pineapples;
- mayonnaise (3 tablespoons);
- spices.
Cut all components into strips and soak in mayonnaise. Add spices to your taste.
Quick salad “Mysterious Lady”
You will need:
- raw smoked sausage (300 grams);
- carrots (2 pieces);
- cheese (100 grams);
- garlic (1 clove);
- cooked pasta (100 grams);
- mayonnaise.
- Cut the sausage into strips.
- Grate the cheese and carrots on a coarse grater, and grate the garlic on a fine grater.
- Add pasta, mayonnaise and stir. Ready!
Their tastes are unique and varied. There are salad recipes that need to be eaten immediately or can be preserved for the winter. Their composition can include many ingredients: all kinds of meat (pork, lamb, beef), poultry (chicken, turkey, goose or duck), seafood (squid, mussels, shrimp), any fish, all types of vegetables, mushrooms, eggs, fruits , nuts, berries and much more. Dressing is an essential component of salads.
The five most commonly used ingredients in recipes are:
It can be mayonnaise, sour cream, vegetable oil, soy sauce, natural yogurt, lemon juice, etc. There are a lot of options. Depending on the preferences of the cook and those whom you plan to feed, you can prepare salty and sweet, spicy and sour, meat and vegetarian, high-calorie and dietary, traditional or puff pastries. Not a single holiday feast is complete without this dish, but for everyday meals, a light and delicate salad is an excellent choice. Today there are thousands of variations for preparing salads. You can pamper your household every day and surprise your loved ones with unusual, hearty and savory dishes.
I highly recommend trying the simple, tasty and satisfying “Obzhorka” salad with chicken. There are several types of this salad, this is the simplest and most democratic :)
Chicken, carrots, onions, pickled cucumbers, garlic, vegetable oil, salt, pepper, mayonnaise
What to cook for your birthday? Using this recipe with photo, prepare a delicious festive chicken salad for your birthday. The Birthday salad recipe is simple, easy, inexpensive and original. And this dish is prepared quickly. And it’s quite suitable as a children’s salad for a child’s birthday. And adults will appreciate it for its taste, beauty and originality... Help yourself!
Chicken fillet, eggs, apple, fresh cucumbers, mayonnaise, lemon juice, tomatoes, greens
Are you already getting unexpected guests? Well, let them go, we are always glad to have guests :) Crab salad with croutons “Instant”. Up! And already on the table!
Crab sticks, croutons, canned corn, Chinese cabbage, hard cheese, mayonnaise, garlic, salt, ground black pepper
Instant salad! By the time the unexpected guests take off their coats and sit down at the table, you will already have a delicious, hearty appetizer ready. And if the guests didn’t come, prepare sprat salad for yourself;)
Canned sprats, canned corn, canned beans, hard cheese, garlic, croutons, herbs, mayonnaise
Someone will say that Mimosa salad is not a new recipe. Yes, but this salad is delicious, beautiful and even somehow cheerful. If the mood turns out to be "rainy", let's correct it with the help of Mimosa salad. And how to cook Mimosa not just with potatoes, but with an apple and cheese, I’ll tell you and show you now.
Canned sardines, canned saury, onions, potatoes, butter, mayonnaise, eggs, apple, hard cheese, green onions
Delicious salads are an essential part of the holiday table. The “My Paradise” salad made of vegetables, eggs and sausage will definitely appeal to Olivier lovers.
Smoked sausage, boiled potatoes, boiled carrots, pickled cucumbers, eggs, canned green peas, hard cheese, mayonnaise
The Naples salad recipe is not only a wonderful decoration for the holiday table, but a tasty and easy-to-prepare dish. It’s not hard to guess why the second name of this dish is salad “8 layers.” Prepare this salad for your birthday, and don’t forget about it when choosing New Year’s salads.
Lettuce, canned corn, canned green peas, bell peppers, eggs, bacon, olives, cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, vegetable oil, sugar...
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Crab sticks, cucumber, canned corn, canned beans, croutons, mayonnaise, greens
A simple, tasty, healthy salad. And multi-colored vegetables delight the eye with bright colors. In just 10 minutes you will create a charge of health and mood for the whole family.
White cabbage, fresh cucumbers, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, parsley, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, vinegar, cranberry
Very tasty salad. Simple, tasty and satisfying. And most importantly, my husband is happy :)
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Russian cheese, smoked meat, smoked chicken, pitted black olives, Chinese cabbage, croutons, chips, salt, pepper, olive oil, sunflower oil
A simple vegetable salad with a new twist. Well, a very appetizing layered beet salad. If you take lean mayonnaise and exclude eggs, then this dish can be prepared during Lent.
Beets, potatoes, carrots, eggs, herbs, ground black pepper, mayonnaise, salt
It’s easy to make this salad for dinner or for a holiday. It’s fast, tasty and not embarrassing to serve to guests. This is why I like the salad with crab sticks and Chinese cabbage.
Chinese cabbage, crab sticks, bell pepper, canned corn, greens, green onions, mayonnaise, salt, pepper
This is the most delicious cod liver salad I have ever eaten. I recommend. Unusual. Beautiful. Just. Gently. A wonderful salad option for a birthday or New Year's snack.
Cod liver, carrots, boiled eggs, cheese, onion, mayonnaise
This salad of beans and crab sticks can be a real lifesaver for receiving unexpected guests. In a matter of minutes you will be serving this hearty and very impressive colorful dish. However, for a working housewife every minute always counts, so we advise you to take note of this quick salad with red beans.
Crab sticks, canned corn, onions, boiled eggs, canned beans, mayonnaise, salt
Well, a very tasty salad with boiled meat, vegetables and mayonnaise. Hearty and somehow special. You can serve it for dinner or at the holiday table.
Pork, carrots, onions, sugar, vinegar, canned green peas, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
For the holidays, I will offer you a chicken dish with an unusual combination of ingredients - salad with chicken, kiwi and apple. Simple, but beautiful, elegant. The “Malachite Bracelet” salad can be made for the New Year, for a birthday, or for a romantic dinner.
Chicken fillet, eggs, kiwi, apple, carrots, Korean carrots, hard cheese, garlic, mayonnaise, lemon juice
