What is a delicious salad in our view? Fresh vegetable with a scattering of herbs or hearty with meat and potatoes. And if you try to make a salad with peas? And not canned, but dried? This is a nutritious, healthy and yet inexpensive product. And today I want to share two recipes for simple and mouth-watering snacks.
On a note! Peas contain 20-26% of vegetable protein, which is considered more easily digestible than animal. In addition, it contains vitamins A, C, E, PP, group B and a complex of minerals.
Puff salad with carrots
- Time: preparation - 8-10 hours / preparation and serving - 1.5 hours.
- Servings Per Container: 3-4.
- Purpose: appetizer.
- Difficulty: medium.
I'll start with puff salad. This is a new but interesting combination of peas with sour cream and carrots. Thanks to the beautiful serving, it is suitable for a gala dinner.
Ingredients:
- dried chopped peas - 60 g;
- hard cheese - 80 g;
- carrots - 2 large or 3 small;
- boiled eggs - 2 pcs;
- sour cream - 4 tbsp. l .;
- dill or other greens - for decoration;
- ground black pepper, salt to taste.
Step by step recipe:
- Soak the peas overnight in cold water with the addition of 1 tsp. baking soda. In the morning, rinse thoroughly and boil until tender for 25-30 minutes. Let it cool.
- Peel the carrots, cook for 15 minutes, cool, grate on a coarse grater and mix with 2 tablespoons of sour cream.
- For serving, use a medium-sized culinary cake ring wrapped in cling film. This will quickly remove the form without violating the integrity of the salad.
- First, lay half the boiled peas, then half the carrots, followed by the egg chopped into small cubes. Spread 1 tbsp. l sour cream. Season each level with salt and pepper to taste. Repeat the layers in the same order.
- Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the salad. Leave for half an hour in the refrigerator for impregnation. Remove the ring, garnish with dill on top.
If desired, such a dish can be prepared in small rings for portioned serving.
A simple recipe with pickles
- Time: preparation - 8-10 hours / preparation - 1 hour.
- Servings Per Container: 4-6.
- Purpose: appetizer.
- Difficulty: simple.
Light pea salad with pickles and fresh herbs will help diversify the daily menu. This is a hearty snack without any frills, which is easy to prepare and suitable for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients:
- dried peas - 200 g;
- pickles - 3-4 pcs. medium size;
- onion - 1 head;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
- greens - 1 bunch;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
On a note! In summer, salted cucumbers can be used to make a salad.
Cooking:
- Soak the peas overnight in a large pot of cold water. In the morning, change the water and boil until tender (it should be soft). It will take approximately 45-50 minutes if the peas are whole, and 30-40 minutes if chopped. Cool.
- Cucumbers cut into small cubes or cubes. Chop the onion in half rings. Grind greens.
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, add the grated garlic, oil and spices.
On hot days, such a salad can successfully replace the main course. It is best served chilled. If desired, you can supplement it with leaf lettuce or arugula. To make the dish more nutritious and nutritious, you can add crackers or a hard-boiled egg.
Puff salad with carrots
Ingredients
- 60 g Dried peas
- 80 g Hard cheese
- 2 PC. Carrot
- 2 PC. Boiled eggs
- 4 Art. l Sour cream
- for decoration Dill or other greens
- taste Ground black pepper, salt
Step-by-step instruction
- Soak the peas overnight in cold water with the addition of 1 tsp. baking soda. Since morning
rinse thoroughly and boil until cooked for 25-30 minutes. Let it cool. - Peel the carrots, cook for 15 minutes, cool, grate on a coarse grater and mix with 2 tablespoons of sour cream.
- For serving, use a medium-sized culinary cake ring wrapped in cling film. This will quickly remove the form without violating the integrity of the salad.
- First, lay half the boiled peas, then half the carrots, followed by the egg chopped into small cubes. Spread 1 tbsp. l sour cream. Season each level with salt and pepper to taste. Repeat the layers in the same order.
- Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the salad. Leave for half an hour in the refrigerator for impregnation. Remove the ring, garnish with dill on top.
