The culinary menu offers many cold snacks. But recently, the leader of the feast celebrations is the Vostochny salad.

Classic salad recipe "East"

An appetizer of affordable and affordable products was liked by the hostesses for the speed of preparation and rich taste.

Ingredients:

  • olive oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • egg - 3 pcs.;
  • garlic - 1 clove;
  • ham - 300 g;
  • tomato - 2 pcs.;
  • Dutch cheese - 200 g;
  • salt, sugar, allspice - optional.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. First of all, prepare the sauce so that it is well infused. Drive an egg into a bowl, add lemon juice, oil, spices. Beat the mixture with a blender or whisk.
  2. Cut the tomatoes into strips, put them in a container, pour over the infused dressing.
  3. Boil the eggs, peel them, knead them with a fork.
  4. On tomatoes we place the ham and eggs cut into cubes. We coat each layer with sauce.
  5. Sprinkle the finished appetizer with grated cheese, decorate with herbs.

The classic recipe is prepared within 30 minutes, after which it will decorate any festive or everyday table.

Tasty recipe:Tenderness Salad

With beef and cucumber

For fans of spicy snacks, this recipe is suitable. It feels fragrant notes of oriental cooking.

Ingredients:

  • medium-sized cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
  • lean beef - 350 g;
  • onions - 1 pc.;
  • soy sauce - 4 tbsp. l .;
  • bell pepper - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 3 prongs;
  • vinegar - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. l .;
  • coriander, black pepper - optional;
  • salt, sugar - to taste.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. We wash the meat, dry it and cut into thin cubes. Fry in a pan over high heat until cooked.Two minutes before the end, we attach the onion chopped in half rings to the beef.
  2. Peel the cucumbers from the top peel, cut into bars, salt and leave for 15 minutes to separate the juice.
  3. We release sweet pepper from seeds, chop shavings, put in a salad bowl, add finely chopped garlic to it.
  4. We squeeze cucumbers from excess moisture, add hot pepper, coriander, sugar to them. Knead and attach to the pepper with garlic.
  5. Pour vinegar into the meat with onions, attach the resulting mass to the main salad. We add soy sauce to the mixture, add spices. Mix thoroughly, put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to soak.

In a salad with beef, you can replace fresh cucumbers with salted ones, but then the salt should be reduced in proportions.

Sausage Appetizer

An “oriental” salad is a lifesaver when unexpected guests arrive. It is prepared in a matter of minutes and does not require expensive products.

Ingredients:

  • cheese - 50 g;
  • sausage - 200 g;
  • tomato - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 1 clove;
  • table egg - 3 pcs.;
  • spices - at will;
  • unsweetened yogurt - 200 g.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. Hard-boiled eggs, peeled, with a fork, rub them.
  2. Cut the sausage and tomato into thin strips. Cheese and garlic grate.
  3. Gathering a snack. The first layer will be sausage, then there are tomatoes and garlic is laid on top of them, then eggs. Soak each layer with a small amount of yogurt.
  4. Sprinkle the finished salad with grated cheese. For impregnation, clean in the refrigerator.

In a snack with sausage, it is preferable to choose raw smoked sausages.

Oriental Salad with Soy Sauce

An appetizer is essentially a quick snack, but if you add some ingredients to it, then a simple dish turns into an exquisite culinary masterpiece.

Ingredients:

  • chicken breast - 300 g;
  • tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
  • champignons - 300 g;
  • garlic - 2 prongs;
  • pitted olives - a handful;
  • soy sauce - to taste;
  • seasoning for chicken - 1 tsp;
  • salt, cilantro - at will.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. Remove the skin from the chicken, cut into strips. We wash the mushrooms, chop the slices. We put the meat in a pan, fry until the liquid evaporates, and then add the mushrooms.
  2. To the resulting mass add soy sauce and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Cut tomatoes and cucumbers into short bars. Mix them with cooled mushrooms and meat.
  4. Grind the garlic, attach to the snack, salt and knead the mass. We expose the dish to cold so that the ingredients are well soaked in sauce. Sprinkle with chopped herbs and chopped olives before serving.

Oriental salad with chicken is a delicious and satisfying dish. Its charm lies in the fact that products can be replaced by others and thereby create a new recipe.

With green peas

Light and nutritious salad will appeal to children and adults. Cooking time takes no more than 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

  • lettuce - 1 bunch;
  • canned green peas - ½ banks;
  • fresh cucumber - 1 pc.;
  • mint - 2 leaves;
  • parsley, dill - to taste;
  • lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • salt is optional.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. Lettuce leaves, mint and greens are torn by hands into small pieces (it is with this action that the plant has more useful substances than if it were used a knife).
  2. Cut the cucumber into thin slices, add to the leaves. We spread peas in the mass.
  3. Making the sauce. To do this, mix lemon juice and vegetable oil.
  4. Season the salad with marinade, let it brew in a cold place for an hour.

It is preferable to buy canned peas in glass jars with the lowest content of preservatives and various components.

Cooking with bulgur

Salad "Oriental Tale" - a vegetarian dish in which there is a lot of greens and steamed wheat is added in a special way.

Ingredients:

  • Bulgur - 150 g;
  • tomato - 2 pcs.;
  • parsley - 1 bunch;
  • lime juice - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • fresh mint - 15 g;
  • onions - 1 pc.;
  • water - 1 tbsp .;
  • basil - 2 leaves;
  • olive oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • salt, pepper - to taste;
  • green onions - 1 bunch.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. Cooking Bulgur. We wash the cereal, pour it into a glass container, fill it with hot water and tightly cover it with a lid. Leave for 20 minutes to swell.
  2. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes, chop the onion, combine the ingredients in a deep bowl.
  3. Add the swollen cereal to the tomatoes.
  4. Chop green onion, parsley, basil and mint with a knife, pour into a salad.
  5. For dressing, combine lemon juice with olive oil.
  6. We season the appetizer with spices, pour in the sauce and knead. Sent to the refrigerator for impregnation.

Salad with bulgur goes well as a side dish with barbecue, and can also be an independent dish.

With sweet pepper and celery

A vitamin appetizer made of fresh vegetables is perfect for a daily menu, and its spicy taste will delight loved ones and guests.

Ingredients:

  • onions - 1 pc.;
  • bell pepper - 1 pc.;
  • pomegranate grains - 100 g;
  • celery - 3 stalks;
  • lime juice - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • dill - ½ bunch;
  • olive oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 1 tooth;
  • basil - 3 leaves;
  • salt, allspice - optional.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. We wash the vegetables, dry them with a napkin. Shred the onion in half rings, sweet pepper in strips, celery can be cut in a chaotic manner. Grind basil and dill.
  2. The ingredients are placed in a salad bowl, sprinkled with pomegranate seeds and herbs.
  3. Making the sauce. To do this, grind pepper and garlic in a mortar. Pour lemon juice and oil, knead thoroughly.
  4. Dress the salad with sauce and serve.

This appetizer can be prepared more caloric, for this you need to boil the chicken fillet, cut into slices and add to the salad. The meat with fresh vegetables, seasoned with pomegranate seeds, will give the dish a captivating touch of sophistication.

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