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How to prepare delicious and quick salads?

How to prepare delicious and quick salads? Salad of all kinds is one of the most famous healthy side dishes that we can serve alongside many foods. 

 Learn how to prepare it in simple steps and know the secret of its wonderful taste.

How to prepare delicious and quick salads?

 Lebanese fattoush "green" salad

 Serves: 4 people


 Ingredients:

  •  2 large cucumbers.
  •  2 large tomatoes.
  •  1 small onion.
  •  1 package of arugula.
  •  Half a head of lettuce.
  •  Half a bunch of parsley.
  •  Half a bunch of coriander.
  •  Half a bunch of green dill.
  •  1 medium size carrot.
  •  2 green peppers.
  •  1 green onion stick.
  •  A quarter of a large cup of chopped dill.
  •  2 tablespoons lemon juice.
  •  2 tablespoons olive oil.
  •  2 tablespoons vinegar.
  •  1 teaspoon salt.
  •  1 teaspoon cumin.


 Steps for preparing the Lebanese Fattoush Salad:

 We prepare the vegetables first, we prepare them and wash them well with running water, then we chop the tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and green onions into small cubes.

 We grate the onions and carrots, then we chop the watercress, parsley, coriander and dill.

 We bring a large bowl and put all the vegetables after preparing them, and stir them together until they are homogeneous.

 Season the green salad with salt, pepper, and cumin, then add olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice, and stir until all ingredients are mixed and homogeneous.

 Put the green salad bowl into the refrigerator for an hour.

 Now the green salad is ready to serve as a healthy side dish on your family table


 The secret of the success of preparing green salad:

 It is possible to add or not add any type of vegetables as desired.

 Put the bowl of green salad into the refrigerator for an hour until the ingredients are homogeneous together.


 Benefits of green salad:

 Green salad is one of the richest dishes in natural fibers that help reduce harmful cholesterol and control blood sugar.

 Weight loss and maintenance, prevention of bowel diseases, and prevention of colorectal, esophageal, esophageal, oral and laryngeal cancer.

 Eating green salad reduces the incidence of heart disease, stroke, and reduces the risk of eye and digestive problems


 Calories in green salad:

 One plate (180 grams) of green salad for one person contains 220 calories.


 Green thyme salad

 Preparation time: 12 minutes

 Enough: for 4 people


  Ingredients:

  •  Two medium sized red tomatoes.
  •  Half a red onion cut into slices.
  •  Four bundles of green thyme.
  •  Three teaspoons of olive oil.
  •  Two teaspoons of lemon juice.
  •  Quarter of a teaspoon of red Aleppo pepper.
  •  200 grams of halloumi cheese, cut into small cubes.


 Method of preparation:

 Remove thyme leaves from the veins.

 Remove the tomatoes from the pulp and seeds and cut them into thin slices, then mix: thyme, onions, cheese, and tomatoes.  Mix onions with sumac.

 And mix each of: salt, lemon juice and olive oil to get a homogeneous mixture.  Season the salad with the mixture, then serve the salad with Aleppo red pepper on top.


 Caesar salad with shrimp


 Ingredients:

 Sauce ingredients:

  •  A cup of mayonnaise.
  •  Four cloves of garlic.
  •  A quarter cup of soft Parmesan cheese.
  •  2 tablespoons of water.
  •  A tablespoon of mustard.
  •  two big spoons of lemon juice.
  •  Small pinch of black pepper.


 Shrimp Mix Ingredients:

  •  Two tablespoons of each: olive oil.  Lemonade.
  •  A kilogram of large shrimp.
  •  ¼ teaspoon of black pepper.
  •  a teaspoon of salt.
  •  Half a teaspoon of paprika (sweet pepper).


 Lettuce Mix Ingredients:

 One large each of: Romaine lettuce.  Lettuce.


 Bread Cube Ingredients:

  •  A clove of garlic, cut into slices.
  •  Ten slices of toast in the form of small cubes.
  •  Three tablespoons of olive oil.


 Method of preparation:

 Put the garlic into the jug of the blender, and turn on medium speed until it becomes soft, then add mayonnaise, lemon juice, cheese, mustard and black pepper and turn on until you get a smooth sauce.

 Add water as needed if the sauce is thick, then put the sauce in the refrigerator for thirty minutes to cool.

 Peel the shrimp, do not remove the tail, clean the back of the shrimp, put it in a dish, then add the oil, salt, lemon juice, pepper and paprika.

 Then stir until it is mixed with the ingredients, and put all five shrimps with a wooden stick.

 Heat the grill, then grill the shrimp until it acquires a golden color, and do not grill the shrimp for a long time so that it does not become tough.

 Heat the oil in a wide frying pan over a medium heat, then add garlic and stir until golden, and get rid of garlic.

 Put the toast cubes in the oil and fry them on a strong fire until they acquire a golden color, and leave them to cool before serving.

 Bring a wide salad plate, cut the lettuce into large pieces, put it inside the plate, then put the grilled shrimp skewers over the lettuce, distribute the toast and sauce, then spread the cheese, and serve the salad immediately.


 olive salad

 Preparation time: 20 minutes

 Cooking time: 30 minutes

 Enough: for 6 people


 Ingredients:

  •  A quarter cup of extra-virgin olive oil.
  •  2 tablespoons of American walnuts.
  •  A cup of Aleppo green olives without seeds.
  •  Five tablespoons of pomegranate molasses.
  •  Garlic clove, crushed.
  •  Two tablespoons of pepper molasses.
  •  Two tomatoes, medium size, cut into small cubes.
  •  One medium sweet red pepper, cut into small cubes.
  •  Medium sweet green pepper, cut into small cubes.
  •  Green onions, cut into thin slices.
  •  Small bunch of green thyme.
  •  100 grams of halloumi cheese, cut into small cubes.
  •  salt.
  •  Quarter of a teaspoon of cumin.


 Method of preparation:

 Securing a bouquet of thyme.

 Mix olives with oil, pepper molasses and pomegranate molasses.

 Add cumin, green and red peppers, tomatoes, onions, half the amount of cheese and thyme.

 Pour it into a serving bowl, then decorate it with cheese, walnuts and thyme.


 Now the salad is ready to serve as a healthy side dish on your family table




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