Salads
Submitted by Russian_Cuisine on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 15:12.
Ingredients:
1 large white or yellow onion
5.5 oz(150 g) salted mushrooms
5.5 oz(150 g) boiled meat (beef, pork, chicken, turkey)
8 hard-boiled eggs
2-3 medium salt cucumbers
8 oz (230 g) ground cheese
2 carrots
3-4 potatoes
Sauce on taste (mayonnaise, Aioli, sour cream - mayo mix, white sauce)
Method:
Chop the salted mushrooms, and put them on a flat plate.
Peel and chop the onions, put them in hot water or hot brine for about 5 minutes, then drain.
Put the onions evenly over the mushroom layer.
Boil the carrots and potatoes to readiness, cool, and peel.
Cut the boiled meat into small cubes, and put it evenly over the onion layer.
Grate the salted cucumbers evenly over the meat, and sprinkle with the sauce.
Grate the 6 eggs and 2 egg yolks, put them over the cucumbers as a layer.
Grate the cheese or use 7 oz (200 g) grated cheese to make a layer over the eggs.
Grate the carrots, and put them evenly over the cheese, then sprinkle with the sauce.
Grate the potatoes, and make the topmost layer, then sprinkle thoroughly with the sauce.
Grate the cheese leftovers and 2 egg whites together, and coat the salad on all sides and on top.
Shape the salad into a snowball form.
Note:
Use salted cucumbers and mushrooms, not brined nor marinated.
Submitted by Russian_Cuisine on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 16:11.
Ingredients:
12 oz (336 g) shredded cabbage
1 large tomato
3 hardboiled eggs
2 oz (50 g) cheese on your taste
Basil, oregano, marjoram (pinch)
Salt and vegetable oil or mayonnaise on taste
Method:
Sprinkle the cabbage with the salt, basil, oregano, and marjoram, then mix,
and press the cabbage by hand until the juice comes to its surface.
Chop the eggs and tomato into small cubes.
Grate the cheese on a small grater.
Stir all of the ingredients together to a fine mix, and serve.
Submitted by Nobility_Cuisine on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 15:13.
Ingredients:
2 medium apples (4.5 oz, or 120 g)
2.5 oz (70 g) celery root
1 medium (2.5 oz, or 60-70 g) tomato
2 oz (40-50 g) marinated mushrooms
4 hardboiled eggs
1 oz (30 g) pitted black olives
Salt and ground black pepper on taste
Mayonnaise on taste
Method:
Bring 1 cup water to boil, and boil a celery root on very low heating for about 4-5 minutes.
Then, cool, and cut into small cubes.
Peel the apples, remove their cores, and cut them into small cubes.
Peel the tomato, cut it into wedges, and remove the seeds.
Cut the mushrooms into small cubes.
Mix the prepared ingredients, stir with the Mayonnaise, pepper, and salt.
Put in a salad bowl.
Peel the eggs, cut them into wedges.
Decorate the salad with the olives and egg wedges, and serve.
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Submitted by Russian_Cuisine on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 17:42.
Ingredients:
3 medium beets
1 tsp sugar
3 garlic cloves
Salt on taste
Additional ingredients (choose on your taste):
0.5 cup pumpkin seeds, peeled and chopped
0.5 cup walnuts, peeled and ground
1 medium onion
1 cup black currant, fresh or frozen
3-4 tsp sugar (it you add the black currant)
1/3 lb mushrooms (and 2 tbsp butter to fry them)
Method:
Bake the beets in foil, or microwave them until they're nice and mild (easy to poke).
Let cool, peel, and grate.
Peel and press the garlic, add the garlic to the beets, and stir.
Blend 1 tbsp hot water, a pinch of salt, and a teaspoon of sugar, pour in the salad, stir well.
Additionally, you can add vegetable oil, sour cream, and/or mayonnaise to the salad.
This is a basic recipe.
You can add the ground walnuts and chopped pumpkin seeds as well.
Or, you can chop the onions, stir-fry them with the butter, then add the chopped mushrooms, and stir-fry for about 20 minutes more on medium heating.
Then, stir in the beet-garlic mix, and serve warm.
Or, you can make a puree with currant and sugar, and mix with the beet-garlic mix.
This last version is a perfect accompaniment to meat dishes.
Note:
Test a salad prior to adding additional ingredients to the whole thing, so as to get the most harmonic taste.
Submitted by Nobility_Cuisine on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 15:27.
Ingredients:
1 lb cod fillet, boiled
4 medium potatoes, boiled
2 medium cucumbers, fresh or pickled
1 tbsp horseradish, ground
5 tbsp mayonnaise
1 – 3 tbsp vinegar
2/3 tsp salt (optional)
3 stalks green onion, chopped
Method:
Cut the fish, peeled potatoes, and cucumbers into same-sized pieces. Stir them together.
Blend the mayonnaise, horseradish, salt, and vinegar together.
Stir all the ingredients together.
Place the mix in a salad bowl, decorate with greens, and serve cold or warm.
Submitted by Nobility_Cuisine on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 16:22.
Ingredients:
1 lb smoked salmon, de-skinned and de-boned
2 hardboiled eggs, peeled
3 medium or large potatoes, boiled and peeled
3 tbsp ground horseradish
0.5cup dill and parsley green, chopped
4-5 tbsp mayonnaise or vegetable oil
Method:
Cut the fish, potatoes, and eggs into same-sized pieces.
Mix all the ingredients together, put in a salad dish, and decorate as you like.
Serve cold or warm.
Submitted by Russian_Cuisine on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 16:30.
Ingredients:
1 lb boiled (or canned) fish fillets
0.5lb boiled rice
2 apples
2 hardboiled eggs, peeled
0.5 cup dill and parsley greens, chopped
Salt on taste
5 tbsp mayonnaise or vegetable oil
Method:
Peel the apples, remove the cores.
Cut the fish, eggs, and apples into small same-sized pieces.
Stir all the ingredients together, put in a salad dish, and decorate as you like.
Serve cold or warm.
Submitted by Nobility_Cuisine on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 15:50.
Ingredients for 4:
6.5 oz can Smoked Salmon
4 cups young (new) potatoes
1/4 cup chopped green onions (optional)
1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1 English cucumber
1/4 tsp black pepper, fresh ground
1 tsp mustard (optional)
6 tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp apple cider vinegar(optional)
1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
Romaine lettuce (optional)
Method:
Boil potatoes, and slice in halves.
Flake a salmon.
Mix the potatoes, salmon, and,optionally, green onions an a large bowl.
Sprinkle with 1/8 tsp black pepper, 3 tbsp olive oil, and 1/2 tbsp dill.
Stir well, and set aside.
Slice tomatoes into halves, cut cucumber into bite sized chunks.
Mix the tomatoes and cucumber in another bowl.
Sprinkle with pepper.
Put 1/8 tsp ground black pepper, mustard, 3 tbsp olive oil, vinegar, and 1/2 tbsp dill in a container with a lid, and shake until well combined.
Toss with cucumbers and tomatoes.
Put the mix over romaine (optionally).
Serve in 2 bowls, and everyone combines as he likes, on his own platter.
Submitted by Russian_Cuisine on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 14:41.
Ingredients:
1 large salt herring fillet, de-boned and de-skinned
2-3 tbsp (1 oz) home-made Mayonnaise
0.5 large onions
2 large tomatoes
Method:
Cut the herring fillet into small cubes.
Slice the onions into thin half-rings, and (optionally) sprinkle them with vinegar, then stir, and let sit for 20 minutes at room temperature.
Cut the tomatoes into small cubes.
Make layers in a salad dish in the following order, ascending:
-Herring
-Onions
-Tomatoes
-Mayonnaise “web”, made with a confectioner bag.
Submitted by Nobility_Cuisine on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 17:09.
Ingredients:
0.5 lb ham
0.5 lb green peas (canned or boiled)
2 boiled carrots
4-5 boiled potatoes
1 apple
1 large salted cucumber
0.5 lb boiled drained mushrooms
1 celery stalk or 2 tbsp ground celery root
2 tbsp chopped parsley greens
Salt and Mayonnaise on your taste
Method:
Peel the potatoes, carrots, and apples.
De-seed the apple seeds.
Chop all the vegetables (except the peas) and ham into medium or small cubes.
Stir the chopped vegetables, ham, peas, salt, pepper, greens, and Mayonnaise.
Place in a salad bowl. Decorate with the carrot and mushrooms.
Serve warm or cold.
Note:
You can use yogurt, sour cream, or vegetable oil instead of Mayonnaise.
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