Salad "English" - the general principles of cooking
There are quite a few dishes that have a name “talking”, giving a reference to any kitchen in the world. Salad "English" is one of these dishes, although in fact it does not have much to do with the cuisine of the British. But the name is not by chance. When thoughts of the English arise in the head, images of prim aristocrats with chiseled figures. It is believed that this is not accidental - despite the love of scotch and whiskey, the inhabitants of foggy Albion eat healthy and high-calorie meals, but do not go to the “fat depot”. The ingredients of the “English” salad are carefully selected in such a way that the dish is obtained both nourishing, and moderately high-calorie, and at the same time useful.
Salad “English” - preparation of products and dishes
For the salad "English" you need lean meat, cucumbers and mushrooms - these are the main ingredients.
Poultry meat is most often used as a meat component, but you can also make a dish of boiled beef and low-fat sorts of ham. Do not cook an English duck salad - it will turn out to be too fat. If you decide to cook a dish of poultry meat, then choose for this chicken fillet.
You can use any mushrooms for “English” salad. The most delicious will be a dish with the addition of fried porcini mushrooms, but not always you can get them in the metropolis. Mushrooms are a great alternative. In addition, try to prepare a dish with pickled mushrooms.
What dishes to serve salad “English”? For serving, it is best to use deep ceramic or porcelain plates; you can serve the salad either immediately after cooking, or after the finished dish is properly infused and soaked with sauce. In addition, before preparing the salad "" English "prepare for your own convenience a few plates, where you will place the components of the future dish. “English” salad recipes:
Recipe 1: Salad “English”
Salad "English" can be attributed to the dishes delicious and nutritious, and all thanks to the successful selection of components. Prepare a classic variation of this salad - with boiled chicken, pickled cucumber and fried porcini mushrooms!
Ingredients Required:
- Chicken fillet 300 grams
- White mushrooms 400 grams
- Onion 1 piece
- Pickled cucumber 3 pieces
- Egg 3 pieces
- Hard cheese 150 grams
- Sunflower oil for frying
- For dressing - sour cream, salt
Preparation Method:
Boil chicken fillet. You can certainly use other parts of the chicken - meat from thighs or legs, but the fillet is the most tender part of the chicken, and besides, it does not need to be cut. Boil the fillets for 15 minutes until the meat is soft, after which it needs to be cooled. Cut the chicken fillet into small cubes.
Peel the bulb, chop it with a sharp knife. Mushrooms also cut with a knife, but not finely. Grease a hot skillet with oil, then put onion first, and then after 3-4 minutes mushrooms. Fry the mushrooms with the onions for 10 minutes, until all the liquid contained in the mushrooms has evaporated. Cool the onion-mushroom mixture.
Cut the pickled cucumber into small cubes.
Grate the cheese, best use a fine or medium grater.
Boil an egg hard-boiled, then clean and chop with a knife.
Mix all the ingredients of the salad, add sour cream to the dish and salt as you wish.
Recipe 2: Salad "English" with beef
Incredibly delicious dish - salad "English" with beef. It will be especially good if you use Suluguni cheese for this salad, the creamy taste of which will make the dish tender. Split the cheese into fibers, as well as boiled beef. Ingredients Required:
- Beef 200 grams
- Mushrooms 300 grams
- Onion 1 piece
- Fresh cucumber 1 piece
- Suluguni cheese 200 grams
- Parsley fresh
- For dressing mayonnaise and sour cream for dressing, salt
Preparation Method:
Boil beef until soft in salted water. Cool the prepared meat and divide it into thin fibers with your hands.
Peel the onion, finely chop. Wash mushrooms well under running water and cut large. Heat the frying pan, brush with sunflower oil, put onion and fry for 3-4 minutes, then add the chopped champignons to the onion. Fry the mixture for about 10-12 minutes, stirring continuously. Cool it down.
Wash cucumber and cut into cubes.
Hands divide the suluguni cheese into fibers.
Wash and chop the parsley with a knife.
Mix all ingredients, add mayonnaise and sour cream, salt. Salad "English" with beef is ready, but you can also serve it after some time.
Recipe 3: English Salad with Ham
Salad "English" with ham is delicious due to the tenderness of the main meat component. It is best to give preference to a low-fat variety of ham, such as chicken, then the dish will not work very fat.
Ingredients Required:
- Low-Fried Chicken Ham 300 grams
- Mushrooms 300 grams
- Onion 1 piece
- Fresh cucumber 2 pieces
- Egg 2 pieces
- Hard cheese 150 grams
- Sunflower oil for frying
- For dressing - sour cream, salt
Preparation Method:
Ham cut into strips.
Peel the onion, cut it with a sharp knife. Mushrooms also cut with a knife. Lubricate the pan with oil, heat it, then lay out the chopped onion, season it for 3-4 minutes. Then add the chopped champignons. Fry the mushrooms with onions for 10-12 minutes until cooked. Cool the mushrooms. Wash cucumbers, cut into small cubes.
Cheese grate, best use a large grater.
Boil an egg hard-boiled, then clean and chop with a knife.
Mix the ingredients, add sour cream to the dish and salt the English salad with ham to your liking.
Recipe 4: Salad “English” with Suluguni and Parmesan
Salad "English" requires the use of cheese in the recipe, but you will significantly change and improve the original recipe, adding to the salad two varieties of cheese. Let one variety be softer and more tender, and the second - hard and slightly spicy. You can use, for example, suluguni and parmesan.
Ingredients Required:
- Chicken fillet 300 grams
- Mushrooms 400 grams
- Onion 1 piece
- Pickled cucumber 3 pieces
- Egg 3 pieces
- Hard cheese 150 grams
- Sunflower oil for frying
- For dressing - sour cream, salt
Preparation Method:
Boil the chicken fillet, cool and disassemble the meat into fibers.
Chop the peeled onion as small as possible; cut the mushrooms in half with a knife. Grease a red-hot frying pan with oil, put onion, season it for 3-4 minutes, then add the chopped mushrooms to the frying pan. Fry the mushrooms for about 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and let the mushrooms cool.
Cut the cucumber into small cubes.
Hard cheese should be grated, and suluguni split by hand and fiber.
Boil an egg hard-boiled (for 8-10 minutes in boiling water), then peel off the shell and chop with a knife.
Mix gently the ingredients of the salad, gradually adding sour cream to the English salad, salt the dish.
Recipe 5: Salad “English” with pomegranate
The “English” salad in itself is quite unusual, but by adding pomegranate seeds as one of the components, you will make this dish even more piquant. For English salad with pomegranate, it is best to use pickled cucumber and pickled forest mushrooms. Ingredients Required:
- Chicken fillet 200 grams
- Marinated mushrooms 200 grams
- Onion 1 piece
- Pickled cucumber 2 pieces
- Egg 2 pieces
- Cheese of any solid grade 150 grams
- Pomegranate - half fruit
- For salad dressing - sour cream, salt
Preparation Method:
Boil chicken fillet until tender, then cool it and cut into cubes.
Marinated mushrooms cut into slices, cucumber - diced.
Peel the onion, then chop it into thin half rings.
Cheese grate on a medium grater.
Boiled egg (boil hard-boiled for 8 minutes in boiling water), then peel off the shell and chop with a knife.
Mix the ingredients, salt the dish - the salad “English” is ready to serve!
Salads “English” - secrets and useful tips from the best chefs
If you are preparing a salad using lean ham or chicken fillet, add a handful of nuts to the salad, best cedar or crushed walnuts.
Do not season the salad "English" with mayonnaise, otherwise it will turn out to be too fat. Use sour cream for dressing or a mixture of mayonnaise with sour cream.
