Salad with salmon - general principles of cooking
Fish in the diet of any person - is the key to longevity and good health. In the Soviet Union there were “fish Thursdays”, but if we turn our attention to the countries of the East (whose inhabitants are famous for their slender figures, youthful appearance and the fact that they live up to 90 years on average), we will understand the secret. We all know that food is a major factor affecting human health. Japanese, Chinese, Indians almost do not eat meat, but they often use rice, fruits, vegetables, and, of course, fish.
Fish is useful any - as river and sea. But still, most nutritionists and doctors are inclined to believe that the sea fish has a more beneficial effect on the body. It is easy to explain - sea water, unlike more fresh river water, is rich in salts and minerals.
Pay attention to the red varieties of fish. This fish contains essential for the human body omega-3 fatty acids; eating 100 grams of red fish a day will fill the body's need for animal fat. As for other nutrients, it is impossible not to say that fish is just a “bomb” in protein content, cell builder and does not contain carbohydrates.
How to eat fish? Best of all, red fish is in harmony with vegetables, so cookbooks from every corner of the world are filled with salmon salad recipes. In addition, salmon goes well with rice, but the combination with potatoes and other starchy vegetables is not very beneficial in terms of utility.
Salad with salmon - preparing food and dishes
Of course, the easiest fish for salad is to buy ready-made, salted and smoked fish in the store. But simpler does not mean better. The fact is that most of the time for smoking fish do not use flame and natural smoke, and the chemical, popularly called “liquid smoke”. There can be no talk of naturalness, and, therefore, utility as well. But few people know that the fish can be prepared independently.
To do this, purchase fresh unsalted fish from the store, clean it of bones, skin and fins. Rinse well under running cold water. After that, sprinkle the fish thoroughly with salt so that it literally covers the flesh with salt shell - if you want to get regular salted fish or use less salt to get lightly salted fish. Put the salmon in the refrigerator for 4-5 hours, during which time the salt will penetrate the fish, destroying at the same time possible parasites. After the salmon is salted, rinse the salt thoroughly under running cold water. Fish is ready to eat. For use in salad, cut the fish into cubes or straws. When buying fish, pay attention to the fact that it does not have a smell, fresh fish has a neutral iodinated odor, almost imperceptible. The color of fresh salmon is nice looking, pinkish-red, without blue and green shades. Meat should have a dense texture, fairly uniform and not loose.
Salmon Salad Recipes:
Recipe 1: Salmon Salad
Red fish is great with green leafy vegetables, creamy and hard cheeses, so you can safely experiment with these products and know that you will enjoy the resulting dish at the exit. For example, we give the following salad with salmon.
Ingredients Required:
- Salmon meat 400 grams
- Lola-Rossa lettuce leaf 100 grams
- Iceberg lettuce 100 grams
- Cherry tomato 6-7 pieces
- Hard cheese (Parmesan is an ideal option) 100 grams
- White Sesame
- Olive oil
Preparation Method:
Salmon should be salted, then cut the fillets into large cubes.
Salad well and wash thoroughly, break your hands casually and large.
Rinse the tomatoes well, cut each piece into two pieces.
Cheese grate on a fine grater.
Mix the ingredients, decorate with sesame seeds, season with olive oil.
Salad with salmon salt is not necessary, as the fish is quite salty.
Recipe 2: Salad with Salmon and Apple
The fact that a salad with salmon goes well with green vegetables is a well-known fact, but apart from this, a salad with salmon will be tasty if you add green fruit to it. Try an unusual and quite savory salad with salmon and green apple, and you will not remain indifferent.
Ingredients Required:
- Salted salmon 300 grams
- Lettuce Leaf 100 grams
- Iceberg lettuce 100 grams
- Apple is green (variety of granny smith or sevenrenko) 2 pieces
- Cheese of any solid grade 100 grams
- Sour cream for refueling
- Flax Seed, Sesame
Preparation Method:
Salmon should be salted using a small amount of salt, after which the salmon fillet should be cut into strips.
Salad must be well washed, after which you need to tear hands large.
Rinse the apples well, remove seeds and tails, and then cut them into slices. Rub cheese on a coarse grater.
Mix the ingredients, salt it at your discretion, add flax seed and sesame, season with sour cream. Salad should not get very salty, with an unusual taste.
Recipe 3: Salad with salmon “Red Sea”
The well-known fact that carrots are well absorbed with fats, and therefore if you add carrots to salmon salad, this dish will be healthy and tasty.
Ingredients Required:
- Salted salmon 400 grams
- Iceberg lettuce 100 grams
- Carrots 2 pieces of medium size
- Apple red variety 2 pieces
- Cheese of any solid grade 100 grams
- Sour cream for refueling
- Walnut 50 grams
- Parsley
Preparation Method:
Salmon needs to be salted, use a small amount of salt and leave in the refrigerator for 3 hours so that the fish turns out to be slightly salted. Cut the salmon into small cubes.
Salad and greens should be washed well, then chop with a knife.
Rinse apples well, clean from seeds and tails, cut into cubes.
Wash carrots thoroughly and boil until soft. Cool and cut into cubes.
Rub cheese on a coarse grater.
Chop a nut with a knife not very finely.
Mix the ingredients with sour cream, salt it at your discretion. Salad with salmon "red sea" should get not very salty, with an unusual taste of sweet apple and carrot.
Recipe 4: Salad with salmon and cream cheese
Salty salmon goes well with cheeses, especially processed types. Try to make a salad with salmon and cream cheese, such a dish, despite its ease of preparation, can be a great addition to the festive table.
Ingredients Required:
- Salted salmon 300 grams
- cucumber 2-3 pieces
- Iceberg lettuce 100 grams
- Processed cheese 2 pieces (200 grams)
- Sour cream for refueling
- Pumpkin Seeds
Preparation Method:
Salmon should be salted, then cut the fish into large strips.
Salad must be well washed, then cut with a knife into strips.
Wash cucumber, peel it off, cut into thin strips.
Rub melted cheese on a coarse grater. Mix the ingredients with sour cream, salt to taste, add pumpkin seeds.
Recipe 5: Salad with salmon “Diplomat”
This salad is simple to cook, but, nevertheless, in terms of taste, it will give odds even to exquisite multi-component dishes. Especially advantageous such a salad will look, if you serve it to guests in portions of cream bowls.
Ingredients Required:
- Salted salmon 400 grams
- lightly salted cucumber 2-3 pieces
- 3 egg eggs
- Hard cheese 100 grams
- Sour cream for refueling
Preparation Method:
Salmon should be salted, then cut the fish into large cubes.
Boil an egg hard-boiled - at least 8 minutes in boiling water, then cool and cut into cubes.
Cut the cucumber into cubes.
Rub hard cheese on a coarse grater.
Mix gently all the ingredients, enter the sour cream.
Salad with salmon - secrets and tips from the best chefs
Salad with salmon does not like multi-component, so there should not be more than 3-4 ingredients in the dish.
Since salmon is salty, the salad does not need to be added salt.
If, when salting salmon, the fish is very salty, hold the fillet for an hour in milk mixed with water in a 1: 1 ratio, the excess salt will come out.
Do not fill the salad with salmon mayonnaise - fish of red varieties and so is quite fatty. The perfect dressing will be low-fat sour cream.
Add flax seed, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds to salads with salmon, sesame - for the beauty of the dish and increase its usefulness and nutritional properties.
