Light salads for the festive table - a delicious selection

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  salads

• Cooking time:

  30 minutes

Ingredients

• tomatoes
• cheese
• arugula
• garlic
• olive oil
• spices

The importance of the presence of light, not too high-calorie salads on the festive table can hardly be overestimated, they have always been very popular, and recently have become especially desirable. Given the general concern about healthy eating, which has become completely widespread, turning into a fashionable culinary trend, there should be several such light gourmet salads on the festive table.

If you are composing a menu for celebrating the New Year, when the holiday lasts almost all night, then light New Year's salads will surely become a kind of culinary favorites of a hearty festive table.

In addition, it is these salads that always look incredibly elegant and delight the eye, being an appetizing and desirable table decoration. The main thing when choosing several options for light salads is maintaining a balance between completely vegetable vitamin and refreshing salads and the same light salads, but with the addition of protein ingredients.

Tomato salad

There are only three main ingredients in the salad, but it is so tasty, refreshing and bright that it will not have a single chance to remain unnoticed on the New Year's table.

Ingredients:

• ordinary or cherry tomatoes - several pieces,
• arugula - a bunch;
• processed cheese;
• garlic - 1 - 2 cloves;
• salt pepper;
• olive oil.

Preparation:

• We mix olive oil with garlic, crushed in a garlic, it is better to do this a day before cooking.
• If we are preparing a salad with cherry, then we cut them in half and put them in a prepared container, add arugula there, washed and torn into small pieces.

Cut the melted cheese into cubes, add to the rest of the ingredients, and leave in readiness. Before serving the salad to the table, pepper, salt and pour with olive oil and garlic, mix thoroughly

We serve a light, simple and delicious salad prepared according to the recipe with a photo on the festive table

Balsamic salad

All products are the most common, some subtleties in cooking, as well as the use of balsamic sauce for dressing, add spice to the salad, and its presentation is also original.

Ingredients:

• chicken breast - 1 pc.;
• tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
• yellow bell pepper - 1 pc.;
• balsamic sauce; olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.;
• Feta cheese - 100 g;
• butter - 1 tbsp. l.; salt, pepper;
• pitted black and green olives, for decoration;
• Chinese cabbage, the tender part of the leaves;
• homemade croutons.

Preparation:

Cut the chicken breast into thin slices and fry in butter with any of your favorite spices, salt, pepper, cool and cut into small oblong slices

Chop the delicate leaves of Peking cabbage coarsely or tear with your hands, mix with slices of chicken breast and olive oil

Put the chicken breast and lettuce on one or more serving plates, on top lay the slices of tomatoes, pre-cut, as well as yellow bell peppers or yellow tomatoes, chopped coarsely

• Pour balsamic vinegar over the salad prepared according to the new recipe, applying it in the form of a grid.
• On the entire surface of the salad, lay out the remaining slices of chicken fillet, olives and homemade croutons prepared in advance, and also lay out cubes of Feta cheese.

Once again, pour balsamic sauce and serve a beautiful delicious salad in an exquisite setting for the New Year's table

Gourmet salad

The salad is made from simple inexpensive products, all of its "trick", affecting, by the way, and taste sensations, is that it is prepared in accordance with modern fashion trends, which are strictly observed in restaurant recipes.

All products are clearly visible in a simple and tasty salad, there is no effect of "full immersion in mayonnaise". All products are arranged beautifully and aesthetically so as to sharpen their contrasting combination.

Ingredients:

• lettuce leaves;
• tuna - 1 can;
• cucumber;
• cherry;
• avocado;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• black olives for decoration.

For the sauce:

• olive oil - 1 tbsp l.;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp l.;
• mustard - 1 tsp;
• honey - 1 tsp;
• soy sauce - 1 tbsp l.;
• salt pepper.

Preparation:

1. Prepare the sauce by mixing all the listed ingredients and leave it ready.
2. On the prepared serving dish, lay out the lettuce leaves, torn by hand, lay on top the cubes of the cucumber, cut in advance.
3. On the entire surface of the salad, lay out halves of cherry or slices of an ordinary tomato, half-circles of avocado, slices of hard-boiled eggs, tuna, disassembled into small pieces and olives.

The whole simple and tasty salad for the New Year 2019, before serving, pour over the prepared spicy sauce, serve to the festive table.

Vitamin salad

The ingredients of the salad are exclusively vegetables, their successful combination, as well as a spicy dressing, are the main components of a refreshing vitamin salad.

Ingredients:

• Chinese cabbage - 1 pc.;
• tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
• cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• green onions;
• sweet peppers of different colors - 1/4 part;
• black olives.

For the sauce:

• olive oil - 1 tbsp l.;
• honey - 1 tsp;
• mustard - 1 tsp;
• soy sauce - 1 tbsp l.;
• salt pepper;
• lemon juice - 1 tsp

Preparation:

1. We prepare the sauce by mixing all the ingredients prepared for it.
2. Finely chop the Peking cabbage, put it in a mixing bowl, add coarsely chopped tomatoes and bell peppers, finely chopped green onions.
3. Cut the olives into rings, put them in a prepared simple and tasty salad prepared according to the recipe with the photo, season with sauce, serve on the festive table.

Salad "Spicy"

Also incredibly easy to prepare and a spectacular salad with a rich vegetable flavor, a real stomach balm on holidays when the body is experiencing food overload.

Ingredients:

• lettuce leaves;
• cucumber;
• ready-made croutons;
• hard cheese;
• cherry;
• olives;
• eggs.

For the sauce:

• olive oil;
• honey;
• pepper;
• salt;
• mustard;
• garlic.

For such a salad, the quantitative composition of the ingredients is not indicated, it all depends on individual preferences.

Preparation:

Put the washed and dried lettuce leaves on a beautiful plate, lay out all the prepared products in a loose one:

• toast;
• cucumbers cut into quarters of rings;
• diced cheese;
• halves of cherry;
• hard-boiled eggs, cut into large wedges;
• olives.

Pour the finished culinary structure with sauce, which we prepare by mixing all of the above products.

We serve a simple and delicious salad prepared for the New Year 2019 for the festive table.

Salad with tuna

To say that the salad is tasty means to say nothing, it is simply unrealistically tasty, the secret is difficult to understand, the composition of the ingredients is simple, perhaps the whole thing is in the successful combination of the products used.

Ingredients:

• cherry - 5 - 6 pcs.;
• tuna - 1 can;
• avocado - 1 pc.;
• canned pineapples - 2 rings;
• cucumber;
• black olives - 100 g;
• Feta cheese - 100 g;
• mustard - 1 tsp;
• olive oil - 1 tbsp l.;
• dry algae Nori leaf - 1 pc.;
• salt pepper.

Preparation:

1. Cut the tomatoes and cucumber into coarsely put in the prepared salad container, put the pineapple, cut into cubes, too.
2. Cut the olives into rings, cut the avocado into half rings, add the tuna and feta cheese, cut into cubes, sprinkle everything with chopped seaweed and pour with olive oil mixed with mustard, salt and pepper.
3. A delicious and light salad prepared according to a simple recipe with a photo is served on the festive table, decorating it to your liking.

Finnish salad

The peculiarity of Finnish cuisine is, among other things, also in the fact that all dishes are prepared as simply as possible and look as natural as possible, without unnecessary "troubles".

Ingredients:

• mix of lettuce leaves - 1 pack;
• multi-colored cherry - 10 - 12 pcs.;
• cucumber;
• hot smoked trout or salmon - 300 g;
• olives stuffed with lemon or anchovies;
• olive oil with sun-dried tomatoes;
• lemon juice.

Preparation:

1. Put the mixture of lettuce leaves on a beautiful dish, evenly spread cucumber circles, cherry halves on top, if they are large, if small, then you can put the whole olives.
2. We disassemble the fish into small pieces, add to the culinary composition of tasty and healthy products, pour with olive oil and lemon juice.
3. A beautiful luxurious and very healthy salad at the New Year's table will end instantly, no doubt, so it is advisable to have its ingredients in stock so that you can quickly repeat it.

Mushroom salad

A small amount of ingredients in the salad provide its incredibly delicate structure and delicious taste, the appearance of the salad alone makes you salivate.

Ingredients:

• champignons - 200 g;
• onion - 2 heads;
• eggs - 4 - 5 pcs.;
• milk - 1 tbsp. l.;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• mayonnaise - 1 tbsp. l.;
• salt pepper.

Preparation:

Beat the eggs, add salt, pepper and milk, fry several egg pancakes, put one on top of the other and roll up a tube, cut into strips, put in a container in which we will mix the salad

We wash the champignon and cut into plates, fry in oil, separately fry the onion, pre-cut in half rings

Add mayonnaise or sour cream to the prepared ingredients, pepper, salt to taste and put on a beautiful dish, decorate with herbs and serve a salad prepared according to the recipe with a photo for the New Year's table

Salad with shrimp

A delicious salad rich in ingredients, the result is an incredibly spectacular, absolutely festive dish with a spicy taste.

Ingredients:

• shrimp - 300 g;
• multi-colored bell pepper - 3 pcs.;
• tomatoes - 3 pcs.;
• multicolored Italian pasta - to taste;
• canned corn - 1 can;
• arugula, parsley;
• lettuce leaves;
• pitted black and green olives - 100 g;
• olive oil - 4 tablespoons l.;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l.;
• salt pepper;
• soy sauce - 2 tbsp l.

Preparation:

• We marinate the shrimps, sprinkle them with salt and pepper, as well as any favorite spices.
• Boil colored pasta with spirals until tender, put it in a colander, cool.
• In a prepared salad bowl, mix arugula, pasta, lettuce leaves, torn by hands into small pieces.

• Peel the bell pepper and cut into 4 parts each, cut half into smaller pieces, and fry the other half in a grill pan.
• Fry shrimps for no more than two minutes.

• To the ingredients that we have already put in a salad bowl, add coarsely chopped tomatoes, raw and fried peppers, chopped into large strips, corn and chopped parsley.
• Prepare a dressing from olive oil, lemon juice and soy sauce, salt, pepper, pour over the salad and mix, put on a prepared dish.

On top of the salad, we effectively lay out the shrimps, serve a simple and delicious salad, which we have prepared for the New Year 2019, for the festive table

Spicy salad "Thai"

To prepare a salad according to this new recipe and serve it to the New Year's table means to provide yourself with the delights of those gathered for the whole New Year's night, simply because the salad is incredibly tasty, opening up new taste sensations.

Ingredients:

• shrimp - 200 g;
• squid rings - 2 pcs.;
• minced chicken - 100 g;
• funchose - 80 g;
• cilantro, green onions;
• celery stalks;
• chili pepper - 1 pc.;
• a tomato;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l.;
• onion;
• cane sugar - 1 tbsp l.;
• fish sauce;
• garlic - 4 pcs.

Preparation:

1. Pour the transparent noodles with boiling water and after a couple of minutes put them in a colander, cut them into smaller pieces right in the colander using culinary scissors.
2. Boil the shrimps in a small amount of boiling water for 2 minutes, remove and add to the noodles, put the squids in the same water, also boil for 2 minutes, put them on the noodles and shrimps.
3. We significantly reduce the amount of water and lay out the minced chicken, boil with stirring for 5 - 7 minutes, also add to the ingredients already collected.
4. We prepare the dressing, for which we grind garlic, chili pepper, parsley in a mortar, cut off the stems, cane sugar, add lemon juice and fish sauce, mix everything.
5. Chop the green onion, chop the tomato coarsely, chop the onion in half rings, chop the celery into slices.
6. We mix all the prepared ingredients, fill with the prepared dressing and serve a delicious light salad prepared according to a simple recipe with a photo on the festive table.

Tenderness salad

The appearance of the salad, like its business card, one glance is enough to decide whether you will try it or not, you don't want to try this salad right away, but thoroughly enjoy it.

Ingredients:

• chicken breast - 1 pc.;
• champignons - 200 g;
• onion - 1 head;
• canned pineapples - 4 rings;
• mayonnaise;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• pepper, salt.

Preparation:

1. Boil the chicken breast with spices, cool and cut into slices or disassemble into large fibers.
2. Cut the onion into half rings and fry until the onion is fried, cut the washed mushrooms into plates and add to the mushrooms, lightly fry over high heat for no more than 2 minutes.
3. Mix half of the mayonnaise with garlic, crushed or finely grated, and pepper.
4. Put the chicken breast on the prepared plate, grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise, spread a layer of mushrooms and onions on top, which we do not coat with mayonnaise and cover with another layer of chicken fillet, grease with mayonnaise.
5. Cut the pineapple into cubes, spread with the final layer, the remaining mayonnaise without garlic, apply a thick mayonnaise grid on top of the salad.
6. To decorate and add a spicy note, you can sprinkle the salad with chopped nuts or simply lay sprigs of greens on the edges of the plate with salad, serve an appetizing salad prepared according to the recipe from the photo on the festive table.

Egg salad

If you prepare the omelette pancakes in advance, and add some simple ingredients at the right time, then it will take very little time to prepare this salad.

Ingredients:

• eggs - 5 - 6 pcs.;
• cucumber;
• lettuce leaves;
• parsley;
• salt pepper;
• chicken breast - 1 pc.

For the sauce:

• olive oil - 3 tbsp l.;
• soy sauce - 1-2 tbsp. l.;
• garlic - 2 cloves.

Preparation:

Beat the eggs, add salt and pepper, bake two or three pancakes, cool and cut into strips

We also cut the boiled chicken breast, cucumber and lettuce into strips, add to the omelette pancakes, add chopped parsley to the same place, pour everything with the prepared dressing and mix thoroughly

• To prepare the dressing, mix all the ingredients, after crushing the garlic using a special press.
• We spread a simple and delicious salad prepared for the New Year 2019 on a beautiful plate and serve it to the New Year's table.

Bean salad

Just like the salad prepared according to the previous recipe, this salad is prepared quickly enough, but it turns out to be hearty and light at the same time.

Ingredients:

• hard cheese - 100 g;
• canned beans - 1 can;
• pickled mushrooms - 1 can;
• homemade crackers;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• pepper;
• mayonnaise.

Preparation:

1. Cut the cheese into cubes, put it in a spacious container, add the beans there, first drain the water, cut the mushrooms into slices, add crackers and a small amount of mayonnaise mixed with chopped garlic before serving.
2. We spread the salad on a platter and serve it to the festive table.

Diet salad

A very tasty salad, beautiful, appetizing and does not contain any meat or poultry, it is suitable for the balance of hearty dishes on the festive table.

Ingredients:

• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• onion;
• pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• potatoes - 2 pcs.;
• parsley;
• pomegranate seeds for decoration;
• mayonnaise.

Preparation:

1. We prepare all the products for the formation of a salad in the form of a New Year's wreath, for which we rub eggs and pickled cucumbers on the track, squeeze moisture out of the grated cucumbers.
2. We put a glass on a plate, put half of the prepared eggs around it, lay out finely chopped onion on top, grease with a small amount of mayonnaise, lay out chopped mushrooms on top.
3. On top of the mushrooms, lay a layer of potatoes grated on a coarse grater, a thin layer of mayonnaise, grated cucumbers, again lay out a layer of eggs, apply a very thin layer of mayonnaise, sprinkle the salad with chopped dill and lay out the pomegranate grains.
4. You can also decorate the salad with stars carved from cheese, take out the glass and serve a simple and delicious salad prepared for the new year 2019 on the festive table.

Salmon salad

A very light salad, in which the salmon plays the first violin, is prepared very quickly, it looks festive on the table.

Ingredients:

• grapefruit - 1 pc.;
• salmon - 100 g;
• cheese - 100 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs. 4
• olive oil;
• pepper;
• green onions.

Preparation:

1. We clean the grapefruit, including from white streaks, cut into small pieces, pour the juice into a separate container.
2. Put the grapefruit pieces in the first layer on a plate for serving salad, put the grated cheese and salmon slices on top, add the next layer to the eggs, also grated on a coarse grater, and decorate the salad with chopped green onions.
3. Pour olive oil over the salad, serve.

Olivier salad with capers

A great substitute for traditional salad for those looking for a novelty, it is prepared in a similar way, replacing some foods with others.

Ingredients:

• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• green peas - 1/2 cans;
• potatoes - 2 pcs.;
• pickled and fresh cucumbers;
• chicken breast - 1 pc.;
• capers - 100 g;
• shrimp - 100 g;
• mayonnaise;
• pepper, salt.

Preparation:

1. We cut all the products into cubes, as for a traditional Olivier, add prepared capers and shrimps, add a little mayonnaise, pepper, salt, mix thoroughly and put in a culinary ring set on a serving plate.
2. We remove the ring, decorate the salad and serve it to the New Year's table.

In this selection, we tried to put the largest possible number of recipes for light salads for the New Year 2019, choosing the most delicious and simple popular ones. Everyone will surely be able to choose a couple of their favorite options for their family celebration, Happy New Year!