We all know many different variations onsalads: Olivier, Damsky, Caesar and many others. In fact, you can make a salad from anything - if only you have the desire and the right ingredients at hand. However, if you are interested in a tasty, fresh, light and always relevant salad, we recommend that you make it from cucumbers and add an egg - these two products go well together, and by adding something else to them, you will get a lot of interesting recipes.
Simple salad with cucumbers and eggs
This is the simplest and easiest option (recipeI can't even bring myself to name it!). It's perfect as a light but filling snack at the dacha or at a barbecue. All you need to prepare it is:
- four fresh large cucumbers;
- two eggs;
- leaves of green salad;
- one tablespoon of vegetable oil;
- salt, pepper and herbs - to taste;
Boil the eggs hard.Cut the cucumber into long oblong slices, then divide them into two parts. Tear the lettuce leaves with your hands - this will allow them to retain their taste and vitamins. Cut the eggs into circles or use an egg slicer. Mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl and add vegetable oil. That's it, the salad is ready!
Salad of cucumbers and eggs with seeds
Quite an original variation on the themecucumber and egg salad. An interesting flavor is achieved by adding sunflower seeds to the salad, which are also an excellent source of polyunsaturated fatty acids. So, for 4 servings you will need:
- one kilogram of cucumbers;
- four eggs;
- two tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- salt;
- ground pepper;
- one bunch of dill;
- Two hundred grams of sour cream (10% fat content);
- two tablespoons of sunflower seeds;
Wash and peel the cucumbers.Cut in half lengthwise and scrape out the pulp and seeds with a spoon. Dry in a sieve and collect the juice. Cut the cucumber halves lengthwise into one-centimeter-thick strips. Heat the vegetable oil and simmer the cucumbers in it over medium heat for five minutes, then add salt and pepper. Add the cucumber juice, cover and simmer for about fifteen minutes. At the same time, hard-boil the eggs. Cool the cucumbers completely in their own juice, then drain the liquid. Cut each egg into four wedges and add to the cucumbers. Meanwhile, wash the dill, dry it with a paper napkin and separate the leaves from the stems. Set aside a few of the prettiest tops of the stems for decoration, chop the rest. Mix the sour cream and dill, season generously with salt, pepper and a small amount of cucumber juice. Pour this sauce over the cucumber and egg salad. Fry the sunflower seeds in a frying pan without adding fat until the aroma appears, then cool on a plate. Sprinkle the salad with seeds, garnish with dill.
Salad with cucumbers, eggs, cheese and garlic
A spicy and filling version of cucumber and egg salad.Garlic adds a wonderful and bright flavor. It is better to add hard cheese to this salad, for example, Dutch, as indicated in the recipe. To prepare it, you will need:
- four or five eggs;
- two fresh cucumbers;
- three hundred grams of Dutch cheese;
- a quarter of a glass of mayonnaise;
- a quarter of a glass of sour cream;
- three cloves of garlic;
- a few twigs of parsley and dill;
- salt and pepper - to taste;
Peel the cucumbers and cut them lengthwisetwo halves and cut into a semicircle. Boil the eggs hard, cool, peel them and cut them in an egg slicer (or just chop them finely). Grate the garlic on a fine grater or use a garlic press. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater or cut into small cubes. Mix the ingredients in a deep salad bowl, add sour cream mixed with mayonnaise as a dressing. Salt, pepper, garnish with sprigs of herbs, and you can serve.
Salad "Tenderness"
The meat goes well with the combination of cucumbers andeggs. We recommend adding chicken meat to the salad, but you can use any meat, such as pork, beef or veal. The delicate taste that arises from the combination of these products is what gives the salad its name. To prepare it, you will need:
- four hundred grams of chicken fillet;
- five cucumbers;
- four eggs
- one hundred gram of cheese;
- two tablespoons of mayonnaise or vegetable oil - for dressing;
- salt and pepper to taste;
Boil the chicken fillet and cut it into small piecesslices about two to three centimeters long. Cut the cucumbers lengthwise and crosswise into a semicircle. Boil the eggs hard, cool, peel and cut using an egg slicer. Mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl, adding the dressing. Salt and pepper, grate the cheese on top. The salad is ready, you can serve it.
Salad "Southern"
This salad recipe is quite interesting andunusual, because it includes various salad leaves and many other products. As cheese, you can use not only feta cheese, but also mozzarella and any kind of hard cheese. What products will you need to prepare this delicious salad?
- three cucumbers;
- three eggs;
- one hundred and fifty grams of salted brynza;
- eight cherry tomatoes;
- iceberg lettuce";
- salad "romano";
- leaves of arugula;
- two tablespoons of olive oil;
- Italian herbs;
- salt;
Cut the cucumbers into slices.Tear the lettuce leaves with your hands. Boil the eggs hard and chop them into semicircles. Put all this in a deep salad bowl. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add them to the salad. Cut the feta cheese into small rectangles or grate it on the largest grater. Mix olive oil with herbs, season the salad with it, and add salt. The salad is ready to eat.
Salad of cucumbers and eggs with tomatoes and olives
This easy-to-make salad will serve you as a great light snack or midday meal, and its unusual taste will pleasantly surprise you. Ingredients needed for its preparation:
- four fresh cucumbers;
- three boiled eggs;
- half a cup of tomato juice;
- half a can of olives;
- spices and salt - to taste;
- a pair of twigs of cilantro;
Hard-boiled eggs and fresh cucumbers, cut into slicescubes, add olives and put it all in a deep bowl. Pour tomato juice over the salad, add salt and spices to taste. Using cilantro or egg slices, you can decorate the salad, after which it can be served. Even despite the apparent simplicity and uncomplicatedness of cucumber and egg salad recipes, you can come up with quite a lot of them if your imagination works. The benefits of eating cucumbers and eggs cannot be underestimated: the former are excellent for edema (if you minimize the amount of salt in your diet), remove toxins and are a source of potassium. An egg, in turn, is a storehouse of protein, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals. In addition, they are light and easily digestible. Therefore, eat cucumber and egg salad every day and you will be healthy! We recommend reading:
