We can eat pickled cucumbers without a twinge of conscienceconsider it our national product. Since time immemorial, our ancestors salted them in wooden barrels and tubs. It was impossible to imagine a winter menu without pickles: they crunched on pungent cucumbers with potatoes and vodka; they made rassolnik with them and served them with appetizers. We inherited this love for cucumbers along with the recipes, but we also try to come up with something new. For example, a salad of pickled cucumbers. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Vinaigrette! But, firstly, this is far from new, and secondly, it still takes a long time: while you cook everything, while you cut it... Therefore, we offer you recipes for quick salads of pickled cucumbers, well, just count one, two!
Salad with cucumbers and onions
Imagine:winter, frost is cracking outside or a snowstorm is sweeping, and at home on the table there are hot boiled or fried potatoes, sliced snow-white bacon with pink meat veins and ... Then everything depends only on your imagination. But, probably, everyone will fantasize about this still life and add pickles. And what if not just cucumbers, but a salad? Ingredients:
- Salted cucumbers
- Onion
- Vegetable oil
Preparation:Peel and dice one large onion. Place the onion in a saucepan or bowl and pour boiling water over it. After a minute, drain the boiling water and rinse the onion under cold running water (it is most convenient to do this in a colander). Dice the pickles and drain the excess brine. Mix the cucumbers with the onion and season with vegetable oil, preferably aromatic (sunflower or mustard). Note: You can safely vary the amount of cucumbers and onions to suit your taste. And if you also add multi-colored (red and white) onions, it will be absolutely beautiful!
Salad with cucumbers and beets
Do you know, ladies, that a good housewifeDo you always have boiled beets in the fridge "just in case"? Well, this pickled cucumber salad with beets is just such a case. However, beets can be boiled especially for the salad or bought at a nearby delicatessen. So, the salad. Ingredients:
- Salted cucumbers
- Boiled beets
- Onion
- Green peas (canned)
- Black pepper (ground)
- Lemon juice
Preparation:Take the amount of products at your discretion. The only condition is that the amount of all products should be the same. Peel the boiled beets and cut into thin strips. Chop the onion and cut the pickles into cubes. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl and add green peas. Season with a sauce of three tablespoons of vegetable oil, a tablespoon of lemon juice and half a teaspoon of black pepper.
Salad with cucumbers and potatoes
Based on the American potato salad, you can make a delicious salad of pickled cucumbers. Ingredients:
- Salted cucumbers
- Potatoes
- Onion
- Mustard
- Mayonnaise
Preparation:Boil the potatoes in their skins, cool and peel. Cut the onion, cucumbers and potatoes into cubes. Season the salad with mustard-mayonnaise sauce (for three tablespoons of mayonnaise - a teaspoon of sweet, mild mustard). You know, pickles will not be superfluous in almost any winter salad. And in the summer you can prepare salads with lightly salted cucumbers. And if you like pickles, then prepare such salads in winter and summer. And cook with pleasure! We recommend reading:
