In addition to the usual home-cooked, family breakfasts,lunches and dinners, as well as a festive feast, there is such a thing as a friendly get-together. At this moment, girlfriends or friends gather to chat peacefully over a simple, quick and tasty dish. A great option for such an occasion is a salad of pickled cucumbers. Today we will consider several of its options.
Salad of pickled cucumbers and potatoes
Ingredients:
- 3 large potatoes
- 3 large marinated cucumbers
- 150 grams of mayonnaise
- 1 onion bulb
- 1 tablespoon dill
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method of preparation:Wash the potatoes, peel them and boil them. Now let them cool and cut them into small cubes. Wash the cucumbers and cut them into thin strips. Chop the onion as finely as possible. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add pepper, salt and mayonnaise. Mix thoroughly and sprinkle with finely chopped dill. The salad is ready!
"Ministerial" Salad
Ingredients:
- 400 grams of beef
- 300 grams of pickled cucumber
- 3 boiled eggs
- 3 onion bulbs
- 40 grams of sunflower or olive oil
- 150 grams of mayonnaise
- 1 pinch of salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method of preparation:Wash lean beef and put it in a saucepan with cold water. Bring to a boil, remove foam and leave to cook until done. Then let it cool and cut into thin strips. Now break the eggs into a bowl, salt them and shake well. Pour the resulting mixture into a hot frying pan with vegetable oil and fry over low heat. At the same time, cut the onion into rings and fry it in a frying pan until golden brown. Let the omelette cool and chop into strips. Now cut the pickled cucumbers into thin circles. Transfer all the ingredients to a salad bowl, season with freshly ground pepper, salt, add mayonnaise and mix well. The salad with crispy pickled cucumbers is ready to serve!
Viennese salad with pickled cucumbers
This salad is directly related to Austriancuisine. What do the last two words bring to mind? Probably Sacher torte, Viennese schnitzel or apple strudel. But fortunately, this cuisine is much more diverse than it might seem. It is famous for its excellent appetizers with various cheeses and smoked meats. Ingredients:
- 250 grams of smoked chicken breast
- 250 grams of pickled cucumber
- 500 grams of champignons
- 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
- 150 grams of hard hot cheese
- 2 cloves of garlic
- black pepper, salt to taste
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Method of preparation:Cut the chicken breast into thin strips. Wash, clean and chop the mushrooms into slices or cubes. Place them in a hot frying pan and fry until golden brown. Meanwhile, grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Half a minute before the mushrooms are ready, put the grated cheese on top, add salt, pepper and mix. Cut the pickled cucumbers into circles. Crush the garlic cloves and chop finely with a knife. Now combine all the ingredients, season them with chopped garlic, parsley and mayonnaise. Mix everything thoroughly. The salad is ready!
Salad of pickled cucumbers and walnuts
Ingredients:
- 600 grams of pickled cucumber
- 400 grams of matzoni or fatty yogurt
- 150 grams of walnuts
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 60 milliliters of olive oil
Method of preparation:Finely chop the pickled cucumbers and leave for fifteen minutes to let the brine drain a little. Meanwhile, peel the nuts and chop them finely. Crush the garlic cloves and pass them through a garlic press. Transfer all ingredients to a salad bowl, season with matsoni, garlic and olive oil. Mix the salad well, cover with cling film and refrigerate for half an hour to let it steep a little. The dish is ready!
Salad of pickled cucumbers and green apples
Ingredients:
- 2 large marinated cucumbers
- 2 large green apples "Golden"
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 150 grams of sour cream
- ground black pepper to taste
- parsley to taste
- salt, sugar to taste
Method of preparation:Wash cucumbers and apples and cut into cubes or strips. Crush garlic cloves and chop with a knife. Finely chop parsley. Put everything in a salad bowl, add sour cream and now mix thoroughly. The salad is ready!
Salad from pickled cucumbers, mushrooms and corn
Ingredients:
- 500 grams of pickled
- 400 grams of canned corn
- 300 grams of pickled cucumber
- 150 grams of mayonnaise
Method of preparation:Open the corn, drain the liquid and put it in a salad bowl. Pour the mushrooms into a colander and rinse them from the brine. Cut the cucumbers into small cubes. If you watery salads, then wait a little for the brine to drain from the cucumbers. Mix everything, season with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly again. The salad with pickled cucumbers is ready!
Salad with pickled cucumbers and liver
Ingredients:
- 350 grams of chicken liver
- 200 grams of hard cheese
- 200 grams of pickled cucumber
- 150 grams of fresh cherry tomatoes
- 5-8 quail eggs
- bunch of dill
- Freshly ground pepper and salt to taste
- 150 grams of sour cream
List of ingredients:Wash the liver well, put it in a pot with cold water and cook for thirty minutes after boiling. Let it cool and cut into small cubes or thin strips. Cut the cucumbers into strips, the cheese into small cubes. Finely chop the greens. Boil the quail eggs, wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half. Put all the prepared ingredients, except for the tomatoes and eggs, in a salad bowl, add pepper and salt, season with sour cream and mix thoroughly. Serve in portions, placing a few quail eggs and chopped tomatoes on the sides of each plate. The salad is ready!
"Snake" salad
Ingredients:
- 2 canned fish (you can take any, at your discretion)
- 2 fatty, melted cheese
- 2 boiled eggs
- 1 carrot
- 1 large potato
- 500 grams of pickled cucumber
- 1 onion bulb
- 50 grams of lettuce leaves
- 2 olives
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 150 grams of mayonnaise or sour cream
Method of preparation:Wash and boil the potatoes together with the eggs, let cool and peel. Grate the eggs, processed cheese and potatoes on a coarse grater. Crush the garlic and chop finely or pass it through a garlic press. Mash the canned fish well with a fork or chop finely with a knife. Put everything in a deep bowl, add mayonnaise and mix well. Put the finished dish on a large flat plate, first covering it with lettuce leaves. Give the salad the shape of a arbitrarily curved snake. Cut the pickled cucumbers into circles and lay them out over the entire surface. Use olives to lay out the eyes of our snake. The salad is ready!
Salad from pickled cucumbers and crab sticks
Ingredients:
- 300 grams of pickled cucumber
- 4 boiled eggs
- 250 grams of crab sticks
- 150 grams of mayonnaise
- 20 grams of parsley greens
Method of preparation:Boil the eggs, let them cool and peel them. Cut the cucumbers and eggs into circles. Defrost the crab sticks in advance and then chop them. The salad is laid out in layers, each layer is greased with mayonnaise. First the pickled cucumbers, then the eggs, and the crab sticks on top. Decorate the dish with parsley leaves. The salad is ready!
Tomato salad from pickled cucumbers
Ingredients:
- 200 grams of pickled cucumber
- 250 grams of canned peas
- 100 grams of onions
- 80 grams of sunflower oil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon of wine vinegar
- 100 grams of tomato juice
- bunch of green onions
- salt to taste
Method of preparation:Cut the onion into rings and pour boiling water over it. Pass the garlic through a garlic press or grate it on a fine grater. Cut the pickled cucumbers into small cubes. Finely chop the green onions with a knife. Pour all the ingredients into a salad bowl, add vegetable oil, canned peas, freshly ground pepper, tomato juice and vinegar. Now mix thoroughly. The salad is ready!
"Fragrant" salad
Ingredients:
- 2 large marinated cucumbers
- 400 grams of veal
- 2 slices of shallots
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 1 sweet Bulgarian pepper
- 1 clove of garlic
- 400 grams of white canned beans
- 6 stems of basil
- 1 bunch of green parsley
- 80 milliliters of vinegar
- salt to taste
- 120 milliliters of olive oil
Method of preparation:Wash the veal and put it in a pot with cold water to boil. Then let it cool, cut into thin strips. Wash the shallots, peel and chop into thin rings. Cut the bell pepper in half, remove the seeds and cut into thin strips. Grate the garlic on a fine grater or pass it through a garlic press. Cut the pickled cucumbers and washed tomatoes into small cubes. Chop the basil and parsley with a knife. Now you need to prepare the dressing. Mix the olive oil, vinegar, liquid from the canned beans and salt in a separate bowl. Put all the previously prepared ingredients in a salad bowl, season with the resulting sauce and mix thoroughly. The salad is ready! As you can see, there are many salads using pickled cucumbers, and which one you choose is up to you. Each of them is special in some way: either it has a piquant taste, or an unusual aroma or a sweetish aftertaste. In addition, you can prepare any of the above dishes for both a regular dinner and a festive table. Enjoy your meal! We recommend reading:
