On the eve of the summer season, every womanwants to get in shape. Fortunately, with the onset of spring, fresh, home-made vegetables and fruits are slowly starting to appear on the market. Therefore, it is much easier to eat right, with health benefits. If you want to get rid of a few grams accumulated over the winter, first of all, limit the amount of flour and sweets. Do not overeat at night, but you do not need to starve yourself either. The main thing is to eat high-quality and not too high-calorie foods. Oatmeal in the morning, salad with shrimp and cheese at lunch, cottage cheese for an afternoon snack, and after six - lock the refrigerator. In a few days, you will be happy to notice how the forms acquire their former outlines. We will suggest a recipe that is suitable for any occasion. Seafood is rich in calcium, potassium, iodine, they contain polyunsaturated acids, which enter the human body in only one way - through food. Therefore, the dishes that will be discussed should appear at least occasionally in every family. Tasty dishes are not always healthy, just as not all nutritious dishes are appetizing. However, thanks to these tips, you will learn how to prepare healthy and tender salads that are suitable not only for everyday use. They can be safely served on the festive table.

Salad for every day

This recipe will be useful for those who don't likespend too much time cooking. Sometimes there are moments when you want to eat something unusual and at the same time not stand for hours at the stove to make a meal. Shrimp salad with cheese is an ideal option for a quick, healthy and tasty snack. The dish turns out to be quite filling and economical, the set of products is simple and inexpensive. Ingredients:

• two boiled potatoes
• 200 grams of not too large shrimp
• two hard boiled eggs
• cucumber
• table salt - at your discretion
• 50 grams of any hard cheese
• 15 grams of low-fat mayonnaise

Method of preparation:If you are using fresh frozen shrimp (and this recipe calls for just such seafood), then you do not need to cook them at all. Your main task is to defrost the ingredient correctly. We will reveal a little secret: pour the shrimp into a deep saucepan and pour boiling water over them. After five minutes, remove the excess water, and throw the inhabitants of the deep sea into a colander and wait until they drain. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes and eggs. Then peel the vegetable and cut it into small cubes, remove the shell from the eggs and chop them into pieces. Cut the cucumber into thin strips, and grate the cheese on a medium grater. Now combine all the ingredients in a beautiful plate, add one or two pinches of salt, mayonnaise and mix the salad thoroughly with a spoon. Then carefully smooth it out and sprinkle with cheese. If you have fresh herbs, chop them finely and decorate the dish. The recipe for cooking frozen shrimp is good because it allows you to keep the seafood tender and juicy. If you do what most modern housewives do - boil them in boiling water for some time - there is a high risk of getting "rubbery" and tasteless meat. Which, of course, will spoil the future salad, and you do not want that, do you? So just defrost the seafood, take the specified ingredients, which are probably in every refrigerator, and without unnecessary haste, prepare this simple and delicious dish.

"Sea" salad with double cheese

We suggest you try another one in your kitchen"Everyday" recipe. To prepare the dish, you need to buy shrimp, you can use frozen or, conversely, fresh. This will not affect, at least not dramatically, the taste of the future dish. You will also need two types of cheese - hard and processed. To avoid any problems with cutting the latter, we recommend putting it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes in advance. Now, more about the salad itself. Ingredients (for two small portions):

• 100 grams of Dutch cheese
• approximately 150 grams of peeled shrimp
• clove of garlic
• salt
• 50 grams of any processed cheese
• homemade eggs - three pieces
• salad leaves - optional
• 10 grams of fresh dill
• 20 grams of sour cream or mayonnaise

Method of preparation:If you bought fresh seafood, throw it into boiling and slightly salted water and cook for no more than seven minutes. Then remove it with a slotted spoon and drain in a colander. Keep in mind that before adding the ingredient to the salad, you need to let it drain well, otherwise the dish will not be very appetizing. You already know how to cook frozen shrimp, the recipe is simple - pour boiling water over them and hold them in it for three minutes. Now boil the eggs, and when they cool, peel them and cut them into cubes. Crush the garlic clove with a special press, and grate the hard cheese on a fine grater. As for the processed cheese, chop it into strips. Combine all the ingredients in one bowl, add the seafood, pour in a pinch of salt and add sour cream. This dressing will allow you to get a less caloric dish, but if you wish, you can use gourmet mayonnaise. Mix the resulting mass, then place it in a mound on a flat plate covered with lettuce leaves. Sprinkle your creation with chopped dill on top.

Pineapple salad with shrimps and cheese

This holiday recipe is a great excusecall your girlfriends and throw a fun, noisy party in the company of your loved ones. You must admit that girls always have something to talk about, someone to discuss and something to laugh about. To ensure that no one goes hungry, you should make a menu. It is better to limit yourself to light snacks, delicate salads and sliced ​​fruit. Don't forget to put champagne in the fridge and charge your camera, because the evening promises to be eventful. The salad, the recipe for which we will share with you, will surely appeal to each of your girlfriends. Ingredients:

• three grams of salt
• eggs - two pieces
• 120 grams of canned pineapple in syrup
• 160 grams of large shrimp
• 200 grams of good hard cheese
• 100 milliliters of low fat sour cream
• dill or parsley - if desired

Method of preparation:This original salad can be made from canned pineapples, as indicated in the recipe, or you can add fresh fruit. In the latter case, carefully peel it, it is quite dense, so process the pulp well so that nothing unnecessary remains on it. If you are using pineapple rings in syrup, pour out the excess liquid from the can and chop them into small cubes. Then put the eggs in boiling water and boil them hard. Then cool under the tap, peel and cut into pieces of the same size. Keep frozen shrimp in boiling water for three minutes. Then remove the skin from them, and cut the cheese with a knife into medium cubes. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add a couple of spoons of sour cream, salt and mix thoroughly. At the very end, garnish the dish with chopped herbs.

Salad "in Neapolitan"

It is not enough to simply follow the instructions andto prepare a salad - its presentation is also of great importance. So, if you put the dish in a deep plate in the usual way, it is unlikely to attract the attention of guests. Try to put it in beautiful glass bowls, decorate with sprigs of greenery, boiled shrimp, and no one will refuse to try the dish. Experiment with the following recipe. Ingredients:

• ripe tomato
• two large handfuls of any shrimp
• cheese - 140 grams
• homemade eggs - two pieces
• delicacy mayonnaise and salt - to taste
• "Curly" parsley

Method of preparation:The first thing to do is boil home-made eggs. After peeling them, grate the product. Grind the cheese in the same way. Pour fresh shrimp into boiling and slightly salted water and boil for a few minutes - five to seven is enough. The dish is laid out in portioned bowls in layers. First come the eggs, which are greased with mayonnaise, then the seafood, sliced ​​tomatoes, and the creation is crowned with grated cheese. Do not forget to treat each "floor" with a delicate sauce. Decorating salads with shrimp and cheese is a separate story, which we will tell next time. For this, use vegetables, herbs, olives and more. Cook with imagination, and eat with appetite. We recommend reading:

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