Salad recipes with soy sauce - this is for usa gift from Asia. There, soy sauce is present in almost all dishes and is often used instead of salt. In our country, this product is not yet excluded from the category of exotic. We all season salads with mayonnaise, sour cream and butter the old-fashioned way, but we are also familiar with soy sauce firsthand. Here, for example, are everyone's favorite Korean appetizers. Yes, yes, this is a bright example of a salad with soy sauce. However, not only Korean, but also other salads can be prepared with this truly delicious sauce. Shall we try? So, let's choose salad recipes...
Korean carrot
Among all Korean salads, carrotin Korean is the most popular. The recipes for this popular salad are quite varied. They are united by a specific seasoning, the composition of which has long remained a secret for us. And even today, many packages with this seasoning contain salad recipes, but the composition of the seasoning itself is not indicated. The easiest way is to buy a ready-made seasoning, but if you want, you can try to make it yourself. To do this, you will need dried (powdered) celery, paprika, onion, garlic, basil, parsley, as well as black and red pepper, salt, coriander and nutmeg. And for the salad you need the following ingredients:
- Kilogram of carrots,
- 3 heads of onions;
- 3 garlic cloves;
- 4 tablespoons of vinegar (6%);
- Tablespoon soy sauce;
- A tablespoon of sugar;
- Salt (to your taste);
- Tablespoon seasoning for Korean carrots.
Preparation: Peel the onion and cut into half rings.Wash the carrots, peel them and grate them on a special grater or cut them into thin strips. Place the carrots in a bowl, add one chopped onion, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and seasoning, mix and leave to infuse. Meanwhile, fry the remaining onion in vegetable oil and add it to the carrots. The salad can be considered ready, but if you let it sit for at least a couple of hours, it will become even tastier.
Salad "Freshness"
Many salad recipes with soy sauce are suitable for diet menus. So for those who watch their figure, this salad will be useful. Ingredients:
- 200 g of Peking cabbage;
- 2 fresh cucumbers;
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil;
- 2-3 teaspoons of soy sauce;
- 2 pinches of black pepper.
Preparation:Wash the cabbage, dry it and cut it into small square pieces. Cut the washed cucumbers into strips or grate them on a Korean carrot grater. Transfer the vegetables to a salad bowl, season with olive oil, soy sauce and black pepper. Mix and start eating.
Salad "King Soi"
The name Soy was borne by the king of Sparta. Of course, he himself is not connected with soy or soy sauce. But the name is very consonant with the name of the sauce, and the salad itself turns out to be quite Spartan. Ingredients:
- Fresh cucumber;
- Carrots are damp;
- Egg;
- A teaspoon of sugar;
- Half a teaspoon of ginger powder (seasoning);
- A teaspoon of mayonnaise.
Preparation:Wash, peel and chop the carrots into long, narrow strips. Place in a bowl, sprinkle with sugar, season with a tablespoon of soy sauce and leave for ten to fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, cut the cucumber in the same way, peeling it if desired. Pour the soy sauce (two teaspoons) into a cup, break a raw egg into it and sprinkle in the ginger powder. Mix everything and beat with a whisk or fork. Fry a thin pancake from this mixture in a lightly oiled frying pan, cool it and also cut into strips. Drain the liquid from the carrots, add the carrots, cucumber and sliced pancake. Season with mayonnaise and enjoy the salad named after the ancient Greek king.
Salad "Zabaikalsky"
Not all salads with soy sauce are vegetable. Among them there are recipes for quite hearty dishes, such as this salad. Ingredients:
- A pound of beef;
- Packaging of fresh champignons;
- A punch of Bulgarian pepper;
- Head of onions;
- Head of lettuce;
- Soy sauce.
Preparation:Cut the beef into long narrow strips (noodles), place in a bowl, pour in four tablespoons of soy sauce and leave to marinate for an hour. During this time, stir the meat several times so that it marinates evenly. Then transfer the meat to a saucepan, pour in water (so that it only slightly covers the meat), add two more tablespoons of sauce, half a teaspoon of salt and cook until the beef is soft. While the meat is cooking, wash, cut and fry the mushrooms and chopped onion in vegetable oil. Remove the roasting pan from the heat, put in the bell pepper cut into large strips, cover with a lid and leave for fifteen to twenty minutes. Season the cooked meat with two more tablespoons of soy sauce, combine with the fried mushrooms and put in the refrigerator. Before serving, add hand-torn lettuce leaves to the salad, season it with a tablespoon of soy sauce and mix.
Gourmet salad
Some recipes for salads with soy sauceat first glance too simple. However, this impression is deceptive. Soy sauce can make almost any salad worthy of the taste of a sophisticated gourmet. Try, for example, to prepare this delicious and piquant salad. Ingredients:
- 20 g of ham;
- Bank of canned champignons;
- Bank of green peas;
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce;
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- Cilantro.
Preparation:Cut the ham into cubes, the mushrooms into slices, and finely chop the cilantro. Drain the marinade from the peas and put it in a salad bowl. Add the sliced ham, champignons, and greens. Season the salad with soy sauce mixed with vegetable oil and stir. That's it! Try different salad recipes with soy sauce and appreciate the possibilities of this product, which is still unusual for our cuisine. Enjoy cooking, and bon appetit! We recommend reading: