If you have a special mood and desirefeel like an American, we suggest you try to cook a typical representative of American cuisine - "Waldorf" salad. This dish is unique in that it exists in various variations, while preserving the basic ingredients. We will give a number of recipes for the dish "Waldorf salad", which will please you and your household with its taste and originality.
Salad "Waldorf" recipe number 1
To prepare 4 servings you will need:
- 1 pineapple;
- 2 oranges or pink grapefruit;
- 1 red apple;
- 500 g of celery;
- 120 g walnuts;
- 150 g of lemon yogurt;
- 150 g of sour cream;
- salt;
- ground pepper;
- 2-3 tbsp. spoons of lemon juice.
Trim the top and bottom ends of the pineapple.Peel the pineapple from top to bottom in a wide layer. Cut the pineapple lengthwise into four pieces. Cut the wedge-shaped core out of the middle, cut the quarters lengthwise into slices again and then cut across into pieces about 0.5 cm thick. Peel the oranges or grapefruits, cut the slices in half. Cut these halves into slices, collect the released juice. Wash the apples, cut into four parts, cut out the core and cut into strips. Leave a few pieces of orange for decoration, mix the rest of the fruit. Wash the celery, trim the stems, and trim the ends of the leaves. If necessary, remove tough fibers from the stems. Cut the stems into thin slices and mix with the fruit. In a non-stick frying pan, without adding fat, fry the walnuts until fragrant, then cool. Set aside 12 of the prettiest halves for decoration, chop the remaining nuts. Mix the lemon yogurt with sour cream until smooth. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste. Mix the nuts, thick sauce and celery and fruit mixture. Transfer the Waldorf salad to a salad bowl and garnish with nuts and oranges.
Salad "Waldorf" recipe number 2
To prepare this recipe we will need:
- large sweet and sour apples - 2 pcs.
- a large stalk of celery - 3 pcs.
- walnut chopped - 150 g
- lettuce - 1 head
- mayonnaise - 4 tbsp.
- mustard - 1 tsp.
- Salt and pepper black ground to taste
- juice of half a lemon.
Let's start by preparing the salad dressing.To do this, mix mayonnaise and mustard, add ground black pepper, salt to taste and set aside to infuse. Let's start preparing the salad base. Wash the apples and cut them in half and remove the core without peeling them. Then cut into thin slices. Squeeze out the lemon juice and pour it over the apples to prevent them from darkening. Wash the celery and cut into thin strips. Wash the lettuce and tear it into pieces in a salad bowl, add the celery, apples, coarsely chopped walnut kernels and season the salad with the sauce. Mix the salad thoroughly before serving.
Salad "Waldorf" recipe number 3
Now let's try one of the popular varieties of Waldorf salad, specifically - with the addition of berries. To prepare this recipe, we will need:
- cherry (fresh or freshly frozen) - 100 g
- green apple large - 2 pcs.
- celery root - 400 g
- red sweet grapes - 150 g
- pecans (or walnuts) - 20 g
Sauce:
- sour cream - 100 g
- mayonnaise - 100 g
- sugar 20 g
- lemon juice - 40 g
- salt and black pepper powder to taste.
First, prepare the salad dressing.To do this, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and sugar. Mix thoroughly until the sugar dissolves. Wash the celery root, peel it and grate it on a coarse grater. Wash the apples thoroughly, peel them and cut them into cubes. Wash the cherries and grapes. Remove the pits from the cherries and the stems from the grapes (you can also remove the pits from the grapes, which, in our opinion, will make the salad more tender). Cut each cherry and grape in half and place in a salad bowl, add celery, apples, nuts and season with sour cream and mayonnaise sauce. Let it sit and serve.
Salad "Waldorf" recipe number 4
The United States of America is famous for itsdemocracy, and American cuisine is not lagging behind the general trend. Try making the following recipe for the dish "Waldorf Salad" with the addition of such a tasty ingredient as smoked chicken fillet. For this you will need:
- apple sweet and sour large - 1 pc.
- celery stalk or root - 200 g
- smoked chicken fillet - 200 g
- dark blue raisins - 3 tbsp.
- dry white wine - 3 tbsp.
Sauce:
- yogurt (thick, low-fat) — 2 tbsp.
- mayonnaise — 2 tbsp.
- Worcestershire sauce - 10 g
- lemon juice - 10 g
- sunflower or pumpkin seeds - 20 g
- pepper black ground and salt to taste.
Start with the sauce.For the sauce, you can use either thick yogurt or low-fat sour cream (10-15% fat) as a base. Mix the yogurt with mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice, then add ground black pepper and salt to taste. Mix everything until a homogeneous mass is formed. The apple must be cut into small cubes or grated on a coarse grater, and in the first case, the apple must be cut with the peel, and in the second case, peel it. Then sprinkle the sliced apple with lemon juice. The celery stalks must be washed and cleaned of fibers, then cut it across (if you prefer celery roots, then wash and grate it on a coarse grater). Cut the chicken fillet into medium cubes, proportionate to the apple slices. Boil the wine and pour boiling white wine over the raisins for 10-15 minutes. Once the raisins have softened, drain the wine and squeeze the raisins. Mix the apples, chicken, celery and raisins in a salad bowl, season with the sauce and sprinkle with ground black pepper and sunflower seeds (you can use walnuts or pumpkin seeds). This salad recipe does not like to wait, so serve immediately.
Salad "Waldorf" recipe number 5
Another great recipe is Waldorf salad in cheese baskets. To prepare this recipe you will need:
- hard cheese - 500 g
- ham (lean) -200 g
- celery root - 300 g
- apple - 2 pcs.
- grapes white pitted -250g
Sauce:
- mayonnaise — 2 tbsp.
- sour cream — 2 tbsp.
- mustard - 1 tsp.
- walnut (kernels) - 100 g
- lemon juice - 20 g
- salt and black pepper powder to taste.
First you need to prepare the cheesebaskets. Grate the hard cheese on a coarse grater and put it in portions - 3 tablespoons - on a preheated frying pan. After the cheese has melted, quickly remove the resulting pancake. Put it on an inverted stack, and cover with a glass on top. Remember that the cheese basket must be made quickly, so as not to let the cheese pancake cool down. After the blanks have cooled down, you need to remove them and put them in the refrigerator to let them harden. Prepare the salad sauce. To do this, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard, half the amount of lemon juice intended for the recipe, and finely chopped walnut kernels. Add salt and ground black pepper. Beat and put in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes. Wash the apples, remove the core and grate on a coarse grater. Peel the celery, wash it, and then grate it on a coarse grater. Then mix the apples and celery and sprinkle with lemon juice. Wash the grapes and cut each berry into four parts. Add the apples and celery. Dress the salad with sauce and put it into cheese baskets. Put it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes and serve cold.
Dessert "Waldorf" salad
And finally, we would like to offer you a recipe for a dish called "Waldorf salad" for dessert. To prepare it, you will need:
- apples 3 pcs.
- celery head - 250 g
- walnuts (kernels) - 100 g
- sweet dried apricots - 150 g
- raisins - 150 g
Sauce:
- sour cream 2 tbsp. spoons
- yoghurt sour 2 tbsp. spoons
- whipped cream 2 tbsp. spoons
- mint leaves - 50 g
- honey 2 tsp.
Prepare the sauce.To do this, mix yogurt, sour cream, honey and half a lemon, grated on a coarse grater together with the zest (beforehand, do not forget to wash the lemon and pour boiling water over it - this will reveal its taste qualities). Soak dried apricots and raisins in warm water and leave for 10-15 minutes. After they soften, drain the water and cut the dried apricots and raisins into cubes. Add chopped walnut kernels and mix. Wash the apples, remove the core and grate on a coarse grater, having previously peeled them. Then pour lemon juice. Peel the celery, wash and grate on a coarse grater. Then mix with apples, celery, raisins, dried apricots, nuts and season the Waldorf salad with sweet sauce. Decorate with whipped cream and mint leaves on top. Enjoy! We recommend reading:
