French salad

“French” salad is a light appetizer that is distinguished by the style of French cuisine: freshness, sophistication, ease of preparation and complete harmony of flavors. The main ingredients of the salad are carrots, apple, cheese and eggs, but there are many tasty and original options with the addition of meat products, cabbage, nuts and pineapple. Salads are often formed in layers and in transparent salad bowls, especially for the holiday table.

French salad - classic recipe

The classic recipe for a “French” salad involves a set of classic ingredients: apples, carrots, boiled eggs and cheese. In this recipe, boil the eggs in advance, form them in layers and season with mayonnaise. The dish is high in calories, but it turns out light and satisfying.

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   Prepare the salad ingredients immediately according to the recipe. Remove the peel and core from the apples. Then chop them on a coarse grater, pour in lemon juice and stir so that they do not darken.
2. 
   Peel the hard-boiled eggs and chop them on a coarse grater.
3. 
   Choose juicy and sweet carrots. Peel it, rinse it and chop it on a fine grater, which will make the salad juicy.
4. 
   Also, use a fine grater to chop a piece of hard cheese of any kind.
5. 
   Place the mayonnaise in a pastry bag to make it easier to draw a thin mayonnaise mesh.
6. 
   Place half of the grated apples in the first layer in the salad bowl and cover with a mayonnaise mesh.
7. 
   Place half of the grated eggs in a second layer, add a little salt and cover with a net.
8. 
   Place half of the grated carrots in a third layer, cover with a net and place the rest of the carrots on top of the mayonnaise.
9. 
   Place half of the grated cheese in the fourth layer and also cover with a mesh. Then repeat all layers in the same order.
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    Do not cover the last layer of cheese with mayonnaise. Decorate the “French” salad prepared according to the classic recipe with parsley and carrot slices and you can serve the dish at the table, but it is better to give the salad one hour to infuse. Bon appetit!

French salad with apple, cheese and carrots

French salad with apple, cheese and carrots is the simplest and fastest option, but it tastes great. In this recipe, we form the salad in layers and in transparent portioned salad bowls. Mayonnaise for dressing can be replaced with natural yogurt.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Sweet and sour apple – 1 pc.
• Boiled egg – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 50 gr.
• Mayonnaise/yogurt - to taste.
• Greenery - for decoration.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare the ingredients for the salad according to the recipe proportions and the number of servings you need. Peel the carrots and rinse.Boil the eggs hard in advance.

Step 2. Grind any type of hard cheese on a coarse grater and place in salad bowls.

Step 3. Also chop the carrots on a coarse grater, place on top of the cheese and brush with mayonnaise or yogurt.

Step 4. Remove the core from the apple, chop on a coarse grater and place on top of a layer of carrots with mayonnaise.

Step 5. Place the grated boiled eggs in the last layer. Decorate the “French” salad of apple, cheese and carrots with herbs and serve immediately. Bon appetit!

French salad with chicken

A light, tasty and dietary version of a French salad made from classic ingredients, complement the dish with boiled chicken breast. In this recipe we form the salad in layers. Grind all the ingredients, except the breast, in layers, and cover the layers with mayonnaise, which can be replaced with yogurt or a mixture of sour cream and mustard.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 350 gr.
• Sweet and sour apple – 2 pcs.
• Egg – 4 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 120 gr.
• Mayonnaise 67% - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil the chicken fillet in advance until cooked. Boil the eggs hard. Then cool them. Prepare the rest of the salad ingredients according to the recipe.

Step 2. The prepared ingredients need to be chopped and placed on separate plates. Disassemble the boiled breast into fibers. Grind the cheese and yolks on a fine grater. Grate the carrots and whites on a coarse grater. Don't touch the apples yet so they don't darken.

Step 3. To form the salad, place pieces of boiled fillet in the first layer on the salad bowl and cover with a thin mesh of mayonnaise. Cover each layer with mayonnaise.

Step 4.Place grated carrots in a second layer.

Step 5. Place the grated whites in a third layer.

Step 6. Peel the apples, chop them on a coarse grater and place them on top of the whites in a fourth layer.

Step 7. Place the grated yolks on top of the apples in a fifth layer.

Step 8. Sprinkle the salad evenly with shredded cheese and without mayonnaise.

Step 9. Decorate the prepared “French” salad to your liking and give it 2-3 hours to soak the ingredients in mayonnaise, and then you can serve it at the table. Bon appetit!

French salad with beef

The “French” salad with beef will be an original option from the line of French salads. Beef is chosen as it is a low-calorie meat and in the salad it only complements the set of fresh vegetables, which can be different. In this recipe we use raw beets, carrots, cabbage and onions. Typically, this salad is accompanied by fried potatoes, and the ingredients are placed separately on a dish with the sauce in the middle. In this recipe, mix all the ingredients with a dressing without mayonnaise.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Beef – 500 gr.
• Potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Large carrots – 3 pcs.
• Beets – 1 pc.
• Cabbage – 1/2 pcs.
• Large onion – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

For refueling:

• Vinegar 5% – 2 tbsp.
• Soy sauce - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Ground red pepper - to taste
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First of all, prepare the beef and vegetables for the salad according to the recipe.

Step 2. Prepare the ingredients for the dressing so that everything is on hand.

Step 3.To chop vegetables, take a special grater, which will be faster and more convenient, although you can use another kitchen device.

Step 4. Rinse the meat, dry it with a napkin and cut into small cubes. Beef can be replaced with pork.

Step 5. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the beef pieces until golden brown on all sides.

Step 6. Peel, rinse and chop the vegetables into thin strips. Immediately transfer the chopped vegetables into a deep salad bowl.

Step 7. Place the fried meat evenly on top of the vegetables.

Step 8. Chop the peeled potatoes in the same way as other vegetables.

Step 9. Fry it in hot oil until golden brown.

Step 10: Place fried potatoes on top of beef. Then pour vinegar and soy sauce over the salad, add salt and pepper and mix gently. Oil is not added to the salad, since there is enough of it in the fried ingredients. Take a sample and adjust to your taste.

Step 11. The prepared “French” salad with beef can be served immediately. Bon appetit!

French salad with ham

French salad with ham, carrots, apple, boiled egg and cheese can be an easy and tasty appetizer for any table. These ingredients harmonize well with their flavors. The salad is usually complemented with pickled onions and formed in layers. For dressing in this recipe we use mayonnaise.

Cooking time: 50 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Ham – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 200 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Boiled egg – 4 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Apple – 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise 67% - to taste.

For pickling onions:

• Vinegar 9% – 1 tbsp.
• Sugar – 2 tsp.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Boiled water – 200 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1.For the salad, you first need to pickle the onions. Cut the peeled large onion into thin half rings.

Step 2. Place the onion in a separate bowl and rub it a little with your hands to release its juice.

Step 3. Then add salt and sugar to the onion, pour vinegar, stir, pour 200 ml of boiling water and marinate for 20-30 minutes.

Step 4. Finely chop the selected quality ham.

Step 5. Peel, rinse and chop the carrots on a fine grater.

Step 6. Grind a piece of hard cheese in the same way.

Step 7. Peel the apple and grate it on a medium grater.

Step 8. Grind the hard-boiled and peeled eggs on a medium grater, just like cheese.

Step 9. To assemble the salad, take a dish and divide the ingredients in half. Place half of the pickled onions on a plate, draining the water.

Step 10: Arrange half of the ham slices evenly on top of the onions.

Step 11. Cover the ham with a thin mayonnaise mesh.

Step 12. Place some of the grated eggs in the next layer.

Step 13: Spread half of the grated cheese evenly over the eggs.

Step 14. Cover the cheese with a mesh of mayonnaise.

Step 15. Place half of the chopped carrots in the next layer.

Step 16. Place half of the grated apple on top of the carrots.

Step 17. Then repeat laying the layers. On top of the apple is ham with mayonnaise.

Step 18. Then onion and egg.

Step 19. Top them with carrots and mayonnaise.

Step 20. Sprinkle the salad evenly with shredded cheese.

Step 21. Give the prepared salad 2-3 hours to soak, placing it in the refrigerator.

Step 22. After this time, you can serve the “French” salad with ham. Bon appetit!

French salad with pineapple

“French” salad with pineapple, the composition of ingredients differs from the classic version based on apple and carrots. These vegetables are an excellent substitute for canned pineapple. Chicken fillet is added to the salad, and the remaining ingredients (egg, cheese and mayonnaise) remain. The dish cooks quickly and turns out light and tender. Boil chicken fillet and eggs in advance.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 80 gr.
• Boiled egg – 1-2 pcs.
• Canned pineapples – 150 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 100 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Greenery - for decoration.

Cooking process:

Step 1. According to the recipe, prepare the ingredients for the salad. Boil the chicken fillet in advance and add salt to the broth for 25 minutes.

Step 2. Cool the boiled fillet and separate it into fibers.

Step 3. Peel hard-boiled eggs and cut into medium cubes.

Step 4. Remove the pineapples from the jar and cut into the same pieces as the egg.

Step 5. Grind the hard cheese on a medium or fine grater to obtain thin shavings.

Step 6. Place these chopped ingredients in a separate salad bowl, sprinkle with salt and black pepper to your taste.

Step 7. Add mayonnaise to them and mix gently. Take a sample and adjust the taste. Then put the salad in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

Step 8. The prepared salad can be served in a salad bowl.

Step 9. For a more impressive presentation, place the salad among portioned salad bowls.

Step 10. Decorate the prepared French salad with herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

French salad with mushrooms

French salad with mushrooms has different versions and most often with the addition of meat and frying of some ingredients. In this recipe we prepare a salad in the French style - we take raw vegetables and mushrooms. Dress the salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The dish is unusual and the taste is exquisite.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Fresh champignons – 100 gr.
• Cucumbers – 2 pcs.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Green bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Blue onion – 1 pc.
• Olive oil – 3 tbsp.
• White balsamic vinegar – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash and dry the vegetables for the salad. Just wipe fresh champignons with a damp cloth. Cut the cucumbers into thin half-circles and place in a salad bowl.

Step 2. Peel the green bell peppers from seeds with partitions, cut into thin strips and add to the cucumbers.

Step 3. Cut the tomatoes into thin slices, chop the blue onion into feathers and add them to the rest of the vegetables.

Step 4. Cut the champignons into very thin slices and place in a salad bowl.

Step 5. Salt the salad to your taste, pour in a mixture of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and mix everything carefully. The prepared French salad can be served immediately at the table. Bon appetit!

French Kiss salad - classic recipe

The French Kiss salad, according to the classic recipe, is prepared on the basis of carrots, apples, boiled eggs and cheese. Meat products are added to these ingredients, and the salad is dressed with mayonnaise. In this recipe we will complement the taste of the salad with raisins and garlic, which in combination with carrots will make the salad piquant, bright and worthy of serving on the holiday table.We form the salad in layers and in a spring form.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Ham – 130 gr.
• Large carrots – 1 pc.
• Apple – 3 pcs.
• Boiled egg – 3 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Raisins – ½ tbsp.
• Garlic – 1 clove.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Greenery - for decoration.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The first step is to prepare all the ingredients for the salad so that everything is on hand. Choose seedless raisins and you can soak them a little in advance.

Step 2. Peel the carrots, rinse, chop on a coarse grater and place in a separate bowl. Add a spoonful of mayonnaise and a chopped clove of garlic to it.

Step 3. Add raisins, washed and dried with paper towels, to the carrots, add a little salt and mix everything well.

Step 4. To form the salad, take a split ring. Cut the ham into thin slices and place tightly in the ring in the first layer.

Step 5. Place a second layer of carrot mixture and compact it a little with a spoon.

Step 6. Place the third layer of boiled eggs grated on a coarse grater into a ring and cover with a mesh of mayonnaise.

Step 7. Place a fourth layer of coarsely grated apples on top of the eggs and cover them with a small amount of mayonnaise.

Step 8. Grind the hard cheese on a medium grater and distribute evenly in the last fifth layer.

Step 9. Carefully remove the split ring.

Step 10. Decorate the prepared French Kiss salad with herbs and serve immediately.

Step 11. To form a salad in larger quantities, the layers can be repeated or formed in portions and in small rings. Bon appetit!