Salad Recipes That Are Delicious

Nowadays every one like to be careful what they eat, especially when it come to fried or fattening food. This is one of the reasons that salads have become very popular in the last few years. There are many variations of dishes around the world, based on salads. Every nation seems to feel the need for the freshness of greens and so on. Dressings further enhance the flavours and salad recipes can be used for a starter course, part of a main course or side dish. There is nothing finer than a salad accompanied by a chunk of crusty bread straight from the oven and there are so many basic low calorie recipes that can be achieved by making simple salads.

One more reason why salads are popular is that salad recipes are so easy and quick to prepare. Green salads usually contain some sort of leaf crop, such as rocket, lettuce or spinach. Other ingredients are very often a combination of peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrot or radish. Onions are also added sometimes, in the form of spring onion or red onion. Some Italian salad recipes call for pasta and other Mediterranean dishes use olives, rice or cheese. Beans or croutons add another texture. Meat or fish are common elements too and ham, chicken, tuna or shrimp make tasty additions. Crab meat is another idea or chopped up bacon. There are numerous dressings, which are easily made at home or can be bought in. These include Thousand Island Dressing, Blue Cheese Dressing, Russian Dressing or Mayonnaise.

Some chefs have made a name for themselves by inventing their own signature salad recipes. The original recipes are sometimes subject to modern adaptations. One such invention, which was to stand the test of time, is the Caesar Salad, the achievement of an Italian chef working at Hotel Caesars in Mexico in the 1920s. The dish contains lettuce, croutons, lemon juice, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, hard-boiled egg yolks, black pepper and Worcestershire Sauce. Another famous salad was first introduced at the Hollywood restaurant favored by celebrities, the Brown Derby. This uses lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, Roquefort cheese, chives and vinaigrette.

Tourists to Greece will know that here are many fine salads on the menu. Common salad recipes contain tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers, red onion, oregano and seasoning. Sometimes feta cheese, olives or capers are added and dressings usually involve olive oil, vinegar or lemon juice. Tabouli Salad hails from the Lebanon and is a mixture of bulgur (wheat grain), parsley, scallion, mint, lemon juice, black pepper and cinnamon. It is a popular dip in America. Russian Salad has different versions that have evolved over the years. The basis is chopped vegetables in mayonnaise but meat, game or fish is often added. Perhaps the cold climate calls for more bulk. Ham, tongue, sausage, lobster and truffles are common additions.

As you can see there is a huge variety of salads and salad recipes, so the chances of one getting bored with ones salads and salad recipes are very rare.

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