Best Salat Recipes

UKRAINIAN SALAT VINAIGRETTE (BEET SALAD)

Steps:

• Place the beets into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the carrots and potatoes. Boil for another 10 minutes, then cover the pot and leave overnight.
• The next day, peel and dice the beets, carrots, and potatoes into small, even pieces. Place the vegetables in a large bowl. Stir in the pickles, onion, peas, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Garnish with parsley before serving.

RUSSIAN POTATO SALAD (SALAT OLIVIER)

Steps:

• Cook potatoes and eggs.
• Chop everything and put in large container.
• Mix well, being careful not to mush it all up.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add mayonnaise to taste (or maybe a little less, since it seems to get moister after it sits for a bit).
• Serve, or refrigerate for later use.

SALAT TANGIERS (MOROCCAN RECIPE FOR ZWT-9)

Steps:

• Place the couscous & salt in lrg bowl. Add enough boiling water to cover it by ¼-inch. Cover tightly w/cling-film & allow to stand for 8-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the carrots, bell pepper & beans in a saucepan w/enough water to just cover. Bring to a boil & cook for 8-10 min until just tender.
• Meanwhile, mix together all dressing ingredients in a sml bowl.
• Drain the cooked vegetables well & add to the cooked couscous, mixing well w/a fork.
• Add onions, raisins & almonds. Then pour in the dressing & toss well. Chill for at least 1 hr before serving.
• NOTE: I can look into my creative cooking future & foresee that I may eventually play w/the flavor profile of this recipe. Using the salad dressing as the flavor mechanism would allow for different fruit flavors & even a sweet version that adds sugar or honey to the mix. Feel free to use your own imagination.

WURST SALAT (PORK SAUSAGE AND CHEESE SALAD)

Steps:

• Pour water into a pot and bring to a boil. Place the onion rings in the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. Pour into a sieve and let drain thoroughly.
• Remove any rind from the cheese and cut into strips about 1/4 " X 1".
• Remove any skin from the sausage and cut into slices about 1/8" X 1'.
• Slice the gherkins about 1/8" thick.
• Place the onion rings, cheese strips, and sliced sausage and gherkins in a salad bowl.
• Make the dressing by mixing together the vinegar and water, adding the mustard, salt, pepper and sugar, and whisking in the oil.
• Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and mix well.
• Refrigerate for at least one hour to let the flavors blend.
• Sprinkle with chives before serving.

RUSSIAN STYLE SALAD(SALAT OLIVIER)

Steps:

• Place the potatoes and carrots into a medium saucepan, cover with cold water, and gently boil over medium heat until tender, about 30 minutes for the potato and 20 minutes for the carrots.
• Move vegetables as done to a plate and let cool completely.
• Discard cooking water.
• Peel the potato and carrots and cut each into 1/4" dice.
• Transfer vegetables to a large bowl.
• Add onions, cucumbers, pickles, peas, eggs, dill, paarsley, mayonnaise, and vinegar to the bowl and stir until well combined.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Transfer to a serving dish. Enjoy!

SALAT OLIVIER (RUSSIAN SALAD)

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes, let cool, and cut into 1/2-inch dice.
• Boil the eggs, let cool, and coarsely chop.
• To prepare the chicken, combine ingredients water through thyme, and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, covered, for 10-15 minutes.
• Add chicken breasts. Bring to a boil and lower heat. Simmer, covered, for 20-30 minutes. Cool breasts in the broth.
• While chicken is cooking, combine potatoes, eggs, and remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl.
• When chicken has cooled, drain the chicken (discard or save broth, as desired). Remove skin, bones and any gristle. Cut chicken into neat 1/2 to 3/4 inch pieces.
• In a medium bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine chicken, salad ingredients, and dressing. (All ingredients should be at room temperature).
• Place chicken salad in a large serving bowl. Decorate with tomato wedges and egg slices. Sprinkle with dill.
• Serve cool, but not chilled.

CHAMPIGNON SALAT MIT EI (GERMAN MUSHROOM & EGG SALAD)

Steps:

• Set out four serving plates.
• Divide the rocket leaves into four bundles and place them on each plate.
• Divide the sliced mushrooms into four portions and place each atop the rocket leaves, making a cross shape on each plate.
• Sprinkle chopped egg over the mushrooms.
• Whisk together (or use a blender) the dressing ingredients (vinegar, mustard, sugar, and oil) adding salt& pepper to taste.
• Whisk in some of the snipped chives and the onions.
• Drizzle over each salad right before serving.
• Garnish with crumbled cooked bacon and remaining chives, if desired. Serve immediately.

RADI-SALAT MIT SPECK - GERMAN RADISH SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Clean, peel and wash the white radishes.
• Cut the white radishes into coils with a radish cutter (if you don't have one, just slice them very thinly).
• Divide the coils into about 4 inch long pieces.
• Place the short radish coils into a bowl (set some aside and reserve for garnishing if you desire) and sprinkle with salt.
• Let the radish coils rest for 20- 30 minutes (the salt will draw some juice).
• In the meantime clean, wash and quarter each of the small red radishes.
• Wash, dry and chop the dill weed (before chopping the dill weed pull off some sprigs for decorations).
• Cut the bacon into small cubes or pieces and in a skillet fry the bacon until crunchy and largely drained of its grease; discard grease.
• Pour the oil and vinegar into the bacon in skillet and bring to a short boil.
• Remove the skillet from the stove.
• Pour the radish juice from the white radishes into the skillet to the oil-vinegar-bacon mixture and season with pepper; let mixture cool to warm temperature.
• Add the red radish wedges to the white radish and combine.
• Pour the vinaigrette dressing from the skillet over the radishes and let stand until completely cool.
• Garnish with reserved radish coils and dill weed sprigs.

MAMA'S CRAB AND PINEAPPLE SALAD (KRABYUIE SALAT)

Steps:

• Dice crab meat into small cubes, making them same approximate size as pineapple tidbits, combine together.
• In bowl combine mayo, shredded cheese, salt and pepper, add to crab mixture.
• Chill (or serve warm) with crackers or toasted baguette slices.

LUCHOW HOT POTATO SALAD WITH BACON AKA SPECK SALAT

Steps:

• Note: use pasturized eggs. Same amount of Boullion may be used for stock.
• Scrub potatoes, rinse. Boil in jackets; let cool. Peel and cut into 1/4 slices.
• Cook bacon until crisp. Add the onion and stir until transparent. Add the vinegar, stock and seasonings. Stir. Let come to a boil. Stir in the egg. Remove from heat and pour over potatoes.
• Servings 2 to 4.
• Time to make is a guess.

KARTOFFEL SALAT (GERMAN POTATO SALAD)

Steps:

• Place unpeeled potatoes in cold salt water and bring to a boil. Boil gently until potatoes are tender, but still firm. Do not overcook.
• Pour off the boiling water and allow potatoes to cool until easy to handle. (The drained, unpeeled Potatoes can also be placed in a refrigerator overnight.)
• Peel cooled potatoes, slice, then place in a large bowl.
• Slowly sauté the bacon in a skillet until the bacon pieces are crisp and golden brown. Do not drain the fat in the skillet.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and add the oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour this mixture over the sliced potatoes in the bowl.
• Add the green onions and the chives. Gently toss the potatoes so all ingredients are evenly blended. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• This recipe is excellent served either cold or warm.

THUN SALAT -GERMAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the tuna into small pieces.
• Chop the onion finely, cut the parsley and mix with the tuna.
• Sift the spices into the lemon juice, pour over the tuna and vegetables and dress with the oil.

SALAT KATZUTZ - "CHOPPED SALAD" (ISRAELI SALAD)

Steps:

• chop up the cucumber and tomato FINELY. It is chopped salad, because it is supposed to be chopped up! i'd say peel the cucumber, but it's not a must. The firmer, tastier the tomato, the better! If using red pepper, chop it up to about the same small size.
• Chop up the red onion very small, maybe even slightly finer than the other vegetables.
• Cut up/dice the parsely to taste - i'd probably use about 4 sprigs of parsely (any type works - italian, curly, etc.).
• the key is the dressing - very simple - simply make a 50/50 olive oil and lemon juice mix, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix it all together in a bowl and serve/eat.

CANADIAN MENNONITE HOT POTATO SALAD WITH BACON SPECK SALAT

Steps:

• Cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove and crumble.
• Drain off all fat except 1 Tbsp., return to medium heat, add onions and celery. Stir in flour to coat the vegetables.
• Add water, stir and cook till thickened. Remove from the heat and blend in the cream, 2 TABLESPOONS OF THE BOILED DRESSING, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Pour over the potatoes in a large bowl.
• Add the parsley and chives. Mix well to blend flavours. Add more cream if desired, taste, add salt if desired.
• Sprinkle crumbled bacon on top and garnish with the sliced hard-boiled eggs.
• FOR THE BOILED DRESSING: Combine sugar, salt, and mustard in the top of a double boiler. Add vinegar. Stir to combine.
• Add well-beaten eggs. Place over moderately boiling water. Stir until the mixture is creamy about the consistency of custard.
• Beat in the butter. Cool. This dressing may be stored, covered, in the refrigerator, and will keep up to two weeks.
• Classic Canadian Cooking.

HERRING SALAT (OSTFRIESEN VERSION)

Steps:

• Chop all ingredients into tiny dice.
• Stir in mayonnaise and mustard.
• Garnish with boiled egg slices.

SALAT

Steps:

• Boil the potato and carrot in the skins, remove from heat when fork-tender and cool and peel.
• Cut potato, carrot, cucumber, eggs, beef, and onion into small cubes.
• Chop garlic fine or make a paste on your cutting board with the side of your chef knife blade by smacking it.
• Mix vegetables and all else together.
• Add peas and olives. Stir together with the mayonnaise.

BEET SALAD- GERMAN (ROTE BEETE SALAT) RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Prepare the beets by trimming off the greens and the tips. Boil the beets in salted water until tender, approximately 45 minutes. Set aside to cool, then peel and cut into bite sized pieces. In a bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. Add the beets and toss to coat. Let stand for a few hours. This salad is best served at room temperature. Refrigerate any remaining salad.

GEMISCHTER ROHKOST SALAT (MIXED SALAD PLATE)

Steps:

• Peel celery root. Cut into 1/4-inch-wide slices. Cut slices into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Place in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil on high heat; reduce to a simmer. Simmer until just barely tender. Drain. Place in a bowl. Toss with enough vinaigrette to very lightly coat. Cover and refrigerate.
• Place carrots in a separate bowl. Toss with enough vinaigrette to very lightly coat. Cover and refrigerate.
• Place cucumbers in a separate bowl. Toss with enough vinaigrette to very lightly coat. Cover and refrigerate.
• Place beets in a separate bowl. Toss with enough vinaigrette to very lightly coat. Cover and refrigerate.
• Presentation: Arrange butter lettuce on a platter. Arrange the four salads separately on lettuce and garnish with tomato wedges and dill sprigs.
• **To prepare vinaigrette, whisk together 2 to 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, 2/3 cup water and 2/3 cup cider vinegar, while continuing to whisk, add 2/3 cup vegetable oil in a slow stream, mixing well. Whisk in salt and pepper to taste.

SALAT IZ YAITS (EGG SALAD)

Steps:

• Stir the sour cream or yogurt, mayonnaise, salt, & garlic together.
• Add the egg then the other ingredients, except for pimientos, and stir well until all combined.
• Garnish with the pimiento and serve on bread or crackers.

AGURLCE SALAT OR MEDIEVAL CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place your thin sliced cucumbers on a baking pan in a single layer and sprinkle the salt evenly over all the cucumber slices.
• place another pan on top of the pan of cucumbers to press out the natural juices of the cucumbers, adding a heavy bowl if needed for weight.
• Press at least 6 hours or over night!
• In the morning drain the liquid and toss the cucumbers into the marinade
• place in a refrigerator and marinade for 2 hours then serve and enjoy!