Fresh cucumber salad - 401 cooking recipes

Fresh cucumbers can be added to almost any salad, thereby refreshing them, filling them with spring energy, sun and warmth. They go well with all “dry” foods, giving the dish juiciness and an appetizing crunch. Slicing also greatly affects not only its appearance, but also its consistency and taste. You can cut vegetables into strips, cubes, slices, circles, strips, and ribbons. And also grate on a grater, regular or Korean.

Even the most complex recipe for fresh cucumber salad can be created on the fly by simply mixing everything you have on hand and in the refrigerator: cheese, cold meat, any other vegetables, boiled cereals, apples, herbs, mushrooms, canned foods. Cucumbers and boiled rice with the addition of sweet corn are in great harmony with each other. Or boiled potatoes with dill and cucumbers, cut into thin circles.

Not to mention summer salad compositions that have long become classics: tomatoes, multi-colored bell peppers, onions, olive oil, salt, pepper and herbs to taste. Many people add basil, celery, soft cheese, pieces of orange, apple, and hot pepper to this composition.

A very beautiful and tasty salad is made from fresh cucumbers, radishes, and white cabbage, chopped into thin strips. The thinner the better. You can season them with anything: either ready-made salad dressing, or mayonnaise, sour cream, or yogurt.

There are versions of almost all the classic and favorite salads in Russia, to which fresh cucumbers are added instead of salted or pickled ones. For example, the famous Olivier or Stolichny. These bright, healthy vegetables are also ideal as a material for decorations, even the most delicate and sophisticated ones. For example, from cucumbers cut into the thinnest ribbon, you can collect flowers, bows, any fancy-shaped patterns and decorate a holiday salad or any other dish with them.

The most delicious, quick and simple salads are also rarely complete without everyone’s favorite cucumbers!