Salad with lightly salted salmon and croutons. Salad with salmon and croutons

1. Boil eggs hard, cool and peel. Separate the whites from the yolks and grate them separately.

2. Remove the bones from the salmon and cut off the skin. Place the finished fillet in the freezer for a few minutes. Using a sharp knife, cut the fillet lengthwise into thin slices.

3. Wash the tomatoes and cut into small slices.

4. Rinse the lettuce leaves with running water, dry and tear them into pieces with your hands. Place on flat plates. Grate the cheese on a fine grater.

5. Cut the baguette pulp (without crust and preferably a little stale) into small cubes. Fry in a heated frying pan with a spoonful of olive oil until browned. Add another spoonful of oil, turn the crackers over with a wooden spatula, add salt and fry on the other side.

6. Let the crackers cool on a separate plate.

7. For dressing, in a separate bowl, mix lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Beat with a whisk. Mix salmon and tomatoes in a bowl. Pour over the dressing and stir again. Add salt to taste. Place on serving plates with lettuce leaves.

At any holiday, at any feast, a delicious and beautiful seafood salad is always very popular, right? Of course, there are many recipes for such salads - some prepare them with sea cocktail, some with shrimp, some with squid, but I really like salads with lightly salted salmon. I salt the red fish for them myself - it’s quite simple and relatively quick, and it’s also much cheaper than buying ready-made lightly salted salmon, trout or pink salmon.

There are several interesting salmon salads in my cookbook, but the one I want to introduce you to today occupies one of the first places in the general list. You won't find mayonnaise in it - this sauce replaces balsamic vinegar with great success. But there are baguette crackers, quail eggs, lettuce and Parmesan, beloved by many. Well, and lightly salted salmon, of course! Try making this salad with lightly salted red fish and croutons, I’m sure you’ll really like it too!

Salad ingredients

  • 2-3 handfuls of lettuce mix;
  • 100 grams of lightly salted salmon;
  • 3-4 quail eggs;
  • 1-2 tbsp. grated parmesan;
  • 2-3 slices of baguette;
  • 2-3 tsp. cream sauce based on balsamic vinegar;
  • lemon juice;
  • tomato for decoration.

Cooking process

Boil quail eggs hard, cool, peel and cut into halves. We cut the lightly salted salmon into small pieces so that it is convenient to eat and they look harmonious in the salad. Sprinkle red fish with lemon juice.

We also cut the baguette into small pieces and fry on both sides until golden in a dry frying pan.

Place the mix of lettuce leaves on a plate.

It's better to undersalt

Drizzle with cream sauce based on balsamic vinegar. Some people also add salt to the lettuce leaves at this stage, but I don’t do that: I prefer under-salted dishes rather than over-salted ones, and this recipe will also contain salted red fish, so, in my opinion, there’s no need to add additional salt.

Sprinkle the salad with cream sauce with half of the total amount of grated Parmesan.

Place quail eggs and lightly salted salmon.


Are you expecting important guests and want to surprise them with an unusual and very tasty dish to the detriment of the usual herring under a fur coat or boring Olivier? Then salmon will become the best ingredient for creating a culinary masterpiece. This product does not require special processing and goes well with a wide variety of vegetables, cheese and sauces. But the recipes for salmon salads with croutons deserve special attention. We will look at the most delicious versions of this spicy combination of red fish and crackers.

Fish with croutons and cucumber

Salmon salad is a salad with homemade crispy breadcrumbs and spicy fish that will please any guest, and the hostess herself will spend very little precious time preparing it. It is very beneficial for digestion and rich in vitamins. You will definitely like his recipe.

So, for preparation you will need:

  • Lightly salted salmon (200-250 grams);
  • Fresh cucumbers (2-3 pieces);
  • Black or rye bread (4-6 slices);
  • Sour cream (fat content and amount to taste);
  • Lettuce (1 small bunch);
  • Spices to taste.

Preparation:

  1. First you need to prepare the croutons for the salad. Choose any type of bread: Borodino, rye or just a white loaf that is not too soft, the recipe leaves no limits. Cut it into cubes of the same size (about a centimeter in length and width), and then dry it. To do this, you will need a well-heated oven or frying pan. Do not forget to stir and turn the crackers in a timely manner until they turn golden brown. If you dry out the bread, it will spoil the salad with a burnt taste. If you want to prepare the salad even faster, you can buy ready-made crackers in the store.
  2. Lettuce leaves should be washed under warm water and dried well. After this, they need to be chopped with a knife or torn by hand into neat, not too small pieces.
  3. Rinse and dry the cucumbers with a paper towel. Then cut them into neat cubes or bars. Add the ingredient to the salad and croutons.
  4. The next step is to cut the salmon into oblong cubes. Salmon salad is not fancy, and the recipe allows you to be creative, so you can personally choose the size and shape of the fish pieces to suit your taste.
  5. When all the ingredients are ready and in the salad bowl, you need to pepper them, add spices and season the salad with sour cream. You can replace sour cream with plain yogurt. Do not overdo it with the dressing, because the salad should not swim in sour cream. This will allow the crackers to soften and turn into dough.
  6. Feel free to serve the salad with salmon to the table and be sure that your guests will definitely like it!
  • Red fish does not accumulate harmful substances. A large amount of unsaturated fats, protein and vitamin complexes keep the human body in good shape. Omega-3 fatty acid significantly prolongs the body's youth and relieves stress.
  • Salmon strengthens bone and muscle tissue, and also relieves soreness after training.

Caesar

Salmon Caesar salad is not just a set of familiar vegetables and fish, but a completely new, soft and especially tender combination of healthy and tasty products.

To prepare you will need:

  • Lightly salted salmon fillet (300-350 grams);
  • White or black bread for crackers;
  • Cherry tomatoes (250 grams);
  • Lettuce leaves (quantity at your discretion);
  • Cheese (type of cheese to taste, but preferably Parmesan);
  • Sweet pepper (1 piece);
  • Garlic (1 clove);
  • Olive or sunflower oil (100 ml.).

For refueling:

  • Boiled eggs (3 pieces);
  • Lemon juice (1 tablespoon);
  • Mustard (1 teaspoon);
  • Vegetable oil (100 grams);
  • Garlic;
  • Spices to taste.

Preparation:

To prepare Caesar salmon salad, you need to sequentially process and prepare the ingredients mentioned in the recipe.

  1. Lettuce leaves should be thoroughly washed under running water. Then soak them in cold (possibly with ice) water to give them a crispy texture for a long time. After half an hour, dry with a paper towel.
  2. In a fairly hot frying pan, fry one clove of garlic, previously cut into several pieces.
  3. After the garlic has acquired a caramel shade, throw white or rye bread, previously cut into small cubes, into the frying pan. Fry it on all sides until a pleasant yellowish hue. Do not forget to constantly stir future crackers. To save time, you can simply buy ready-made crackers.
  4. Chilled and dry lettuce leaves should be torn into medium-sized pieces and then placed on a dish.
  5. Cut the cherry tomatoes into three or four pieces, and cut the pepper into strips. Then layer the vegetables on top of the salad.
  6. Place the salmon in the next layer. Cut it into thin oblong strips and cover the fish with a layer of vegetables.
  7. Grate hard cheese onto a fine grater or use a food processor to chop. Sprinkle the top of the dish.
  8. The final layer will be garlic croutons. Before placing them on the cheese, make sure they have cooled down - hot crackers can ruin the whole recipe.

This recipe wouldn't be complete without a special savory sauce.

  • Separate the yolks from the whites. We don't need squirrels. The yolks should be mashed with olive oil, mustard and lemon juice. Add the garlic clove and seasonings.
  • Season the salad with the sauce and mix it thoroughly. When the layering disappears and all the ingredients are coated with dressing, the salmon salad is considered ready to eat.

Bon appetit and rest assured, you will be pleased that you chose this recipe.

Just two hundred grams of red fish per day can replace the daily protein requirement for the human body.

Gentle

This recipe is probably the simplest and most convenient when the unexpected arrival of guests discourages the hostess of the house. Salmon salad “Tender” does not require a very large number of ingredients and, in addition to its simplicity, will be very inexpensive for your pocket. The recipe is well remembered and often becomes one of the favorites after cooking.

To prepare we will need:

  • Lightly salted salmon (300 grams);
  • Fresh tomatoes (2 pieces);
  • Salad (one bunch);
  • Rye bread (4-5 slices);
  • Mayonnaise (100 grams);
  • A few slices of lemon;
  • Spices.

Preparation:

  1. Rinse the lettuce leaves and wipe them thoroughly dry.
  2. Wash a couple of large fresh cucumbers.
  3. Cut the salmon into flat strips and mix with chopped tomatoes and shredded lettuce.
  4. Oven-dried, diced bread is mixed with vegetables and fish.
  5. The last element of the recipe involves dressing the salad with mayonnaise. Choose the fat content to your taste, as well as the spices you want to season the dish with.

Not every type of fish can harmonize with vegetables. Salmon reveals its taste properties precisely in the company of vegetables and tropical fruits.

Salmon meat contains 22 types of minerals, such as chlorine, magnesium, sulfur, etc.