Salad recipes

Are you one of those who follow a healthy lifestyle or are you just looking for a recipe for a light dinner? Bet on healthy recipes for salads of all kinds! The possibilities of flavor combinations are practically unlimited, and even a beginner can really handle mixing a pasta, cabbage or vegetable salad .

Bet on proven recipes and prepare homemade Caesar salad with chicken, Caprese with mozzarella or any mix of your favorite vegetables with homemade salad dressing . And if you like to enjoy yourself, try homemade oatmeal or potato salad as you know it from the delicatessen.

Recipes for fruit salads

Preparing a fruit salad is not difficult, but it pays to use the right combination of fruits . Always combine hard varieties such as apple, pear or watermelon with juicy ones such as orange, raspberries and grapes. If the fruit salad was too soft, it would turn into an unsightly mush, and on the contrary, only the hard pieces would remain separated in taste.

As with vegetables, you can make fruit salads special with various dressings and toppings. Fruit salad with yogurt or cream, which contains the fat needed to absorb some vitamins, is popular. If you are preparing it for breakfast, don’t forget the protein source – a fruit salad with nuts or cheese has an interesting taste and nutritional value. You can also add superfoods – chia seeds or crushed oatmeal are ideal to start the day.

Recipes for pasta salads

You can prepare a simple pasta salad in many variations and it is an ideal meal to bring to work, school or on a trip. Both warm and cold pasta salad is a nutritionally balanced meal and if you are trying to limit carbohydrates in the spirit of the low carb trend, use pasta made from legumes.

You always make the best lunch salad with ingredients you like. Stick to the correct ratio of the individual ingredients – roughly 50% should be pasta – choose shapes that connect as much of the dressing as possible. 25% should be proteins – grilled chicken , canned tuna, fresh salmon, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese or tofu. Fill the remaining 25% with vegetables, either fresh, frozen or cooked.

Pasta salad dressing can be made with homemade mayonnaise , yogurt, or vegetable milk with fresh herbs and garlic.

Recipes for salads with meat

A vegetable salad with meat and a piece of crusty bread is an ideal summer lunch or a healthy dinner all year round. Bet on proven combinations and prepare simple healthy salads that are loved all over the world.

Among the most popular meat salads is the Caesar salad with chicken meat and a distinctive dressing. The well-known Šop salad is also worth trying – to fill you up, try the improved version with chicken and Balkan cheese. If you like fish, prepare a vegetable salad with canned tuna, which is ready in a few minutes.

However, let’s not forget the Czech classic – delicious salads with meat , which are especially suitable as the basis of a festive treat. Homemade delicacy, Parisian or potato salad can be used for sandwiches and canapés, but you can also enjoy it with a piece of fresh bread.

Recipes for salads with cheese

It is always good to add a source of protein and fat to lunch salads made from vegetables – it can be eggs, meat, tofu or cheese, it just depends on your taste. A nutritionally balanced cheese salad will not only keep you full for a longer time, but also provide the fats needed for the absorption of certain vitamins.

Vegetable salad with cheese is popular all over the world, and especially during the summer months it will fill you up, refresh you and replenish your fluids. During the year you can prepare it as a festive side dish .

The choice of cheese is only up to your taste. In Italian cuisine , you can meet a simple Caprese salad made of mozzarella and ripe tomatoes, and the taste of a Mediterranean holiday will remind you of a fresh salad with vegetables and Balkan cheese. For a healthy salad, you can also try other types of cheese, gorgonzola, edam or camembert.