Salads have always been an easy and accessible dish for people. Since antiquity, salads have been prepared by literally everyone, from athletes to beggars. The fact is that the salads of antiquity were as budgetary as possible. Literally in such salads you could find only greens and onions.
Rich people added salt to salads
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This ingredient was especially expensive, as it gave flavor to the dishes.
Gradually, salads from budget salads became expensive. In the XV-XVI centuries, other vegetables, fruits, mushrooms began to be added to the dish. Gradually cooks came to add meat and fish to salads.
Let’s make a modern light salad “Captain’s Mistress”,
Ingredients for salad “Captain’s Lover”:
- salad “Iceberg” – 200 g;
- cucumber – pcs;
- boiled eggs – 3 pcs;
- canned tuna – 180 g;
- red onion – ½ pc;
- sour cream – 1 tbsp;
- mayonnaise – 2 tbsp;
- dill – a bunch;
- salt – a pinch.
Preparation of salad “Captain’s mistress”:
Finely tear the lettuce leaves and lay them out in a deep plate. Cut cucumber into small cubes and put in the salad.
Cut finely red onion, boiled eggs, also put to the salad leaves and cucumber.
Drain
excess liquid from under the canned tuna and put it in the salad.
Mix mayonnaise and sour cream, chop dill and mix.
Dress the salad with the sauce, salt and mix.
You get a light dietary salad “Captain’s Mistress”. A good way to diversify your holiday table with a new dish.
