The first time mankind learned about salads was in ancient Greece. However, the salads prepared by the Greeks were very different from what we have now.
Salads became modernized in the Middle Ages
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The second birthplace of this dish should be considered France. It was there that they began to create salads from various vegetables. At the same time, the French began to add fish and meat to finely chopped vegetables.
Salads were the dish of the rich. Wash vegetables and use meat in cooking could not all medieval inhabitants.
We will tell about a salad that contains meat, while remaining budgetary.
Ingredients for pork salad:
- pork – 350 g;
- vegetable oil – 100 ml;
- carrots – 650 g
- salt – 1.5 tsp;
- onion – 3 pcs;
- vinegar 70% – 2 tsp;
- water – 200 ml.
Preparation of pork salad:
In a pot with unsalted water send pork, bring the meat to a boil, remove the foam from the water. Then you need to cook the meat on medium heat under a lid for 20 minutes.
If after cooking there is no blood in the pork, then the meat is ready. After cooling, pork should be cut across the fibers with thin slices.
Pour vinegar into the water, mix. Pour the vinegar solution over the chopped meat, leave it to marinate for half an hour. At this time you can boil the peeled carrots until soft.
Chop the carrots on large grater cutters, cut the bulbs in half rings. In the pot lay out the first layer of carrots, and the second onion
layer. On the onion layer lay out chopped pork, preliminarily remove excess liquid from the meat.
In a saucepan, heat vegetable oil until smoke appears
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Pour the oil into the pork layer with a thin stream, and then mix all the components.
We take the salad to the refrigerator for at least 8 hours.
You can add ground paprika and ground black pepper to this salad if desired. This is a great appetizer salad that is suitable for the holiday table.
