The preparation of salads has been talked about since ancient times. The tendency to chop greens and dress them with spices was passed on to mankind from the Greeks. Later, salads became a separate type of dish.
Each country has its own traditional salad. For example, in Greece – Greek, in Italy – Caesar. In our country is famous Herring under Shuba, and in France – Olivier.
Europeans especially excel in cooking original salads
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Let’s tell you how to make an interesting German salad.
Ingredients for German salad:
- lightly salted herring – 200 g;
- boiled potatoes – 2 pcs;
- sweet-sour apples – 2 pcs;
- lemon – pcs;
- pickled cucumbers – 3 pieces;
- green onions – 3 feathers;
- dill – a bunch;
- mayonnaise – 150 g;
- mustard – tsp.
Preparation of German salad:
Herring get rid of gills and scales, remove the head, tail and innards, as well as bones. Cut the fillet into small pieces.
Peel and cut into small cubes boiled potatoes and pickled cucumbers. Cut apples into thin slices, splash with juice of half a lemon.
Finely chop green onions and dill without stems
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Combine potatoes with herring, pickles, apples, green onions and dill in a bowl.
For dressing mix mayonnaise with lemon juice and mustard in a separate container. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix thoroughly.
Salad should be left for half an hour at room temperature. In this way all the ingredients will give additional juice and soak up the flavors of each other.
