French salads are one of the recipes which are liked by almost everyone around the world. The secret behind this is the use of fresh ingredients for preparing it. It is an important part of diet in France. Normally olive oil is used for dressing in French salads but it depends on your taste. You can also use groundnut or sunflower oil.
You need not to go restaurants for having this salad. You can prepare tasty French salads at home. You will get addicted to it, once you will prepare them at home. Here is a list of simple French salads recipes.
1. Name of the dish: Carrot salad recipe
Complexity level: Easy
Time taken: 15-20 minutes.
Ingredients: Carrots, salt, lemon juice, pepper, olive oil, and shallot.
Process
First peel the carrots and shred them. Take a bowl and put peeled and shred carrots into it. In a bowl mix olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour this over the shred carrots. Add finely chopped shallot over it. Toss well till shallot and carrots are completely dressed. Before serving keep this in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Serve cold.
2. Name of the dish: Process Creamy Cucumber salad
Complexity level: Easy
Time taken: 15-20 minutes.
Ingredients: Cucumbers, salt, Greek yogurt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice
Process
Take 2-3 cucumbers peel them and slice them. Place these slices in a bowl, add olive oil, lemon juice, crème fraiche, or Greek yogurt, salt, and pepper. Toss well. Keep in refrigerator for 10-20 minutes before serving.
3. Name of the dish: Tomato Salad
Complexity level: Easy
Time taken: 15-20 minutes.
Ingredients: Tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper
Process
Slice the fresh tomatoes and onions into thin slices. Mince the garlic using knife. Now place the slices of tomatoes in a plate. Sprinkle minced garlic over it. Now add the thin slices of onions over it. In a bowl mix olive oil, salt, lemon juice and pepper. Pour this dressing over the salad. Serve cold.
4. Name of the dish: Salada nicosie
Complexity level: Easy
Time taken: 20-30 minutes
Ingredients: Potatoes, beans, spring onions, tuna, hardboiled egg and tomatoes.
Process
First boil the potatoes and beans. Now peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces. Cut the spring onions and beans into small pieces. Take a bowl and add potatoes, spring onions, and beans. Now lay the salad in a serving plate by placing tuna on the top and in the centre of the salad. Decorate the salad using a hardboiled egg and tomato.
5. Name of the dish: Potato salad
Complexity level: Easy
Time taken: 20-30 minutes
Ingredients: White and red potatoes, chicken stock, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, basil, and dil.
Process
Cook white and red potatoes in steam for 10-20 minutes. Peel them and cut into small pieces. Take a bowl, add potato pieces, chicken stock, and vinegar, and toss them well. Add all these when potatoes are warm. In another bowl, mix vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Mix this dressing in potatoes. Add pepper, chopped basil, salt, and dill. Toss well.
6. Name of the dish: Bacon salad
Complexity level: Easy
Time taken: 20-30 minutes
Ingredients: Bacon, lettuce, bread pieces, garlic, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper
Process
Cut the bacon into small pieces. Take a pan with oil. Heat the oil enough and fry the bacon pieces. Remove the pieces on paper towel. Break the lettuce into small pieces. In the hot oil, fry bread pieces till golden brown. In a bowl mix garlic, mustard and vinegar. Mix well. In a plate lay lettuce and add bacon and bread pieces. Pour the dressing over it and sprinkle salt, and pepper over it.
7. Name of the dish: Chicken and almond salad
Complexity level: Easy
Time taken: 20-30 minutes
Ingredients: Almonds, chicken pieces, mayonnaise, orange juice, salt, watercress pieces, celery pieces and pepper
Process
Grill the almond for few minutes. Cut watercress into small pieces. Now take a bowl and place watercress pieces. Add celery pieces over it. Mix mayonnaise and orange juice. Add chicken (cooked and cut into small pieces) pieces, almonds, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and toss well.
