Side to your food always helps you digest better and makes your food healthier.
Greek Salad
Ingredients added to this salad will vary across Greece and depend on the season. Some of the more common ones include capers and purslane. For a proper Greek salad, you should use only red onion, while purists claim the salad should not be dressed with any vinegar, but only with olive oil. Outside of Greece, this salad will often include lettuce, potatoes, bell peppers, and even chicken meat.
As Dressing, don’t be skimpy with the olive oil. Of course, you should not drown your salad in oil, but make sure it’s well coated. Also, if you’re using vinegar, you should aim for a 2:1 ratio of oil to vinegar, and although this is not traditional, you can use lemon juice instead of vinegar.
Patlıcan salatası is a Turkish salad made with roasted eggplants as the main ingredient. It will taste slightly different in every restaurant, depending on the chef’s personal preferences. Besides roasted eggplants, the salad is usually made with red peppers, onions, tomatoes, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic.
All ingredients are then combined, and although the final result typically doesn’t look especially appetizing, it makes up for it with delicious flavors. It is recommended to serve patlıcan salatası as an accompaniment to barbecued meat.
Kartoffelsalat is a traditional German potato salad hailing from the region of Swabia in Southern Germany. It typically consists of boiled and sliced potatoes, chopped onions, beef broth, white vinegar, oil, mild German mustard, sugar, and pepper. it is often prepared a day ahead of consumption. [give it time]
vinegret is the oldest, extremely popular Russian salad usually consisting of boiled beets, potatoes, and carrots combined with diced pickles, sauerkraut, and onions.
Piyaz is a traditional Turkish salad. In most of the country, it’s a general term for a dish of dried beans, parsley, onions, and sumac. In Antalya, however, piyaz also contains a rich and smooth sauce consisting of tahini, lemon juice, and vinegar.
The beans are topped with the sauce, and the dish is usually dressed with chopped tomatoes, sliced onions, hard-boiled eggs, olive oil, and parsley. Piyaz is often eaten as an accompaniment to köfte and similar grilled meats, but it can also be included in a meze selection.
Kısır is a classic Turkish salad made with thin bulgur wheat, tomatoes, mint, garlic, parsley, and either lemon juice or sour pomegranate molasses. Red pepper flakes are often added to the salad to make it spicier. Lemon juice is typically used in northwestern Türkiye, while pomegranate molasses is more commonly used in the southeast of the country.
The salad is ideal for buffets and meze, but it is also often used as a side dish for a variety of barbecued meat dishes. It is traditionally served cold or at room temperature.
Greek potato salad is incredibly versatile and can complement various Greek dishes. It usually consists of large bite-sized potato chunks that are coated in a flavorful dressing based on olive oil, mustard, yogurt, or mayonnaise. The salad is easily adapted with various additions that may include different vegetables, boiled eggs, olives, and fresh herbs such as dill or parsley.
Lemon juice is considered to be an essential ingredient in each potato salad since it provides the necessary freshness. Whether it is served lukewarm or well-chilled, patatosalata goes exceptionally well with grilled meat.
Salad Elements:
These items are picked because of low calories and high water contain
Cucumber
In every meal, it should be present. Almost zero calories and 97% water. Also, pickles are good too.
Tomato
95% water
lettuce and cabbage
Carrot
Suger-free jello
low in calories, and gelatin reduces appetite
Zucchini
As pasta or vegetable in food or salad
Watermelon
Radish
Rich in vitamins and 95% water.