Diet salads for the New Year. 5 easy recipes for every taste for those who are worried about the figure
On New Year’s Eve, I don’t want to limit myself to food, especially when there are many delicious dishes on the table. Before the holidays, nutrition experts advise everyone, not only those who are losing weight, to think over the New Year’s menu so that it is light and healthy. For example, the calorie content of “mayonnaise” salads from 200 to 500 kcal is a lot, given that you are unlikely to limit yourself to one dish. What to do? The answer is simple – reduce the calorie content of dishes by replacing mayonnaise with a lighter sauce or prepare light salads, the calorie content of which is 3-4 times less.
We present to your attention several recipes for light, healthy and tasty salads that will not spoil your figure and will not harm your stomach on New Year’s Eve!
Pear and gorgonzola salad. 176 kcal
Ingredients:
- Arugula – 120 g
- Pear – 2 pieces
- Gorgonzola (or any other blue cheese) – 100 g
- Walnut – 40 g
- Olive oil – 3 tbsp. l
- Lemon juice – 3 tbsp. l
- Salt pepper
Preparation:
- Cut the pears into small cubes, pepper and drizzle with lemon juice – let sit for 10 minutes.
- Wash, dry and chop the nuts (but not too finely).
- Crumble the cheese into small pieces.
- Rinse and dry the arugula. Place on a plate. Top with pears, cheese and nuts.
- Mix pear juice with olive oil and salt. Pour the mixture over the salad.
5 minutes salad with chicken, corn and cucumbers. 110 kcal
Ingredients:
- Breast – 350 g
- Corn – 200 g
- Cucumber – 2 pieces
- Iceberg lettuce – 150 g
- Hard cheese – 100 g of cheese
- Sour cream 10% – 150 g
- Mustard – 2 tsp
- Garlic – 1 clove
- Salt pepper
- Carrots, parsley – for decoration
Preparation:
- Bake the breast in the oven or grill (with spices). Cool the finished meat and break into fibers.
- Cut the cucumbers into cubes.
- Finely chop the salad with a knife.
- Rub the cheese on a fine grater.
- Prepare the sauce – mix sour cream, mustard, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
- We collect the salad in layers, in this order: salad, sauce, breast, sauce, corn, cucumber, sauce, cheese.
- We decorate in the form of a clock, as in the photo.
Arugula salad with vegetables. 115 kcal
Ingredients:
- Arugula – 100 g
- Cucumber – 2 pieces
- Tomato – 3 pieces
- Bulgarian pepper – 2 pieces
- Feta cheese – 200 g
- Olives – 100 g
- Red onion – ½ pc
- Olive oil – 8 tbsp l
- Soy sauce – 10 tbsp l
- Mustard – 1 tbsp l
- Lemon juice – 3 tsp
- Ground black pepper – a pinch
Preparation:
- Rinse the arugula, dry it, put it in a salad bowl (deep).
- Add chopped vegetables, onion in half rings, cheese cubes and olives in rings.
- Prepare the dressing: mix olive oil, soy sauce, mustard, lemon juice, pepper.
- Season the salad and stir gently.
Salmon salad. 110 kcal
Ingredients:
- Lightly salted salmon – 250 g
- Eggs – 4 pieces
- Carrots – 2 pieces
- Light cheese – 100 g
- Classic yogurt – 150 g
- Mustard – 1 tsp
- Dill – small bunch
- Salt, pepper – to taste
Preparation:
- Boil carrots and eggs.
- Cut the fish into small pieces.
- Grate carrots, cheese, whites and yolks (all separately).
- Prepare the dressing sauce: combine yoghurt with mustard, chopped dill, salt and pepper.
- We collect the salad in layers (in a ring), in this order: fish, sauce, proteins, sauce, carrots, cheese, sauce, yolks. Cool, remove from the ring and serve.
Tuna salad. 115 kcal
Ingredients:
- Iceberg lettuce – 150 g
- Boiled eggs – 3 pcs.
- Tuna, canned in its own juice – 150 g
- Curd cheese – 100 g
- Tomato – 2 pieces
- Red onion – ½ pc
- Olive oil – 5 tbsp l
- Mustard ½ tsp
- Lemon juice – 4 tbsp. l
- Salt pepper
- Sesame seeds – 2 tsp
Preparation:
- Rinse the salad, dry it, cut it and put it on a plate (large, but not very deep).
- Cut the tomato and eggs into slices, the onion into half rings: put on the salad.
- In a separate bowl, combine tuna (remove juice) and curd cheese – mash with a fork and put on a plate with balls.
- Prepare the dressing: Combine olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour the resulting dressing over the salad.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds.