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On holidays, most housewives try to cook a variety of dishes and treat their guests. And sometimes they just want to diversify their daily menu by pampering themselves and their families with some delicious salad. However, those who strictly observe fasting or watch their figure have to deprive themselves of such goodies. But there is no need to be upset, because traditional meat salads are being replaced by lean salads with mushrooms. I must say that this product is also tasty and nutritious, therefore it is considered an excellent substitute for meat. In addition, there are a huge number of recipes for lean salads with mushrooms.
Below you will find 8 of the best step-by-step recipes for lean salads with mushrooms + photos.
Mushroom salad: a lean dish recipe
This recipe for a lean dish with mushrooms will be an excellent alternative to the traditional and beloved meat salad.
Ingredients (for 2 servings):
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- 4 things. jacket-boiled potatoes;
- 1 medium boiled carrot;
- 2 small bulbs;
- 100 g canned champignons;
- 100 g of asparagus beans;
- ½ can of green peas;
- fat-free mayonnaise or sour cream;
- 4 tablespoons vinegar 9%;
- 4 tbsp filtered water;
- 1,5 tbsp Sahara;
- salt, pepper (to taste);
- fresh herbs (optional)
Preparation:
Cool boiled potatoes with carrots, peel and cut into 0,5 cm cubes in a common container.
While the vegetables are being cut, you need to boil the asparagus beans with the addition of a pinch of table salt. Beans should be cooked no more than 3 minutes after boiling. Drain, cool, cut into cubes and send to the rest of the vegetables.
Peel the onion, chop and soak in a solution (vinegar + water + sugar) for 15 minutes, then squeeze it with your hands. In the meantime, cut the pickled mushrooms into cubes and send them to a common bowl with onions.
All the ingredients for a lean salad with mushrooms are ready, it remains only to season them with low-fat mayonnaise, salt and pepper.
Mix thoroughly and leave in the refrigerator for several hours. If desired, decorate the total mass or each plate with salad with fresh herbs.
Probably everyone will agree that Olivier is the most popular New Year’s dish. In this case, the recipe for a lean salad with mushrooms will allow you not to break traditions and put a full-fledged tasty dish on the table, without fear of the lack of meat in it.
Lenten salad with mushrooms and seaweed
Below is a photo of a recipe for lean salad with mushrooms and seaweed, which is recommended for use not only by those who strictly observe fasting, but also by those who suffer from iodine deficiency. After all, it is known that seaweed is the main source of iodine for the human body.
List of products for 3 servings:
- 2,5 st. boiled friable rice;
- 200 g of Korean seaweed;
- 300 g marinated mushrooms;
- 1 large carrots;
- 1 pcs onions;
- vegetable oil;
- salt pepper.
Peel the carrots, grate on a “Korean” grater and fry a little in sunflower oil.
Onion also peel and cut into thin half rings, send to the pan to the carrots. Next put the pickled mushrooms and fry until tender.
Combine the ingredients in a pan with boiled rice, salt, pepper and add finely chopped seaweed. If desired, a lean dish can be decorated with parsley and young onion feathers.
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The recipe for lean salad with oyster mushrooms for a commemoration
Often this recipe for a lean salad with mushrooms is used for a wake, because its preparation takes little time – only 15 minutes.
For 3-4 servings, you need to take the following products:
- 400 g fresh oyster mushrooms;
- 4 fresh cucumber;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 1 head of iceberg lettuce
- 2 small onions;
- olive oil;
- juice of 1 lemon;
- salt pepper.
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Peel the onions, garlic and cucumbers.
Wash the mushrooms, cut into large pieces and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons in a frying pan. olive oil and fry the onion, cut into half rings, and mushrooms on it.
Squeeze the cloves of garlic through a press a minute before readiness. Remove from heat and let the onion-mushroom mass cool slightly.
Tear lettuce leaves into pieces or cut into strips. Cucumbers can be cut in the same way.
Combine all the ingredients, add salt, pepper, lemon juice and the remaining oil, mix everything.
Wonderful Lean Mushroom Salad: Minimum ingredients, maximum benefits.
Lean salad with canned mushrooms
This recipe is one of the simplest to prepare, but it can decorate even a festive feast with dignity.
- 300 g of canned mushrooms;
- 0,5 kg of potatoes;
- 4 pickled cucumbers;
- a bunch of green onions;
- olive or vegetable oil;
- salt pepper.
Boil the potatoes in their skins and peel, remove the liquid from the mushrooms.
Cut all vegetables into cubes and combine in one bowl, mix, season with oil and spices.
As you can see, a simple lean salad with mushrooms is easy and quick to prepare, and it tastes just amazing.
Vinaigrette with mushrooms
This famous dish is lean in itself, but if its composition is varied or changed, it will turn out to be very tasty and unusual. For example, you can replace sauerkraut with pickled mushrooms. I must also say that this inexpensive and easy version of the lean salad with mushrooms is often prepared for a commemoration.
For 4-6 servings:
- 0,5 kg of potatoes;
- 0,3 kg carrots;
- 0,3 kg beet;
- ½ cans of pickled mushrooms;
- 4-5 pcs. pickled cucumbers;
- 2 medium bulbs;
- 5 tbsp. vegetable oil;
- salt, black pepper.
Boil potatoes, beets and carrots until tender, peel and cool.
Finely chop the onion, chop the mushrooms into 4 pieces.
Cut the boiled vegetables together with cucumbers into cubes, add onions, season with oil, salt and pepper.
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Lenten mushroom salad “Royal”
This lean salad with mushrooms (recipe with photo) can already be attributed to more refined dishes. The composition of the “Royal” mushroom salad includes the following products:
- 1,5 tbsp. boiled rice;
- 300 pickled champignons (or any other canned mushrooms);
- 300 g of crab sticks;
- 1 fresh cucumber;
- 1 can of sweet canned corn;
- 1 medium bulb;
- low-calorie mayonnaise;
- salt.
Cool the boiled rice and transfer to a deep container.
Crab sticks, onion, cucumber and champignons cut into cubes or strips.
Drain liquid from corn and send to rice. Add the rest of the ingredients there, season with mayonnaise, salt and mix. Put in the refrigerator for 2 hours and you can serve.
If desired, you can replace mayonnaise with low-fat sour cream or lemon juice.
Simple and economical lean mushroom salad
The next version of the lean mushroom dish differs from the previous one in its simplicity and economy. And if guests have to come to you, and there are only a few minutes left for cooking, you can safely use this recipe. For this we need:
- 1 medium head of Chinese cabbage;
- 300 g of tomatoes;
- 200 g of canned mushrooms;
- 1 red bell pepper;
- 1 yellow bell pepper;
- 2 fresh cucumber;
- vegetable oil or fat-free mayonnaise;
- salt.
To make a lean mushroom salad, see the photo of the step-by-step recipe below.
So, wash the cabbage and chop it into strips. Carry out the same procedure with cucumbers and pickled mushrooms.
Wash the tomatoes and cut them into small cubes. In this case, it is better to take a pink tomato variety, as they are more aromatic. However, regular red tomatoes are fine too.
Cut the bell pepper, peeled from seeds, into 0,5 cm cubes.
Mix all the ingredients together in one deep bowl, salt, season with oil or mayonnaise. Lean salad with mushrooms “In a hurry” is ready!
Lean salad with fried mushrooms
This salad is also prepared quickly and simply, but to taste – just lick your fingers!
- 300 g of mushrooms (champignons, boletus, white, honey agarics);
- 2 medium bulbs;
- 250 g carrots in Korean;
- green onion feathers;
- oil (for frying).
Rinse the mushrooms and cut each in half, then fry in a hot pan with oil. Season with salt and pepper, cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Then open the lid and let the liquid evaporate.
Separately fry the onion, cut into half rings until golden brown, remove from the stove and let cool.
Chop green onions, combine with fried, and add carrots.
Pour the mushrooms into the dish last and stir gently so as not to damage the beautiful shape of the mushrooms.