For your Christmas lunch, think of varied and colorful salads!
Celebrate Christmas with salad!
For a healthy menu, these starters will make people envious. Fish is a dish that is often found on the Christmas menu, as is poultry. Start your dinner with original mixed salads. Find among our selection the best starter recipes to present to your guests on Christmas Eve!
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Foie salad for Christmas
Celebrate the end of the year with a luxurious meal. Credit: istock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-100 g of green salad
-1 foie gras
-4 slices of bacon
– Vinaigrette
-3 tablespoons of wheat flakes
Preparation:
1. In a salad, combine the lettuce, bacon, wheat and vinaigrette.
2. Arrange everything on plates and put a slice of foie gras on top.
Octopus salad for Christmas
Place this seafood dish in the middle of the table. Credit: shutterstock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-4 octopus tentacles
-4 handfuls of coca leaves
-10 cherry tomatoes
– 1 half jar of pitted black olives
-1 pinch of red pepper
-1 lemon
-Olive oil
Preparation:
1.Mix the arugula, the half cherry tomatoes, the black olives and place on a plate.
2.Then place the tentacles in a pan and sprinkle with red pepper. Sprinkle with lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil off the heat. ride
Potato salad for Christmas
Surprise your guests with this easy-to-prepare recipe. Credit: shutterstock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-5 potatoes
-4 slices of ham
-1 half cucumber
-1 tomato
-1 bunch of chives
-5 tablespoons of mayonnaise
-1 tablespoon of rice vinegar
Preparation:
1. Boil the potatoes and then cut them into pieces.
2. Add the chopped ham and pieces of raw vegetables. Mix the mayonnaise and vinegar, then add to the mixture. Sprinkle with chives.
Herring salad for Christmas
Decorate your dishes with this smoked fish. Credit: shutterstock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-5 potatoes
-100 g of smoked herring fillet
-5cl of vegetable oil
-1 shallot
-3 tablespoons of mustard
-5cl of vinaigrette
-1 bunch of dill
– Some thyme leaves
Preparation:
1. Mix the oil, herbs and chopped shallot, then soak the herring fillets overnight.
2. Boil the potatoes and put the pieces on plates. Pour in the vinaigrette and mustard, then add the herrings.
Crab shell salad for Christmas
Seafood always makes great party dishes. Credit: shutterstock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-300 g of shells
-4 eggs
– 35cl of mayonnaise
-10 cherry tomatoes
-150 g of crab meat
Preparation:
1. Boil the shells and leave them in the salad. Boil the hard-boiled eggs for 10 minutes in boiling water.
2. Gather the food on a plate, mix with the mayonnaise, cherry tomato pieces and crab meat. Stir well before serving.
Pear salad with Roquefort for Christmas
Devour this crispy cheese starter. Credit: shutterstock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-100 g of Roquefort
-2 apples
-4 handfuls of arugula
-100 g of nuts
– Sal
-3 spoons of honey
– Sesame seeds
Preparation:
1. Mix the arugula, crushed walnuts and Roquefort cheese.
2. You can add honey, as well as a pinch of salt and sesame seeds.
Fig salad for Christmas
Enjoy this fig dish. Credit: pixabay
For 4 people
Preparation time: 20 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-4 figs
– Some lettuce leaves
-2 carrots
-1 log of goat cheese
-Balsamic vinegar
-1 half cucumber
Preparation:
1. Distribute lettuce leaves, carrot slices and half a tomato. Add the slices of goat cheese and the cucumber.
2. Pour the balsamic vinegar and arrange the presentation.
Brussels sprouts salad for Christmas
Add a touch of green to your party table. Credit: istock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-200 g of Brussels sprouts
-150 g of chicken liver
-1 tablespoon of butter
-2 shallots
-1 pinch of herbs
Preparation:
1.Steam the Brussels sprouts and then place them on a plate.
2. Melt the chicken livers with the butter and chopped shallots in a pan. Assemble the food and sprinkle with herbs.
Beet salad for Christmas
As a starter, offer this red dish of raw vegetables. Credit: istock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-2 grated beets
-2 red onions
-1 apple
-1 bunch of parsley
-100 g crushed walnuts
-5cl of orange juice
-1 teaspoon fleur de sel
Preparation:
1. Gather the grated beets in a salad and the red onion rolls.
2. Add the apple slices and crushed walnuts. Sprinkle with parsley leaves. Sprinkle with grapefruit juice and fleur de sel.
Spinach and chicken salad for Christmas
Try this spinach salad, delicious any way you like it. Credit: istock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-120 g of spinach leaves
-100 g of pomegranate
-3 chicken ribs
-Olive oil
-Pepper
-1 teaspoon of Espelette pepper
Preparation:
1. In a pan, brown the chicken pieces and sprinkle with Espelette pepper and pepper.
2. Let cool, then mix with the spinach and pomegranate seeds. Pour olive oil.
Mushroom salad for Christmas
Add some forest to your menu. Credit: pixabay
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-150 g of mushrooms
-150 g of lamb’s lettuce
-1 red pepper
-Olive oil
Preparation:
1.Steam the pepper strips.
2. Arrange the lamb’s lettuce on dinner plates, sprinkle them with slices of mushrooms and red pepper. Pour the olive oil.
Breaded goat cheese and clementine salad for Christmas
Impress the gallery with a fruity twist. Credit: istock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-1 clementine
-10 breaded goat cheeses
-100 g of arugula
-5cl of cider vinegar
-5cl of soy sauce
-1 spoonful of honey
Preparation:
1. Brown the cheeses in the pan and then put them on the lamb’s lettuce.
2. Mix the liquids and season. Finish by placing a quarter of a clementine on each part.
Lobster meat salad
Present this particularly tasty home cooking to your guests. Credit: istock
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-200 g of lobster meat
-2 tomatoes
-1 bunch of basil
-2 stalks of cooked celery
-1 lemon
-35cl of fresh cream
Preparation:
1. Mix the lobster meat, diced tomatoes and celery.
2. Next, add the fresh cream and lemon zest, then the chopped basil. Assemble everything.
Duck and pea salad for Christmas
Devour this meat dish as a starter. Credit: pixabay
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-2 candied duck fillets
-100 g of peas
-1 bunch of mint
-1 bunch of basil
-2 Greek yogurts
Preparation:
1. Melt the meat in the pan and turn it over.
2. Heat the peas and mix them with the herbs. Place the ground meat.
3. Pour in the yogurts and enjoy!
Shrimp salad for Christmas
Shrimp are a must for celebrations! Credit: pixabay
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
For all scholarships
Ingredients:
-250 g of peeled prawns
-120 g of lettuce
-5cl of soy sauce
-5c sesame oil
-5cl of agave syrup
– Sesame seeds
Preparation:
1.Cook the prawns in hot water, then let them cool.
2. Cover a plate with dairy products and add the prawns and sesame seeds.
3. Mix the liquids and pour over the plate.