Salad with dried tomatoes. Salad with sun-dried tomatoes

In our country, sun-dried tomatoes are less common than, for example, in Italy. Italians eat tomatoes all year round and it has already become a tradition to use tomatoes in all the most incredible forms from our point of view. Meanwhile, properly prepared sun-dried tomatoes with spices and in oil are a real delicacy, once tasted, you want to come back again and again. Without exaggeration, they can be called a delicacy, if not in terms of cost, then in terms of the amount of labor invested.

Although anyone can make their own sun-dried tomatoes at home. They will cost much less and you can enjoy their amazing taste as much as you like.

Sun-dried tomatoes can be used for decoration, as a filling for sandwiches, or placed in hot dishes - soups, pasta. They go well with many cold foods, so they are widely used in salads. The important thing is that by putting sun-dried tomatoes in a jar and filling them with vegetable oil (preferably olive oil), they can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time.

Some recipes recommend soaking sun-dried tomatoes in water before using, but this way they lose most of their rich, piquant flavor. In general, this product has a number of beneficial properties. This is the case when we can say with confidence - both tasty and healthy.

Dried tomatoes contain a lot of vitamins and microelements; they promote good digestion and are considered a real antidepressant. They contain the so-called happiness hormone serotonin, which improves our mood and increases our efficiency. There are studies that have confirmed the positive effect of this product on brain cells - eating dried tomatoes improves memory and intelligence.

Sun-dried tomatoes contain a lot of potassium, which is necessary for proper cardiac function. This delicious product reduces the risk of blood clots and generally improves the condition of blood vessels. It is considered a good prevention of vision problems. Helps get rid of swelling by removing excess fluid.

Sun-dried tomatoes can be a delicious dish on their own and an excellent snack, but they are also added to a variety of other dishes, from pizza to pasta and risotto. They are combined with fish, meat, and various vegetables. We have collected for you some of the most interesting, in our opinion, salad recipes that include dried tomatoes. We hope that you will find something to cook for your family and guests.

How to make sun-dried tomato salad - 17 varieties

Here's what we'll use in this recipe:

any lettuce leaves, salad mix or just arugula
Sun-dried tomatoes
fresh cherry tomatoes
cucumber
unleavened Mozzarella cheese
Pine nuts
hard Parmesan cheese

We invite you to see in detail how this salad is prepared. It turns out exquisite and pleases with a truly unusual taste.

Let's take the following products:

chicken breast 0.5 kg
radicchio 1 head
asparagus ⅕ kg
sun-dried tomatoes 3 pcs.
garlic 1 pc.
olive oil 60 ml
vinegar 20 ml
brown sugar 10 g
ground black pepper 5 g
sea salt 5 g

You can add a little to chicken meat soy sauce.

Let's start preparing the salad with chicken, asparagus and radicchio:

Cut the chicken into thin strips and fry in a frying pan with hot oil. Here we also add asparagus without stalks with stems cut into 3 parts and finely chopped garlic. Add salt and spices.
While the chicken is fried, prepare a dressing from olive oil, vinegar (raspberry vinegar, if available), sugar, salt and pepper.
We also cut sun-dried tomatoes into strips.
Separate the radicchio into individual leaves and place on a serving plate.
Place ridicchio on greens fried chicken and asparagus, place tomatoes on top and pour dressing over it. Salad ready.

The composition of the salad is very simple:

Sun-dried tomatoes,
corn,
arugula,
pickled onion,

Quite simple and affordable ingredients in small quantities, but the result is amazing.

Watch the video to see for yourself.

A very charming salad and a great dinner or lunch! :) Maximum benefits and a volcano of taste - try it!

We take the following products:

Long grain rice 1.5 cups +- (h=180 ml);
Cherry tomatoes 200 gr.;
Sun-dried tomatoes 7-10 pcs.;
Black olives 200 g;
A handful of pine nuts;
A bunch of parsley.

Refueling:

2 tbsp. soy sauce
4-6 tbsp. olive oil (also use tomato oil)
2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

This salad is prepared as follows:

We won’t tell you such simple things as how to properly cook rice - you can always find out in the corresponding article. And there’s not much else to cook here.
Roast the nuts in a frying pan.
Divide small cherry tomatoes into 4 parts each.
Cut the olives into rings.
We also chop sun-dried tomatoes and parsley.
Now in a large container we combine all the prepared ingredients and add the dressing, which we prepare separately.
Leave the salad to stand for 15 minutes and serve, garnished with olive rings.

If you don't have sun-dried tomatoes, you can easily get out of the situation this way. Cut regular fresh tomatoes (you can use cherry tomatoes) into halves, place skin side down on a frying pan or baking sheet, sprinkle with spices on top and a drizzle of vegetable oil. Place in the oven for about half an hour. These aren't exactly sun-dried tomatoes, but they're similar and just as delicious!

We will prepare a salad from the following products:

olive oil
balsamic vinegar
basil
sun-dried tomatoes
suluguni cheese or mozzarella
olives
red onion
salt pepper
leaf salad

We invite you to get acquainted with the cooking process filmed in the following video.

A very light spring salad with a pleasant spicy taste. It’s especially good after long holidays with rich feasts.

The products in it are:

Salad mix - 200 g
Soft cheese with white mold - 0.5 packs
Sun-dried tomatoes - 30 g
Crimean onion - 1
Refueling:
Honey - 1 tsp.
Olive oil - 20 ml
Balsamic vinegar - 10 ml

Now get acquainted with the process of preparing this salad:

The onion will need to be cut into thin rings or half rings if possible. The cheese must first be cut diagonally to form thin triangles.
Prepare the dressing - to do this, use a blender or whisk to beat all the ingredients until smooth.
Mix salad mix with sun-dried tomatoes and onions. Pour in the dressing and stir with tongs or two forks. Then repeat the operation adding cheese. Serve this salad immediately after preparation. Bon appetit!

This salad has only three ingredients, but its taste is as good as the most sophisticated dishes - elegant and original. After all, everything ingenious is simple!

Products:

250 g sun-dried cherry tomatoes
100 g cheese
arugula

The video below shows the entire simple cooking process step by step. Watch and cook with pleasure!

Penne is pasta, which go well with sun-dried tomatoes and can be either a separate salad or a side dish for a meat dish, such as a multi-layer meat loaf.

Here's what we need:

Penne - 400 g
Garlic - 3 g
Provencal herbs
Sun-dried tomatoes - 6
Olive oil

To decorate the dish:

Leaf lettuce - 1-2 bunches (I have Ketezh salad, lettuce mustard, regular lettuce)
Dill and parsley.
Sun-dried tomatoes - 7-8 halves.

For refueling:

Olive oil - 2 tbsp. l.
Balsamic vinegar - 1 tsp.
Lemon juice - 2 tsp.
Sugar - 0.5 tsp.
Ground pepper
Grainy mustard - 1 tsp.

Here's how we'll prepare this dish:

Boil the pasta.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the garlic along with Provençal herbs - this gives the oil a very rich garlic flavor. Throw sun-dried tomatoes here for 5 minutes. And at the end we add penne.
Prepare the dressing and serve.
On a nice shallow plate, place lettuce leaves on which we place penne with tomatoes. Or if you are serving with a meat appetizer, then it is better to place the meat in the center (on the leaves), then the penne.
Top everything with dressing and serve. Bon appetit!

Let's prepare the following products for this dish:

salad mix 75 g - corn and chard
fresh cucumber 2.
brie cheese 50 g (can be replaced with camembert)
sun-dried tomatoes 50 g
pine nuts 20 g
olive oil 40 ml
20 ml olive brine
garlic 1 g
balsamic vinegar to taste
grated parmesan cheese 20 g

Watch a video about how these products are used to create aesthetically pleasing and very tasty dish with a somewhat unusual, original taste for us.

Products for salad:

avocado half
cherry tomatoes 10 pcs.
sun-dried tomatoes 3
salad mix
hard cheese 30 g
pine nuts 1 handful
olive oil 2 tbsp. l.
balsamic vinegar 1 tsp.
Apple vinegar 1 tsp.
pepper salt

The process of preparing a salad with avocado, sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts comes down to the following steps:

The pine nuts will need to dry a little.
Cut fresh cherry tomatoes into halves, dried ones into thinner halves.
Remove the pulp from the avocado and cut it.
Mix everything, add dressing and place on lettuce leaves or in a salad bowl (in this case, first put lettuce leaves in a separate container, then everything else and mix).
Garnish the salad with thin flakes of cheese (you can cut them with a potato peeler) and pine nuts, which you sprinkle on the finished dish.

If the sun-dried tomatoes are not dry, but in oil, then it is better to cut them larger. It is better to take hard cheese that is aromatic, such as Parmesan.

The ingredients you will need for the salad are:

Champignon
Sun-dried tomatoes
lemon juice
bell pepper
Red onion
greenery

You can find out more by watching the video below. The salad turns out to be easy to digest and healthy. Well, you can judge the taste for yourself - we hope you won’t be disappointed)

We take the following products for a salad with sun-dried tomatoes and bows:

bow pasta 150 g
pine nuts 50 g
1 bunch fresh spinach
sun-dried tomatoes 3 pcs.
green onion 1 bunch
red chili pepper 1 pc.
olive oil 20 ml
ground black pepper 5 g
sea salt 7 g

Sun-dried tomatoes can be added directly to the olive dressing.

Let's prepare a delicious, satisfying and healthy salad with bows and sun-dried tomatoes:

Slice the onion and pepper thinly, slightly diagonally, after removing the seeds from the pepper.
Dry the nuts in a frying pan.
Chop the spinach and sun-dried tomatoes (you can use strips in tonic).
Boil the pasta and at this time prepare a dressing from olive oil, chili peppers, which we cut, and regular peppers.
Drain the pasta, mix with onions, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, pour over the dressing.
Sprinkle nuts on top.

This dish can be served as a side dish, warm or cold, as a salad. It’s delicious either way.

We select products according to the list:

salad mix
pickles
tomatoes dried in olive oil
olives
Chees Feta
prosciutto
olive oil and spices

The cooking process is recorded on video, which you can watch right now.

Very tasty and, most importantly, unusual salad! Pamper yourself and your loved ones gourmet dish according to the original recipe.

Here's what we'll use to prepare this salad:

seafood cocktail 500 g
broccoli 400 g
sweet pepper (red and green) 1 pc.
lemon juice 2 tbsp.
green olives stuffed with anchovies 200 g
green beans 300 g
handful of shelled walnuts
olive oil 2 tbsp.
handful of sun-dried tomatoes

For refueling:

olive oil 200 ml
juice of 0.5 lemon
salt, black pepper

Now let's see how to prepare a seafood salad with vegetables and sun-dried tomatoes:

Boil seafood in salted water for several minutes, drain the water and let cool.
We do the same with the bean pods, then fry them for a few more minutes in olive oil.
We also boil the broccoli, after disassembling it into inflorescences. Add a spoonful of olive oil to the cooking water.
Place the washed peppers in the oven for 15 minutes and after cooling, remove the skin, remove the seeds, and cut the pulp into thin strips.
All that remains is to mix everything and pour over the dressing, which we prepare from olive oil with lemon juice and spices.
Place in a large salad bowl or in portions, sprinkle with nuts and sun-dried tomatoes on top. Bon appetit!

Let's take for him:

green iceberg lettuce
dried cherry
bell pepper
zucchini

Few ingredients, which means little time to prepare. But a completely unusual combination and a very interesting taste. Watch the video and prepare your culinary masterpiece!

Couscous is an interesting cereal made from durum wheat or barley and rice. It can be classified as a dietary product, healthy and recommended for consumption by almost everyone. Interesting feature couscous - this grain goes very well in salads with a variety of foods. Its grains are imbued with the taste of the “neighbors” and become unusually pleasant. We invite you to prepare an unusual salad called tabbouleh, in which couscous is almost perfectly combined with sun-dried tomatoes.

For it we will take the following products:

Couscous 150 g
Sun-dried tomatoes 100 g
Bell pepper 200 g
Hot water 250 ml.
Cashew, pine or walnut nuts 40 g
Juice of one lemon
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Cilantro or parsley 15 sprigs
Mint 10 sprigs
Asafoetida or green onions
Salt, black pepper
Lettuce for decoration

You can complement this salad with olives and capers.

Watch the video to see what to do and how to do it - everything is explained in detail, there will be no ambiguities left after watching.

In this salad, the tender pulp is very successfully complemented by the spicy and salty taste of sun-dried tomatoes, giving together a spicy, unusual taste.

The products we need are:

Rocket leaves 200 g
Pumpkin seeds, roasted 20 g
Iceberg 120 g
Sunflower seeds, roasted 20 g
Avocado 2 pcs
Sun-dried tomatoes (confit) 300 g
Olive oil 100 ml
White balsamic vinegar 30 ml
Salt, pepper, sugar to taste

How to prepare the salad, watch the video recipe, which also provides detailed recommendations for serving and decorating.

Tomatoes have been used in cooking for a long time. Now it's hard to imagine a summer lunch without delicious... fresh vegetables. In winter, meat dishes and side dishes are served with salted or pickled tomatoes. To make the menu more varied, you can prepare a salad with sun-dried tomatoes. There are a lot of recipes with them. They themselves are even a flavorful snack or filling for stuffed dishes.

This vegetable will be a good appetizer for the holiday table. You can make so many different tomato dishes with them! Of course, you can buy these tomatoes ready-made or make them yourself. To do this, the fruits are chosen to be the same size and fairly ripe. They are washed under clean water, cut in half and remove the seeds with a spoon. You will also need garlic - a few cloves are enough. It is cleaned and cut into thin strips. Salt is mixed with oregano and thyme.

The tomato halves are carefully placed on a baking sheet in one layer, the herbal mixture is poured into each, the garlic is placed on top and sprinkled with olive oil. Place in the oven, heated at a minimum temperature (no more than 120 degrees), and simmer for four hours. You need to constantly ensure that the vegetable does not become too dry and burnt. Then it remains to cool and put into clean jars. The resulting product is stored in a cool place, and you can immediately start preparing salads with sun-dried tomatoes.

There are many recipes for making salads with sun-dried tomatoes.. Let's take a closer look at them.

Light version with chicken

Recipes with sun-dried tomatoes are sometimes amazing in their variety. But it’s worth starting with some universal combinations. Therefore, this salad will be a great addition to dinner, and you can prepare it from the following products:

piece of chicken fillet;
two bell peppers, two cucumbers;
tomatoes - about 100 g;
vegetable oil, 9% vinegar, spices.

The chicken is first boiled until cooked, then cut into small cubes along with the cucumbers. The pepper is cleared of seeds with white partitions and cut in the same way. Tomatoes are blotted with paper napkins to remove excess fat, cut into neat strips and mixed with other ingredients.

Then the dressing is prepared. To do this, the oil is mixed with table vinegar and your favorite spices. This mixture is poured over the resulting salad mass.

With chicken meat, you can prepare a salad with sun-dried tomatoes and chicken in a slightly different way. The option is also no less tasty and light. Prepared from available products:

First, mix chopped garlic with spices and salt. Rub the fillet with this mixture, wrap it in foil and cook in the oven at 180 degrees for about half an hour. Then the chicken is cooled and cut into small pieces. Prepared in this way, it turns out very tender and aromatic.

Chicken is mixed with sun-dried tomatoes, lettuce, and seasoned with a mixture of oil, mustard, lemon juice and spices. Top generously with grated Parmesan. If you use the chicken immediately after the oven, you will get a more satisfying warm version of the dish.

According to Italian and Greek recipe

If housewives are thinking about why sun-dried tomatoes are needed, what they are eaten with, where to add such a product, then we can recommend making a delicious Italian salad with cheese; it will definitely decorate any table. The dish is prepared from the available ingredients:

packaging of salad "Mix";
packaging of Mozzarella cheese;
seven tomatoes;
ten Cherry tomatoes;
a handful of pine nuts;
olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pepper.

Cherry tomatoes are washed and cut into halves, the lettuce is washed and dried on a paper towel. Cheese is cut in a convenient way, felted tomatoes are cut into strips. All that remains is to prepare the sauce from oil and vinegar. Season it with ground pepper. “Mix” is placed on a serving plate, with cherry and dried product with cheese on top. Then everything is poured with aromatic sauce and sprinkled with nuts. That's it, the aromatic dish can be served to the table, even gourmets experienced in the variety of tastes will appreciate it.

Many people will also like Greek salad. It contains many different vegetables, making the dish very healthy. You can prepare it from the following ingredients:

twelve Cherry tomatoes;
piece of Feta cheese;
three bell peppers;
red onion;
sun-dried tomatoes, basil, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard beans.

First, wash the basil and dry it. The dried product is cut into pieces, the peeled onion into rings. Peppers are cut into “sails”, cheese – into cubes, cherry – into halves. In general, cutting is meant so that the ingredients can be held on the skewers. Lemon juice is mixed with mustard seeds, oil, and spices are added to taste. Prepared vegetables are strung on skewers, alternating with cheese and basil. Then all that remains is to sprinkle the appetizer with aromatic dressing.

Can be served at a buffet table. The snack pleases with its bright color and fresh taste. And its portioned serving makes the meal very convenient.

With the addition of fetax

Another option for a light but tasty tomato salad. Suitable for a light snack at lunch or as a substitute for a heavy dinner. For preparation, take the following ingredients:

fetax - about 200 g;
three tomatoes;
shallot;
lettuce, olive oil, table vinegar.

If the tomatoes are fresh, they are first cooked in the oven according to classic recipe. The onion is cut into half rings, sprinkled with vinegar, salt to taste and crushed by hand. Then set aside for seven minutes. By adding vinegar it is easy to rid the onions of the pungent aroma. Moreover, this quick way deliciously marinated vegetables.

Tomatoes are mixed in a salad bowl with lettuce (you can use arugula) and onions. Season everything with a mixture of oil and vinegar. Spices are added to taste; you can do without them, since spices are used when cooking tomatoes. Sprinkle fetax on top and serve immediately.

From fresh vegetables

A variety of vegetables should always be present in the diet, because they fill the body with essential vitamins. This salad is a real vegetable masterpiece, and it is very easy to prepare from the following products:

Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers are cut into small pieces and immediately placed in a salad bowl. Add chopped arugula with onion. Everything is sprinkled with juice from half a lemon, seasoned with oil and spices. Add sun-dried tomatoes and sesame seeds and mix thoroughly.

Serve immediately, as vegetables quickly release juice and begin to dry out. After this, the salad becomes less appetizing.

With added avocado

If this oily fruit suits your taste and is often present on the menu, then it can also be mixed with sun-dried tomatoes. The resulting snack contains many elements beneficial to the human body. Moreover, it is prepared in a matter of minutes. The salad option turns out to be no less interesting, although minimal ingredients are required:

150 g each of tomatoes, lettuce;
1 avocado;
a piece of cheese;
half a lemon, pepper, salt.

Lay lettuce on a flat dish, sliced avocado and tomatoes on top and sprinkle with grated cheese. Then sprinkle with lemon juice, pepper and salt to taste. You can pour a small amount of oil in which the tomatoes were located. Serve immediately.

With fresh champignons

Mushroom salad with tomatoes will please you with its characteristic aroma. It turns out very filling and tasty. They usually take fresh champignons, which are easy to buy at any time of the year. The ingredients you need to prepare are:

The mushrooms are washed and cut into thin slices. Then they water lemon juice and leave aside for twenty minutes. bell pepper peeled from seeds, cut into strips, peeled onions into half rings. Pickled mushrooms are mixed with onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Then add chopped herbs and salt and pepper to taste. The usual olive oil is used as a dressing for the appetizer.

Can be served immediately. If you don’t want to prepare a salad from freshly pickled champignons, you can first fry them in oil and add them warm. This option turns out to be more satisfying.

Culinary secrets

In order for a salad with tomatoes to please you with its taste, you need to know some tricks that many housewives resort to. General recommendations are not difficult to remember:

You can make many different salads with sun-dried tomatoes. There are so many snack recipes, it’s simply impossible to list them all.

In any case, they turn out tender and dietary. In addition, sun-dried tomatoes are often combined with various vegetables, and this makes the dish very healthy and tasty.

So you should definitely try to prepare a salad according to at least one recipe to appreciate its taste.

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For sure, Italian chefs are experts in everything related to tomatoes. With particular interest, gourmets note the rich taste of dried tomatoes, which can turn any dish into a masterpiece. Our housewives are also not made with bast shoes - they have adapted to drying tomatoes no worse than in Salento. But there is a complete problem with the use of finished products. Where to use it and what to build from it - these are the main questions that we will try to answer.

Features of cooking with pomodori secchi

Thinking about what kind of salad can be made with sun-dried tomatoes, we, of course, look with hope at Italian chefs - they know all the secrets. However, after studying the Internet, it turns out that traditional dishes not so much. In most cases, dried tomatoes are consumed as an independent snack. Nevertheless, popular salad recipes exist, although the process of their preparation has a number of features:

Dried tomatoes are usually stored in jars filled with oil, so before using they need to be blotted with a napkin. If you are not concerned about the caloric content issue, then we skip the “low fat” stage.
There is also no need to rinse tomatoes before adding them to the dish. This operation will remove some calories, but the aroma and taste of the product will be seriously affected.
How finely you cut the “drying” depends on the recipe; when – in small pieces, when – in strips.
The components of the dish that are subject to heat treatment must be cooled before combining with the remaining ingredients. In this case, the snack will not spoil for a long time.

For those who have not yet decided what kind of salad can be prepared with sun-dried tomatoes, it is important to consider what goes well with them:

Fish and seafood.
Sausages.
Chicken meat.
Greenery.
Eggs.

Quite often, dried tomatoes are used as an additive to pastes and sauces in order to activate the sense of taste. They go great with all vegetable dishes, and also go well with eggplant and zucchini.

In Italian: what kind of salad can you make yourself with sun-dried tomatoes according to authentic recipes

The Sicilian traditions of consuming pomodori secchi are very original, and therefore deserve a separate discussion. Suffice it to recall the simple technology for preparing stuffed tomatoes, where the following is used as a filling:

Bread crumbs.
Parsley, oregano, garlic.
Caciocavallo or similar cheese.
Lemon zest.
Salt pepper.

It is advisable to toast the bread crumbs first. Tomato halves are filled with filling and heated in the oven. It is customary to serve with mint leaves. Let's look at a few more popular recipes.

Diet salad with sun-dried tomatoes and arugula

The dish is very tasty and low in calories, which allows you to cook it almost every day. A simple set of ingredients only increases its attractiveness, for example, for two servings you need nothing at all:

Arugula – 100 g.
Parmesan cheese – 40 g.
Dried tomatoes – 50 g.
Olive oil – 1 tbsp.
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp. spoon.
Salt, black pepper - to your taste.

This recipe will be a simple answer to the question of what can be done with sun-dried tomatoes, since the preparation process is simple.

Tear the washed arugula by hand and place on a plate. Chop the tomatoes if necessary and add to the greens. Cut the cheese into thin slices, break it and put it in a common dish. Mix all ingredients, salt, pepper and season with olive oil. If desired, expand the flavor palette with olives cut in half.

Delicious salad with mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes - quick and satisfying

Another recipe with an amazing combination. For those who are on a diet, the best thing is that it is satisfying and low-calorie, because the composition for two servings contains:

Mozzarella – 100 g.
Dried tomatoes – 50 g.
Cherry tomatoes – 150 g.
Salt, balsamic - to taste.
Balsamic vinegar – 1 tbsp.
Olive oil – 1 tbsp.
Pumpkin or sunflower seeds – 15 g.

Cheese and cherry tomatoes are cut into halves. The oil is allowed to drain from the “drying” and cut into pieces. Mix everything in a dish, sprinkle with vinegar and oil. Before serving, sprinkle the dish with seeds and pour over balsamic cream sauce.

Quick spring salad with prosciutto and dried tomatoes

I hope no one will argue that aromatic Parma ham is the hallmark of Italy. Its popularity is not inferior to raw smoked sausage. It makes not only delicious sandwiches, but also salads. And if you add asparagus, which is rich in vitamins, to the dish, then in addition to a hearty meal you will get a whole set of vitamins.

Ingredients

Dried tomatoes – 60 g.
Iceberg lettuce – 200 g.
Prosciutto – 40 g.
Olives – 10 pcs.
Asparagus – 200 g.
Capers – 1 tsp.
Parmesan – 60 g.
Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
Salt to taste.
Juice of a quarter of a lemon.

This set of products is enough for four servings.

Preparation

Asparagus requires preliminary preparation. You need to wash it, cut off the lower part of the shoots and clean the stem. The rest of the process will take no more than twenty minutes:

Boil water and lower the asparagus into the boiling water, preferably vertically, so that the tops steam. Boil for 5 minutes.
Place the boiled asparagus in a saucepan with ice water to prevent it from losing color.
Cut the tomatoes into 2 parts.
Using your hands, tear the iceberg lettuce into small pieces.
Cut the olives in half.
Cut off the tops of the asparagus and cut the stem into 3-5 pieces.
Cut the prosciutto into thin slices.
Mix all the products in a dish, add salt, season with OM and lemon juice.
Cut the Parmesan into thin strips and break them into slices.
Before serving, sprinkle the dish with pieces of cheese.

On the go: what salad can be quickly prepared with sun-dried tomatoes and common products

Unfortunately, we don’t always have jamon or mozzarella at our disposal. However, this is not a reason to refuse the desired snack - there is always ham or chicken breast. And in general, they can easily be combined with “dryers”:

Champignon.
Beans.
Shrimps.
Ham.
Brynza.
Salmon.
Beef.

In any case, a person who knows , will find a way out of this situation. For our part, we will throw in a few simple recipes.

Spicy salad with sun-dried tomatoes and smoked chicken

The dish is primarily attractive due to its ease of preparation, but this will not prevent it from being liked by everyone without exception. The best dressing is a sauce based on balsamic vinegar. And oil taken directly from a can of dried tomatoes will complement the taste picture.

Ingredients

For two servings you need the following ingredients:

Parmesan – 40 g.
Smoked chicken fillet – 200 g.
Lettuce leaves – 100 g.
Balsamic cream sauce – 2 tsp.
Salt - to taste.

Preparation

Tear the lettuce leaves onto a flat serving plate with your hands. Just tear it, not cut it.
Place a portion of tomatoes on lettuce leaves.
Cut the chicken fillet into thin slices and place on a plate on top of the greens.
Grate the cheese on a medium grater and sprinkle it on top of the dish.
Season the finished dish with oil and balsamic sauce.

The sauce is easy to prepare at home. To do this, pour 150 ml of balsamic vinegar into a saucepan, add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 5 cloves and 3 tbsp. spoons of sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and evaporate by a third of the original volume for 30-40 minutes. Next, strain the sauce and cool.

Bright salad with sun-dried tomatoes and beef according to the recipe of Cesare Casella

Ingredients

For two servings of the dish you will need:

Beef tenderloin – 200 g.
Salad greens – 150 g.
Dried tomatoes – 60 g.
Hard cheese – 40 g.
Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
Balsamic vinegar – 1 tbsp.
Salt and pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Cut the beef into thin pieces and fry in a hot frying pan for no more than 60 seconds, then season the meat with salt and pepper.
Tear the lettuce leaves with your hands and place in a bowl.
Add vinegar, oil and stir.
Cut the cheese into thin slices.
Finely chop the tomatoes.
Place lettuce leaves on a flat plate, top with meat, tomatoes and Parmesan.

Light salad with sun-dried tomatoes and shrimp in 25 minutes

Ingredients

Prepare the following for four servings:

Shrimp – 400 g.
Dried tomatoes – 120 g.
Lettuce leaves – 60 g.
Quail eggs – 4 pcs.
Green onions – 10-12 arrows.
Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
Lemon juice – 2 tbsp.
Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.
Salt - to taste.

Preparation

Thaw the shrimp, peel and fry in a hot oven for 2 minutes.
Boil quail eggs.
Tear lettuce leaves and place them on a plate.
Cut the tomatoes into pieces and place them on the greens.
Add fried shrimp and chopped onion on top.
Season everything with lemon juice and oil.
Add salt and mix.
Cut the quail eggs into two parts and decorate the finished dish with them. Pine nuts sprinkled on the salad will help expand the flavor range.

Let's summarize

Salads with dried tomatoes have become popular here quite recently. Gourmets liked the ability of dried tomatoes to harmonize with many foods. It is possible to implement both original Italian recipes with specific ingredients, and your own ideas based on everyday products.

Dried tomatoes are an amazing product that can be used to make the most original dishes. This ingredient is especially valued in Italy. Probably, everyone who has visited this country has definitely tried a salad with sun-dried tomatoes and did not remain indifferent to such an appetizer. We will learn how to make it in your own kitchen from this article.

In Italy, salads are one of the most favorite dishes. Every corner of this country is famous for its recipes. But no matter what part of it you find yourself in, you will be able to taste a salad with arugula and sun-dried tomatoes everywhere.

Ingredients:

110 g arugula;
120 g large olives;
35 g Parmesan;
60 g sun-dried tomatoes;
half a sweet onion and a lemon;
15 ml balsamic vinegar.

Cooking method:

Take large olives and cut them in half. Chop the sweet onion into thin strips, and also cut the tomatoes in half.
Place arugula in a salad bowl, mix it with onions, dried vegetables and olives.
We make a dressing from the juice of half a citrus, balsamic vinegar and oil. Add salt and sweetener to taste.
Season the appetizer and sprinkle with grated Parmesan.

Cooking with chicken

A salad with sun-dried tomatoes can also be prepared with the addition of dietary chicken. It turns out satisfying and appetizing. Especially if the poultry fillet is baked with herbs.

Ingredients:

320 g fillet;
130 g sun-dried tomatoes;
65 g Parmesan;
two garlic cloves;
130 g lettuce leaves;
five peas of allspice;
two tsp. spicy herbs;
two tablespoons of refined oil.

Dressing ingredients:

55 ml refined oil;
a little mustard;
half a lemon.

Cooking method:

Place garlic cloves, salt and allspice in a mortar and grind. Then mix with oil and dry herbs.
Carefully coat the chicken fillet with the spicy mixture, wrap it in foil and bake for 40 minutes (temperature 180°C).
We cut the baked meat into strips, chop the sun-dried tomatoes into pieces, and cut the Parmesan into thin slices.
For the sauce, squeeze the juice out of half the citrus, mix it with mustard, oil, add a little pepper and add some salt.
We tear the green salad with our hands, put it on a dish along with dried vegetables, season it with sauce and mix. Place chicken and slices of cheese on top. Salad with sun-dried tomatoes and chicken is ready.

With mozzarella cheese

Sun-dried tomatoes can be used to prepare hot dishes, used as a filling for baguettes, or simply used to decorate a culinary masterpiece. But they are good when cold, so this ingredient is often used for salads.

Ingredients:

packaging of salad mix;
eight dried tomatoes;
packaging of Mozzarella cheese;
ten cherries;
45 g pine nuts;
to taste red wine vinegar, olive oil, pepper.

Cooking method:

Cut cherry and mozzarella in half.
Cut dried vegetables into strips.
For the sauce, combine vinegar and olive oil, add salt and black pepper to taste.
Place the salad mix on a beautiful dish, place cherry halves on top, then strips of dried tomatoes and cheese halves.
Pour over the sauce and sprinkle with pine nuts.

Salad with sun-dried tomatoes from Yulia Vysotskaya

Julia Vysotskaya loves Italian cuisine. She has a lot of recipes in her collection, both hot dishes and cold appetizers. We offer a recipe for a salad with sun-dried tomatoes, prepared by a famous TV presenter.

Ingredients:

180 g dried tomatoes;
380 g chicken fillet;
a handful of olives;
arugula (bunch);
0.5 tsp. dry mustard;
15 ml lemon juice;
25 ml olive oil;
spoon of sesame seeds.

Cooking method:

Boil the poultry fillet and cool it directly in the broth - this way the meat will be juicy. Then we cut it into small pieces and put them in a salad bowl.
Remove the pits from the olives, cut them into slices or simply divide them in half.
We take arugula, tear it with our hands and put it in a salad bowl. Yulia Vysotskaya advises taking just such greens, and not cilantro or parsley, since, in her opinion, it is arugula that perfectly harmonizes the taste with dried tomatoes and chicken.
Now cut the dried vegetables into thin strips and mix them with meat pieces and arugula.
Let's move on to refueling. To do this, squeeze citrus juice into a bowl, add mustard, pour in oil, add salt and ground pepper.
Season the appetizer and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Roast beef appetizer

If you are tired of the usual meat dishes and want something original, then try warm salad with roast beef and dried tomatoes. Baked pieces of meat, vegetables and an interesting-tasting dressing - what else do you need for a gourmet dinner?

Ingredients:

350 g beef tenderloin;
Iceberg salad (any other salad);
65 g sun-dried tomatoes;
280 g oyster mushrooms;
two tablespoons of soy seasoning and sweet and sour vinegar;
20 ml liquid honey;
four tablespoons of refined oil.

Cooking method:

First, let's prepare the sauce. For this purpose, simply mix oil, liquid honey and sweet and sour vinegar.
Cut the meat into thin slices, lightly add salt, season with ⅓ of the sauce and place in the oven for ten minutes (temperature 200 °C).
Cut the mushrooms into slices and fry in oil until all the liquid has evaporated and the oyster mushrooms become golden.
Assemble the salad: place lettuce leaves on a platter, put pieces of beef, oyster mushrooms and dried tomatoes on top, season everything with sauce and serve immediately.

Recipe from Jamie Oliver

If you decide to surprise your guests with an unusual dish, then prepare them a salad with sun-dried tomatoes and a poached egg from Jamie Oliver.

Ingredients:

lettuce leaves;
60 g smoked bacon;
spoon of grated Parmesan;
sun-dried tomatoes (5 pcs.);
one egg;
30 g champignons (marinated);
olive oil;
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar.

Cooking method:

We tear the lettuce leaves with our hands and place them on a plate, add salt, season with wine vinegar and sprinkle with chopped Parmesan.
Then cut the bacon into strips and fry in oil until golden brown. We transfer it to the salad along with pickled mushrooms and dried tomatoes.
All that remains is to cook the poached egg. For many housewives, this process of boiling a chicken egg causes fear, but there is nothing complicated about it. Just put a small saucepan with water on the fire. As soon as the water begins to boil, take a spoon and make a funnel, beat the egg into it and after two minutes remove it with a slotted spoon.
Place the poached egg in a salad bowl and lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper.

With added shrimp

If you want to not just eat, but enjoy food, then be sure to write down our next recipe for salad with sun-dried tomatoes and shrimp.

Ingredients:

320 g shrimp;
145 g sun-dried tomatoes;
lettuce leaves;
several pieces of boiled quail eggs;
two tablespoons each of lemon juice and soy seasoning;
olive oil;
green onions.

Cooking method:

We simply tear the lettuce leaves with our hands and put them in a salad bowl.
Fry the peeled shrimp in oil, add soy and simmer the seafood for two minutes. We transfer them to the lettuce leaves.
Chop the dried tomatoes into strips and add them to the rest of the ingredients along with chopped green onions.
Make a sauce from citrus juice, oil and salt. Season the appetizer and decorate with halves of quail eggs.

How to make with capers

From sun-dried tomatoes and capers you can prepare a summer Italian dish - caprese. Its peculiarity is that the color scheme of the salad resembles the color of the Italian flag and is prepared only from fresh summer ingredients.

Ingredients:

three fresh tomatoes;
four tablespoons of sun-dried tomatoes;
380 g Mozzarella cheese;
three spoons of capers;
fresh basil;
olive oil.

Cooking method:

Cut the mozzarella and fresh tomatoes into slices and place them on a plate one by one.
Chop the dried vegetables and place them along with the capers on top of the cheese and fresh tomatoes.
Salt, pepper, season with oil and garnish with basil leaves.

Italian salad

Sun-dried tomatoes are one of the important components of Mediterranean cuisine. It is rich in a wide variety of salad recipes, but most of them always contain greens and cheese.

Ingredients:

220 g sun-dried tomatoes;
220 g goat cheese;
green salad;
two tablespoons of olive oil.

Cooking method:

Place sun-dried tomatoes in a salad bowl and mix them with green salad. In this recipe you can use any greens of your choice: iceberg lettuce, lettuce, arugula, lettuce.
Slice the goat cheese and add it to the rest of the ingredients, season with olive oil and serve.

Despite the fact that sun-dried tomatoes are deprived of moisture, they have not lost their beneficial properties. They also contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, but the calorie content has increased - the number of kilocalories has increased 12 times.

Salad with sun-dried tomatoes and arugula will save you when there is no more food in the refrigerator and you need to create some kind of dish for a quick snack! This will take literally 2 minutes, not counting the time for washing the greens and laying out the salad. You can prepare sun-dried tomatoes at home, but this will require patience - the snack is created in 1-2 days, moreover, it is advisable to leave it in the cold for about 2-3 days so that the sun-dried tomatoes are saturated with all the aromas of spices and herbs.

You can replace red onions with green or pickled onions - decide for yourself. There is no need to create additional salad dressing - sun-dried tomatoes contain aromatic vegetable oil, which will coat all the ingredients. The only thing is to taste them for salt so as not to oversalt the dish.

So, prepare the necessary ingredients and let's start cooking!

Wash the arugula greens and cut off the ends of the stems. Remember that only young shoots of the plant are suitable for food - do not buy dark green leaves, as they are very bitter! Pat the greens dry with a paper towel and place on a plate.

Add the sun-dried tomatoes, lightly shaking off the vegetable oil.

Peel the red onion, rinse and cut in half. Cut one half into half rings and place on a plate with the rest of the ingredients.

Salt and pepper the dish to taste. Serve the salad with sun-dried tomatoes and arugula immediately after preparation.

Have a nice day!