Salad "Tosca": recipe with photo

There are many recipes for salads and cold snacks. Almost every housewife in the arsenal has several "own" ways of cooking a particular dish. And the salad "Tosca" (with emphasis on any syllable, to taste) is a wand-help for many women, and even for men, especially single women.

A bit of history

Initially, the salad "Tosca" was exclusively with an emphasis on the first syllable. Like the opera of the same name by Giacomo Puccini. And many sincerely believe that the recipe for the dish came from Italy. In fact, for certain it is not known who first invented such a salad, as well as its name.

Chicken version

One of the most favorite ingredients in housewives is poultry meat, in particular chicken. And not for nothing! First, it's easy to cook. Secondly, the dish turns out rather satisfying and useful. Therefore, salad "Tosca" with chicken is one of the most popular options. It does not require too many ingredients. Namely:

• Smoked chicken breast with spices;
• Gherkins (5-7 pieces);
• Greens finely chopped (parsley, dill, basil);
• Chinese cabbage or salad;
• Cherry tomatoes (8-10 pieces);
• Onions pickled (2 medium bulbs);
• Cheese of solid sorts (better "Marble");
• Fresh champignons (5-6 pieces);
• Olives (half a can);
• mayonnaise.

Salad "Tosca", the recipe of which is now described, will be flaky. By the way, you can serve it both in portions, and in one salad bowl for everyone. This does not affect the taste.

Preparation

If the pickled onion is not at hand, then the usual bulb is also suitable. You can prepare it yourself. It will take vinegar (preferably apple) and salt. Onion cut into half-rings, put into a deepened container. Then sprinkle abundantly with salt, then pour apple cider vinegar so that it is completely drowned. Olives should be taken without seeds. They need to be cut into rings that are as thin as possible. Cheese is recommended to grate on a fine grater, so it will be more juicy. Gherkins also cut into rings, which are then divided into halves. You can just break the breast with your hands. Salad or Chinese cabbage shred. Champignons fry in a hot frying pan until cooked, then cool. Cherry tomatoes are cut into halves. It's better if they are not too ripe and soft, otherwise they will give abundant juice.

Laying layers

Salad "Tosca", the recipe of which is described now, is going very quickly. At the bottom of the salad bowl is laid out chicken breast, abundantly smeared with mayonnaise. On it an even layer are lined with gherkins with greens. Then put the Chinese cabbage or salad. All is abundantly greased with mayonnaise (it is possible to hands, and it is possible and a spoon). The next layer is olives and onions. Can be mixed. The next to the last layer are champignons. They can be poured a little to your taste. The final stage of cooking will be laying out half of the tomatoes, which are abundantly sprinkled with grated cheese. Salad "Tosca" will look more interesting if you decorate it with a sprig of dill or parsley.

An unusual recipe

Every hostess wants to surprise the guests with her culinary talents. And you can do this by preparing a salad "Tosca" (a recipe with a photo in the article) is not in the traditional style. That is not with a chicken, but, for example, with seafood. It turns out very tasty, and most importantly, pretty quickly.

Ingredients

They are not so much:

• Shrimps boiled, peeled (gram 300-400);
• Lime and lemon (half of each);
• salad;
• Chinese cabbage marinated (a can of 200-300 grams);
• Onion (2-3 medium bulbs);
• Mussels boiled or pickled (300 grams);
• Canned champignons cut (1 pot);
• Hard cheese (150-300 grams);
• Capers (1 pot);
• Fresh herbs.

Preparation of products

Salad "Tosca" (a recipe with the photo above) requires a minimum amount of cooking time. You only need to chop mushrooms, capers, greens, onions, lettuce and seafood. Lemon and lime need to be thoroughly washed, since they will go to the recipe together with the zest. Citrus slice into thin slices. Cheese, of course, rubbed on a grater (shallow). Shrimp can be sprinkled a little with lemon juice, so that it tastes better. The same applies to mussels.

Assembly

Make a salad "Tosca", the recipe of which is described, can be both layered and mixed. The latter option, by the way, many owners like it more, because you have to invest less. Mayonnaise can be added to the layered varinut. In the mixed salad "Tosca" is well impregnated with lime and lemon juice, without additional sauces. It's going to be simple: all the ingredients are mixed in one large container (with pickled Chinese cabbage you need to merge the marinade). Cilant slices are added when the dish is ready. In addition, you can squeeze a little juice separately.

Layers

Salad "Tosca" (with a photograph above) is presented in a mixed version. You can also make it layered. Everything is simple enough. Sea food (shrimp and mussels) is laid down, smeared with a thin layer of mayonnaise. Then add the salad, which is finely chopped. It is laid out capers and Chinese cabbage without marinade. They are peppered with a small amount of grated cheese. Slices of lime and lemon are placed on top. To add spicy salad, onion, sliced half rings, pour citrus. Fresh greenery with champignons is placed on top. They are slightly greased with mayonnaise, then sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese.

Do I need to experiment?

Of course, you can change the ingredients of the salad as you want. This helps not only create the dish that your home will like, but also create your perfect recipe. By the way, many in the variant with chicken often add crushed garlic, which gives a special flavor and aroma to the salad. Therefore, the place remains for experiments. In the version with seafood, you can add not only mussels, but also rings of squid, mollusks or crab sticks in general. But hard cheese can not be replaced. But you can choose which kind of variety you'll like more. If it is too salty, then it is worth reducing the amount of marinade or spices. It is noteworthy that you can serve a dish as an autonomous dish, and not for some specific hot or garnish. If you choose the latter, it is better to pay attention to boiled rice or potatoes.