Salads always play an important role in every party, which is to stimulate the taste buds and help everyone enjoy the dishes more deliciously. On this occasion, TasteVN would also like to share with you 2 ways to make super attractive cucumber lettuce salad that everyone will love. Let’s get started in the kitchen to prepare this nutritious dish!
1. Cucumber Tomato Lettuce Salad
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
5 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Cucumber Tomato Lettuce Salad Serves 2
Lettuce 1 head Cucumber 1 fruit Cherry tomatoes 4 fruits Fresh seaweed 200 gr Mayonnaise 1 teaspoon Sesame sauce 1 teaspoon Salt A little
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- Fresh, good tomatoes are those that have a bright red color, thin, shiny skin, looking plump with water.
- Usually, freshly harvested tomatoes will have a fresher taste, and they will have green stems that are still firmly attached to the body, not detached.
- Avoid buying tomatoes that are too bruised; if pressed, they feel soft and mushy because they are overripe and will not taste good.
How to make cucumber tomato salad
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Prepare the ingredients
First, wash the cucumber under running water to clean it, while rubbing it with your hand to remove any dirt remaining on the surface, then let it drain. Next, cut it in half lengthwise, and then continue to cut it into thin diagonal slices.
Remove the root of the lettuce, separate it into individual leaves, soak in diluted salt water for 5 minutes, then rinse 1 – 2 times with clean water, and let it drain. Then, use a knife to cut into bite-sized pieces.
Finally, wash the cherry tomatoes with clean water, let them drain, and cut them into small pieces.
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Mixing salad
Once you have prepared the ingredients, take a bowl and add 1 head of lettuce, 1 cucumber, 4 chopped cherry tomatoes, along with 200g of fresh seaweed, 1 teaspoon of sesame sauce and 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise.
Finally, use chopsticks to mix everything well, then season to taste, and it’s ready to enjoy!
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Final product
Lettuce cucumber tomato salad is really easy to make, isn’t it? Yet it stimulates the taste buds a lot!
The salad is not too oily, and it has fresh lettuce mixed with soft tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, and especially a little sour and creamy flavor. Oh, it is truly wonderful!
2. Cucumber Lettuce Potato Salad
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Cucumber Lettuce Potato Salad For 3 people
Lettuce 1 head Cucumber 1 piece Potato 1 tuber Long beans 50 gr Carrot 1/2 tuber Pork sausage 200 gr Mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Salt A little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good potatoes that are not mealy
- Good potatoes that are not mealy have a bright yellow-brown outer skin, not dark, and do not have any unusual small black spots on the surface.
- When picked up, the potatoes feel firm, and the skin is not rotten or leaking.
- Additionally, for sprouted potatoes or potatoes with green skin, you absolutely should not buy them as they are toxic and not suitable for consumption.
- You should limit buying potatoes with wrinkled skin, that feel soft when pressed, and have excessive bruising as these are signs that the potatoes have been stored too long and are about to spoil.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Fresh and delicious carrots are those that have a bright orange color, while the outer skin is smooth and shiny, not too rough.
- When holding them, the carrots feel heavy, not too light, and when pressed, the flesh feels firm, not too soft.
- Additionally, freshly harvested carrots usually have a fresh green top, especially still tightly attached to the body, not separated.
- It is advisable to limit buying carrots that have a size and weight that differ too much, because if the carrots are large but too light, they are likely old carrots, which will have more fiber and will not be as sweet as before.
How to choose good quality green beans
- Good quality green beans are those with small, long stems, as these green beans will be sweeter and crisper compared to those with short and thick stems.
- Additionally, you should choose green beans that have a bright green outer skin, and when you press the stem, you can feel the crispness, which is quite firm, and you can easily snap it.
- You should limit buying green beans if you see they are too large and too dark green, as this may indicate that they have been sprayed with too many pesticides for better growth.
- Moreover, you should also avoid buying old green beans, as pressing them will feel soft and spongy, no longer firm because they will have significantly less sweetness compared to before.
How to prepare Cucumber Potato Lettuce Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
First, wash the cucumber well with water, drain, then use a knife to cut it in half lengthwise, simultaneously removing the seeds, and then dice it.
Wash the green beans directly under running water to clean them, then drain. Next, cut off the ends and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
Use a peeler to peel the potatoes, then dice them. After that, soak them in diluted salt water for 3 – 5 minutes, then rinse 1 – 2 times with clean water, and drain.
Cut off the ends of the lettuce, separate the leaves, and wash them several times with water until clean, then drain.
Finally, slice the Vietnamese pork sausage and then dice it.
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Boil potatoes, carrots, and green beans
After preparing the ingredients, place a pot on the stove with 500ml of water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and bring to a boil over high heat.
Once the water is hot, add all the cut potatoes, carrots, and green beans, and boil for about 3 – 5 minutes.
When the ingredients are cooked, turn off the heat, transfer them to a bowl of ice water and soak for 3 minutes, then remove and drain.
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Mix the salad
Next, take another bowl and add all the boiled carrots, potatoes, and green beans along with 200g of Vietnamese pork sausage, 1 cucumber, and 2 teaspoons of mayonnaise, then use a spoon to mix thoroughly.
Finally, take a plate and layer the lettuce and the mixed ingredients. That’s it, you’re done!
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Finished Product
Cucumber lettuce potato salad will be the starter dish for a cozy gathering with family that you definitely shouldn’t miss.
Fresh green lettuce, combined with potatoes, carrots, and green beans is really exciting, and there’s also a bit of crunchy cucumber, all with a touch of creaminess from mayonnaise. Surely everyone who has tasted it will fall in love!
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh lettuce
- Depending on your preference, you can use Carol lettuce, butter lettuce,… or head lettuce to make this cucumber lettuce salad!
- Fresh, good-quality lettuce has bright green leaves, while the leaves are tightly rolled together, and the stem is long and thick.
- Typically, clean lettuce (pesticide-free) will have bright green leaves, gradually the inner layers will be white and lighter.
- You should limit buying lettuce that has no aroma and has a slight rotten smell, with yellowing stems and too many bruised leaves, as this indicates the lettuce has been stored for too long and is about to spoil.
How to choose delicious cucumbers that are not bitter
- Delicious cucumbers that are not bitter usually have a bright green skin, appear uniformly colored, and do not have any dark spots or unusual tiny dots on the surface.
- In addition, you should choose cucumbers that have a straight shape, with minimal bending. Particularly, those that are elongated and uniform in size are signs of cucumbers with crunchy flesh, which are tastier than the short, round ones.
- When held, they should feel firm, and when pressed, they should be soft, not too hard, with a shiny skin that is not too rough.
- You should limit purchasing cucumbers with swollen stems or excessively bruised spots, as these indicate that the cucumbers are overripe, with more seeds and less taste.
I hope that through the above article, with the 2 recipes for cucumber lettuce salad, you will be able to add some super delicious dishes to your list to treat your family. Wishing you great success!
