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Balsamic vinegar gives the dishes a sweet and sour taste. Sometimes a few drops are enough to feel its characteristic shade. It is able to enhance the taste of any product, and a salad with balsamic vinegar is an exquisite dish that demonstrates this Italian seasoning in all its glory.
High-quality vinegar is kept for at least 5 years. It is characterized by a rich, almost black color and a thick consistency. You can also recognize it by its fruity aroma. If you have a lighter and more liquid sauce in your hands, then most likely you are holding a fake. Although fakes can be quite high-quality and not much inferior to the original.
Balsam is a frequent ingredient in Italian dishes. It goes well with soft cheeses, tomatoes and seafood – it is recommended to add them to the salad of the chef. And the perfect spice to vinegar is considered to be Basil.
Balsam is so self-sufficient that many salads do not need to add salt and even spices – the sauce takes all the attention on itself.
Salad ” Caprese»
This very simple but insanely delicious salad is the perfect example of how you can create a real masterpiece from several ingredients. The main thing is to correctly place the accents, and this will help balsam. It complements tomatoes and is combined with mozzarella.
Ingredients:
2 tomatoes;
300 g mozzarella;
2 tbsp balsam;
2 tbsp olive oil;
a few sprigs of basil.
Preparation:
Wash and dry the tomatoes.
Cut the tomatoes and cheese into equal thick round pieces.
Place them on an elongated dish, alternating with each other. It will be better if you lay out in 2-3 rows.
Place the basil sprigs on top.
Drizzle with olive oil.
Pour over the balsam.
Greek salad
Balsam can be used not as a dressing, but as a marinade. Onions, marinated in seasoning, begin to play with unexpected flavors, and the dish gets a sweet and sour hue.
Ingredients:
300 gr. feta cheese;
1 red onion;
Half a fresh cucumber;
10-12 olives;
2 tomatoes;
2 tbsp balsam;
1 tbsp olive oil;
a bunch of arugula.
Preparation:
Wash and dry all the vegetables.
Cut tomatoes, cucumber and cheese into cubes of the same size. Put them in a salad bowl.
Chop the onion into thin half-rings. Pour balsam over the top. Leave on for 5 minutes. Add to the salad.
Cut the olives in half. Add to the ingredients.
Pick arugula.
Season with olive oil. Mix well.
Salad with balsamic vinegar and arugula
Arugula is perfect for both dressing and shrimp. This combination cannot be ignored. Prepare seafood using a special technology to create a unique salad. Complete this successful combination of parmesan.
Ingredients:
300 gr. shrimp;
30 g parmesan cheese;
50 ml. dry white wine;
2 garlic cloves;
1 tbsp olive oil;
1 tbsp balsam;
a bunch of arugula;
pinch of salt;
a pinch of black pepper.
Preparation:
Pour boiling water over the shrimp and peel off the shell.
In a frying pan, heat the oil, squeeze out the garlic. Let it fry (1-2 minutes).
Place the shrimp in the pan. Pour dry wine over them, season with salt and pepper. Fry on high heat for 4-5 minutes.
Add arugula to the cooled shrimp (it does not need to be cut, tear off the leaves with your hands).
Grate the parmesan on a coarse grater.
Pour over the balsam.
The salad is not mixed.
Balsam goes well with smoked meats. If there are tomatoes in the salad, then you can safely add meat to it. Vinegar can be mixed with other dressings – the taste of the dish will not suffer from this. For example, olive oil and balsam complement each other and emphasize the taste of products.
Salad with balsamic vinegar and tomatoes
Ingredients:
100 gr. smoked breast;
4-5 cherry tomatoes;
10 olives;
bunch of lettuce;
bunch of basil;
1 tbsp balsam;
1 tbsp olive oil;
a pinch of salt.
Preparation:
Cut the breast into thin slices.
Cut the tomatoes into 4 pieces.
Cut the olives into rings.
Pick the lettuce and basil, add to the salad.
Add salt.
Mix the vinegar with the oil. Season the salad. Mix gently.
Balsam is a dressing that does not harm your figure. In addition, it is very useful. Vinegar lowers cholesterol. Appreciate it by preparing one of the light Italian salads.