Making a salad with Chinese cabbage and Korean carrot: traditional and with the addition of other ingredients

Beijing cabbage or petsai went on sale on the shelves of our stores not so long ago. But it became so popular that it was even learned to grow many gardeners in their summer cottages.

Due to its delicate taste, Beijing cabbage salads are very popular. Prepare salads with Peking cabbage in combination with meat, chicken, canned fish, seafood, corn, peas, etc.

Salad with Chinese cabbage and Korean carrot will be great for lovers of light but juicy food. There are many different recipes for this dish, so you can start experimenting and finding your ideal.

The benefits and harm of such a dish

The traditional version of the salad has a lot of positive effects. Compared with other salads, this dish requires a minimum amount of mayonnaise, and all its other ingredients have a reduced calorie content and a high content of useful substances.

Besides, Peking cabbage has nutritional properties and is characterized by a high content of vitamins Groups A, C, B. It also contains useful amino acids, minerals and quite rare citric acid.

Peking cabbage normalizes the action of the digestive tract.

Korean carrots also contribute to the improvement of digestive processes, as it is a spicy snack. Thanks to this ingredient, a greater amount of gastric juice is secreted, as a result of which the appetite increases.

Carrot in Korean contains:

• Vitamin C, which helps to strengthen the walls of blood vessels;
• vitamin B has beneficial effects on the health of capillaries;
• Vitamin PP is known for its vasodilating action.

Low-calorie carrots, only 44 kilocalories per 100 grams of product. The product also has trace elements such as magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, cobalt, potassium.

If we talk about the possible harm of such a salad, then it is worth noting that it cannot be used by people suffering from stomach problems (especially gastritis or an ulcer).

Nutritional value of the dish (per 100 grams):

• Calories: 66 kcal.
• Protein: 1.3 gr.
• Fat: 2.5 gr.
• Carbohydrates: 4,3 gr.

How to cook?

Required Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• pickles - 2 pieces;
• mayonnaise 4 tbsp. l;
• ground black pepper;
• salt.

1. Carefully wash Peking cabbage and put to dry on a towel or paper.
2. When the 1st ingredient dries, cut it in any convenient way and put in a bowl or salad bowl.
3. Cut the cucumber into circles, and cut each circle in half.
4. Add Korean carrot, salt and ground black pepper.
5. Season all with mayonnaise from quail eggs.
6. Mix all ingredients.

Beijing cabbage and Korean carrot salad is ready!

No other ingredients added

With boiled chicken breast

Required Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• chicken breast - 250 gr;
• mayonnaise;
• salt.

1. First you need to boil the chicken breast.
2. Give the finished meat to cool and cut into small pieces.
3. Leaves of Beijing cabbage wash and cut into strips, then mix with Korean carrot.
4. Cook eggs.
5. Give the eggs to cool and three on a coarse grater.
6. We fill all with mayonnaise or sour cream, salt if necessary.
7. Mix all ingredients.

With ham and nuts

To the existing ingredients you need to add:

• ham slices;
• walnuts.

With smoked chicken

With crackers

Ingredients:

• Chinese cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• smoked chicken - 250 gr;
• crackers - 150 g;
• mayonnaise;
• salt / soy sauce.

1. Wash Chinese cabbage leaves and cut into strips, then mix with Korean carrot.
2. We split the smoked chicken: remove bones, veins, excess fat and remove the skin.
3. Cut the meat into small strips (ready-made smoked chicken can be purchased at almost any grocery store).
4. Mix: smoked breast, carrot, cabbage, crackers and mayonnaise.
5. Add salt.
6. Mix all ingredients.

With corn and cheese

To add:

• canned corn - 1/2 can;
• hard cheese pieces.

With crackers

With egg and tomato

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• chicken breast - 250 gr;
• eggs - 2 pieces;
• tomato - 1 pc;
• crackers - 200 gr;
• mayonnaise;
• salt;
• ground black pepper.

1. Cooking crackers: cut into slices of white bread in small cubes and dry in the oven.
2. Cook the chicken breast.
3. Give the finished meat to cool and cut into small slices.
4. Cook eggs.
5. Give the eggs to cool and cut into cubes.
6. Leaves of Beijing cabbage wash and cut into strips, then mix with Korean carrot.
7. My tomatoes and also cut into cubes.
8. All ingredients are mixed, lightly salt and pepper and season with mayonnaise.
9. Add cooled croutons.
10. Once again, mix everything.
11. Immediately serve to the table so that the croutons are not soaked.

With cheese

To add:

• canned corn- 1/2 jar;
• hard cheese pieces.

With corn

With green onions

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• canned corn - 1 can;
• spring onions - 1 bunch;
• mayonnaise;
• salt.

1. Leaves of Beijing cabbage wash and cut into strips, then mix with Korean carrot.
2. Cut tomatoes into cubes.
3. Green onion pods finely chopped.
4. Drain the water from canned corn and add ½ can.
5. All ingredients are mixed, lightly salt and pepper and season with mayonnaise.

With tomatoes

To add:

• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Rusks - 150 gr.

With crab sticks

With eggs

Ingredients:

• crab sticks (or crab meat) - 200 g;
• Beijing cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• canned corn - 1 can;
• eggs - 3 pieces;
• lemon juice;
• mayonnaise;
• salt.

1. Leaves of Beijing cabbage wash and cut into strips, then mix with Korean carrot.
2. Drain the water from canned corn and add the entire jar.
3. Cook eggs.
4. Give the eggs to cool and cut into cubes.
5. Crab sticks cut into small pieces.
6. All ingredients are mixed, lightly salt and pepper and season with mayonnaise.
7. Sprinkle the salad with lemon juice.

With the addition of cucumbers

To add:

• Fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs.
• Eggs - 2 pcs.

A few quick recipes

With apple

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• apple - 2 pieces;
• mayonnaise;
• lemon juice;
• salt.

1. Leaves of Beijing cabbage wash and cut into strips, then mix with Korean carrot.
2. My apples, remove the peel from them and cut out the middle part with seeds.
3. Cut the apples into small pieces or grate three.
4. Squeeze lemon juice and pour an apple over it.
5. All ingredients are mixed, lightly salt and season with mayonnaise.

With sprats

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1/2 pcs;
• Korean carrot - 300 gr;
• sprats - 1 can;
• canned peas - 200 g;
• croutons ready-150 grams;
• mayonnaise;
• salt.

1. Leaves of Beijing cabbage wash and cut into strips, then mix with Korean carrot.
2. Drain the water from canned peas and add the entire jar.
3. Open the jar of sprats and add all the contents.
4. All ingredients are mixed, lightly salt and pepper and season with mayonnaise.
5. Add ready-made crackers.
6. Once again, mix everything.
7. Immediately serve to the table so that the croutons are not soaked.

How to serve?

Ready meal can be served in a large and beautiful salad bowl or spread out for each guest into separate bowls. Before serving, it is better to put the salad in the fridge for ten minutes so that it will get an even more refined taste. Peking cabbage and Korean carrot salad is very tasty, satisfying and healthy.

These products are combined with many other ingredients, which gives the chef a room for experimentation. The dish is perfect for lovers of sharp, as well as for those who want to lose weight or keep their figure in good shape.