Salads Without Mayonnaise On The Festive Table: Delicious And Simple Recipes With Photos

2025 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:41

Delicious salads for the New Year without mayonnaise: decorate the feast with non-traditional dishes

In anticipation of a magical New Year's Eve, we strive to decorate not only the home, but also the festive table. There is a desire to please yourself and your loved ones with something new, unusual. The search for bright, mouth-watering and previously unfamiliar foods often makes you sweat. Here it is necessary to please the tastes of all those invited, and to save time and energy for the holiday. We decided to help you a little and offer you a selection of delicious, beautiful and easy-to-prepare holiday salads without mayonnaise.

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• 1 Step-by-step recipes for holiday salads without mayonnaise

  • 1.1 Salad with tuna and beans

    1.1.1 Video: Tuna Bean Salad

  • 1.2 Salad with smoked chicken breast and chickpeas

    1.2.1 Video: Warm Chicken Salad

  • 1.3 Salad with seafood and rice noodles

    1.3.1 Video: Thai Shrimp Salad and Pomelo

  • 1.4 Salad with duck meat and grapefruit

    1.4.1 Video: Salmon, Grapefruit and Avocado Salad

Step-by-step recipes for holiday salads without mayonnaise

New Year's Eve in my house never goes by without Olivier and Mimosa, adored since childhood. However, these dishes are very high in calories and hearty, in which mayonnaise dressing plays an important role. Therefore, in order not to overload the body, but at the same time not to sit over an empty plate, I always put 2-3 salads on the table without mayonnaise.

Tuna and Bean Salad

If earlier I always preferred canned mackerel, then in recent years, tuna without added oil has become my favorite. Tasty fish goes well with many foods and does not load the body with extra calories.

Ingredients:

• 450 g green beans;
• 240 g canned beans;
• 160 g canned tuna;
• 70 g canned corn;
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
• 2-3 sprigs of fresh parsley;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Preparation:

1. Boil the frozen green beans for 7-8 minutes in boiling salted water. Throw the beans on a sieve, rinse with ice water and leave for 5-10 minutes.

   

   You can use frozen or fresh green beans for salad preparation.

2. Open the cans of beans and corn and drain. Rinse the beans. Chop the parsley finely with a knife.

   

   Rinse the beans before adding them to the rest of the ingredients.

3. Drain the tuna can and mash the fish with a fork.

   

   Large pieces of fish should be crushed

4. Place all food on a work bench and prepare a large mixing bowl.

   

   Even individually, the ingredients of the salad look very appetizing.

5. Stir all the ingredients of the salad, season with salt and pepper.

6. Pour olive oil into the salad, mix again, transfer to a salad bowl. It is recommended to chill food in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes before serving.

   

   The salad will be even tastier if you let it stand in the refrigerator for about a quarter of an hour before serving.

Below you can find an alternative dish.

Video: tuna and beans salad

Smoked chicken breast and chickpea salad

The amazing combination of tender and aromatic chicken meat with canned chickpeas did not leave indifferent any of those who tried it in my house.

Ingredients:

• 600-650 g of smoked chicken breast;
• 250 g canned chickpeas;
• 150 g carrots;
• 100 g of onions;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• 1/2 bunch of fresh dill;
• 1/2 lemon;
• 30 ml olive oil;
• 1 tbsp. l. refined sunflower oil;
• 1 bunch of lettuce leaves;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Preparation:

1. Throw the chickpeas on a sieve, rinse, leave to glass the liquid.

   

   To get rid of excess liquid and not spoil the salad, after washing, leave the chickpeas in a sieve for 10-15 minutes

2. Transfer the chickpeas to a large saucepan or other container.

   

   Initially, use a large container for cooking

3. Cut the smoked chicken breast into thick strips and transfer to the chickpeas.

   

   Cut the chicken into thick slices

4. Cut the onion into half rings or quarters. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Fry vegetables in sunflower oil until soft, transfer to a saucepan with chickpeas and chicken.

   

   Once the vegetables are tender, they can be removed from the stove and added to the rest of the ingredients.

5. Season the salad with salt and pepper.

6. Add chopped fresh dill.

   

   You can add fresh dill or cilantro to the salad

7. Season the salad with olive oil and mix well.

   

   Stir the food so that the oil spreads evenly over all the ingredients.

8. Place the salad leaves on a large plate.

   

   For serving the dish, lettuce leaves or arugula are suitable.

9. Top with salad.

10. Pour lemon juice on the salad, garnish and serve.

    

    The salad can be garnished with a quarter of lemon and fresh herbs

Next, I propose another recipe for a quick, tasty and healthy chicken salad.

Video: warm chicken salad

Seafood and Rice Noodle Salad

This Thai dish will appeal to those who love seafood.

Ingredients:

• 300 g shrimp;
• 300 g squid rings;
• 1/2 head of onion;
• 4-5 stalks of green onions;
• 1 stalk of celery
• 40 g rice noodles;
• 1 lime;
• 6 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
• 1 tbsp. water;
• 3 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 3 chili peppers.

Preparation:

1. Prepare food.

   

   Despite the large list of ingredients, Thai salad is prepared in just 15 minutes

2. Pour boiling water over the rice noodles and leave for a quarter of an hour, then drain.

   

   Rice noodles do not need boiling, just pour hot water over them

3. In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil, add 3 tbsp. l. Sahara. While stirring, reduce the syrup by a third.

   

   Use a small saucepan or stewpan to prepare the sugar syrup.

4. Squeeze 8 tbsp from the lime. l. juice. Add chili peppers, soy sauce, 4 tbsp. l. sugar syrup.

   

   Due to hot pepper and lime juice, the salad dressing is very spicy

5. Peel the shrimp from the shells, leaving only the tails.

   

   Carefully remove the shell of the shrimp, but leave the tails

6. Transfer the shrimp and squid rings to boiling salted water, cook over low heat for 4 minutes, then discard in a colander. Do not overexpose food in hot water, otherwise they will become rubbery and lose their taste.

   

   Blanch seafood in boiling water without increasing the recipe time

7. Cut the onions into half rings, cut the tomato into large cubes.

   

   Vegetables for salad should not be chopped too finely

8. Coarsely chop the stalks of green onions and celery with a knife.

   

   Celery and onions should also be cut into large pieces

9. Place the rice noodles on a large plate, followed by the seafood, tomato, onion and celery.

10. Pour the sauce over the salad. Done!

    

    Salad with shrimp, squid and rice noodles turns out to be bright and very tasty

In the video below, you will learn how to prepare an equally delicious shrimp salad in a different way.

Video: Thai Shrimp and Pomelo Salad

Duck and grapefruit salad

Another great treat for loved ones that you can safely put on the festive table. If you cook duck breast in advance, it will take no more than 15 minutes to create this culinary miracle.

Ingredients:

• 1 boiled chicken breast;
• 1/2 grapefruit;
• 3 quail eggs;
• 1/2 red onion;
• 20-30 g of arugula;
• 3 tbsp. l. olive oil;
• 1 tsp balsamic cream;
• 1 pinch of sea salt;
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

1. Boil quail eggs, cool, peel.

2. Rinse and dry the arugula, put on a large dish.

   

   Shape salad on a large plate or platter

3. Cut the eggs into quarters, half a head of red onion with feathers or thin half rings. Spoon the ingredients onto the arugula.

   

   The onion for the salad should be cut into thin pebbles or halves of rings

4. Peel the slices of grapefruit from white films, break or cut each into several pieces.
5. Cut cold or warm duck breast into small neat slices.

6. Place the duck meat and citrus slices in a bowl with the rest of the salad.

   

   Grapefruit gives the salad an exotic touch and a festive look

7. Pour olive oil over the dish, sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

8. Finish preparing the salad by adding balsamic cream.

   

   The finishing touch of the duck breast and grapefruit salad is balsamic cream

As an admirer of grapefruit and food with it, I just can't help but share a recipe for a completely new dish with the addition of an exotic fruit.

Video: salad with salmon, grapefruit and avocado

Holiday salads without mayonnaise is an opportunity to enjoy the taste of wonderful dishes without a huge amount of calories. If you also know interesting recipes for holiday salads with light dressings, share them with us and our readers in the comments below. Bon Appetit!