Crunchy and fresh salads are at the top of the popularity scale and are often served in every season. Whether as a starter, for a small appetite, as a side dish or as a main meal, the dish tastes great and is prepared in just a few minutes. The dish is twice as tasty if it is colorful and looks visually appealing. In the following article we will show you how you can arrange the delicious and healthy salads attractively and enhance them for the eye. Be inspired by the ideas in our picture gallery and see for yourself that anyone can successfully prepare a salad!
Anyone who not only pays attention to the perfect taste of the food, but also attaches great importance to its impeccable appearance, has professional chefs in mind when arranging the salad and generally when preparing the food. Although arranging the dish beautifully is a bit of an art in itself, with a little sensitivity and practice you can make any salad a visual delight.
Arrange the mixed salad nicely with the dressing
If you want to prepare the dish and arrange it on the plate in a visually appealing way, it actually depends on the interaction of the ingredients and their design. A mixed salad, for example, has countless possible variations and can be arranged particularly beautifully in no time at all. You can only serve the juicy and nutrient-rich salad made from lettuce leaves, various vegetables and perhaps a few pieces of fruit on one half of the salad plate. Spread the dressing on the other half of the plate and make dots and lines with balsamic dressing.
The strip method
When you prepare this dish, you can try out a variety of combinations and put together what you particularly like. If you want to decorate your salad, you can combine the different colors and shapes of the salad ingredients. You will get a beautifully presented salad plate if you do not mix the various components together, but rather arrange them in strips. A little order on the plate shows off all the ingredients beautifully.
Arrange lettuce in an original way
Do you know how the salad collapses shortly after serving and no longer looks as appetizing as you would like? If you are preparing lettuce, it is recommended that you first wash the lettuce and chop it into bite-sized pieces and then simply spread it on a large plate. Also add the remaining ingredients between the lettuce leaves. It is best to serve the salad dressing in a small bowl, as the salad dressings make the leaves look wilted after a while.
If you want to prepare a particularly delicious and original lettuce, you can make it from the following ingredients:
- 1 lettuce
- 1 avocado, pitted, sliced
- 1 cucumber, cut into thin slices
- a handful of sugar snap peas (blanch for 45 seconds and rinse)
- 1 tsp black sesame
Ingredients for the dressing:
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp travel vinegar
- 2 tsp white miso
- 1 TL Honig
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp soy sauce
Add different colors
If you want to impress your guests with a visually appealing salad, you can experiment with different colored vegetables and create a great eye-catcher on your plate. If you like the pleasant, slightly spicy taste of arugula, you can combine the fresh green color of the rocket with a colorful partner. Arrange thin slices of watermelon radish on a plate, spread the arugula on top and finally place avocado slices on top. Crumble some goat cheese, sprinkle over freshly chopped herbs and make a dressing with avocado oil, orange juice, salt and pepper.
Tomato mozzarella with a difference
Who is the typical one?Italian starter Insalata CapreseIf you like, you can perhaps prepare the tasty starter in this creative and special way. A slightly elongated tomato is perfect for the desired shape. Make several cuts into the tomato without going all the way through. Then place a slice of mozzarella in each slot and garnish with basil leaves. You can present the attractive composition on a board.
What about stacking a delicious salad horizontally on a plate and stacking it high up? You can easily make a tomato and avocado salad with basil vinaigrette by layering tomato and avocado slices and goat cheese on top of each other and sprinkling with toasted pine nuts. You can make the vinaigrette with basil, olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Add the finishing touch to your artwork with some fresh basil leaves on top.
Arrange the salad vertically
How to arrange a salad stylishly is shown in the small work of art in the bright, fresh colors. If you have aServe a festive gourmet menuIf you want, such a starter is certainly the ideal start to your menu. For this fruity salad with pears, arugula, pecans and goat cheese, all you have to do is cut the pear open and distribute the remaining ingredients between the individual pear slices.
Serve salad in a glass
The beautiful presentation of the salads does not necessarily mean putting on a salad plate. An excellent, attractive and original way to serve the salad in a special way would be to put it in glasses. Prepare the skewers and simply fill them into mason jars, it's that easy. Would you like another one?set a decorative accent, you can make the mason jar pretty with a nice bow or patterned fabric.
If you are preparing a mixed salad or leafy salad and want to highlight the different colors visually, you can use the individual ingredientslayer in a glass. If the beautifully portioned salad is poured into a jar with a cap, it can also be easily transported. This way you can enjoy the dish in style even during a picnic.
Beetroot salad on skewers
How about a healthy appetizer on skewers? The practical and visually appealing salad bites undoubtedly look good on the festive table and can be made in just a few simple steps. The original mini skewers are also particularly suitable for the buffet table. For the beetroot and rocket salad you only need a few ingredients:
Ingredients for 12 skewers:
- 2 Tuber Rote Bete
- 2 handfuls of arugula
- 1 roll of goat cheese
- 1 handful of walnuts
You can mix the dressing with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, a little Dijon mustard, honey, salt and pepper.
Creative serving suggestions for leaf salad
If you are preparing lettuce or leaf salad, you can also try this serving option. Those present will certainly be amazed at the interesting and original way to arrange a salad plate. You can simply quarter a small head of lettuce, spread it nicely on a nice platter and pour the salad dressing over it. Add bacon cubes, cherry tomatoes and other small vegetable cubes and enjoy!
If you fear that the lettuce will collapse relatively quickly, you can also build it in a tower. This makes it look more voluminous. Spice up the dish by not chopping the onion finely, but rather placing it elegantly around the salad in onion rings. When preparing the dish, the following always applies: just let your own kitchen imagination run wild! Dare and try out different variants. With a little skill and imagination, your beautifully and imaginatively prepared salads will be in no way inferior to a gourmet menu.
