What salads can be prepared without light and gas: three recipes

Salads are simple dishes that can be prepared when the power and gas are off. The key is to choose ingredients that don't need to be cooked or to cook them in advance. The total cooking time takes a maximum of 10 minutes.

Nutritionist Valeria with the nickname valeriia_prokids.nutrition shared recipes for simple salads that can be prepared without electricity and gas on her Instagram page.

Variant 1 - carrot and chickpea salad

Ingredients:

• carrots

• canned chickpeas
• raisins
• nuts
• cinnamon
• orange \ olive oil \ lemon juice (optional)

How to cook:

1. Grate the carrots, then mix with the drained chickpeas.

2. Add raisins, chopped nuts and a pinch of cinnamon.

3. Optionally, add orange slices and/or season with oil or lemon juice.

Variant 2 - bean salad

Ingredients:

• canned beans
• tomatoes
• greens
• onions (optional)
• oil
• salt, pepper
• canned tuna/salmon (optional)

How to cook:

1. Chop the tomatoes and chop the herbs, then mix the ingredients with the drained beans. Add onions if desired.

2. Season with vegetable oil, add salt and pepper, canned tuna or salmon if desired.

Option 3 - apple and white bean salad

Ingredients:

• white beans
• olive oil
• lemon juice (optional)
• apples
• walnuts
• salt, pepper
• celery (optional)

Method of preparation:

1. Mix the beans with olive oil and, if desired, lemon juice.

2. Add apple slices, walnuts, salt and pepper. Add celery if desired.