Fejes saláta: Quartered lettuce with a dressing, sometimes includes hard-boiled eggs and slices of lemon.

Káposztasaláta -  Finely grated white or red cabbage is salted for one hour, then pressed, and seasoned with chopped onion dressing and caraway.

Paprikasaláta -  Bell pepper (capsicum) rings. Leave to absorb the dressing for one hour before serving. The rings are sometimes blanched in salted water first.

Paradicsomsaláta -  Sliced tomatoes with a dressing, if desired seasoned with pepper, chopped fresh parsley, and oil, sometimes topped with onion rings.

Uborkasaláta - Cucumber salad, preferably from thick cucumbers with a “warty” skin.

The cucumber slices are salted for 30 minutes, then pressed. The dressing is poured over the cucumber slices, and garnished with pepper, paprika, or finely chopped parsley. A dollop of sour cream is placed on top of the paprika. Sometimes the cucumber is flavored with garlic or combined with finely chopped onion.

Salad dressing (salátaöntet)

¾ cup/200ml water
3 ½ tbsp vinegar (6%)
2 tbsp confectioners’ sugar, salt

Combine the ingredients thoroughly. Vary the proportions of the individual ingredients to suit your owntaste; themain thing is the dressing should taste slightly sour.

Source: itshungarian.com

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