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Eastern European cuisine is based on fresh, seasonal ingredients and nowhere is that seen more clearly than in their salads. They can be simple affairs made with crisp lettuce and a squeeze of lemon juice, or elaborate concoctions that appeal to the most discriminating palate.
Croatian Squid Salad
Croatian squid salad is often served by Croatians on Christmas Eve for badnja vecer.
Roasted Beet Salad Recipe
This roasted beet salad can be made with red and gold beets and is garnished with candied bacon.
Candied Bacon Recipe
Candied bacon makes a terrific salad or hors d'oeuvres garnish.
Chopped Vegetable Salad in Buttermilk Dressing Recipe
This refreshing chopped vegetable salad is bathed in a tangy buttermilk dressing.
Rye Croutons Recipe
Croutons made with rye bread are a natural garnish for salads.
Spring Salad Recipe - Polish Salatka Wiosenna
This recipe for Polish spring salad or salatka wiosenna uses the bounty of springtime -- radishes, green onions, lettuce.
Cucumbers and Honey Recipe - Lithuanian Agurkai su Medum
A simple Lithuanian salad recipe is simply sliced cucumbers drizzled with honey.
Serbian Sweet Sauerkraut Salad Recipe
Serbian sweet sauerkraut salad can be made with oil and vinegar or just vinegar.
Serbian Sweet Sauerkraut Salad With Oil Recipe
This Serbian sweet sauerkraut salad is made with oil, vinegar, peppers, onion and celery.
Serbian Coleslaw Recipe
Serbian coleslaw is made with vinegar and oil instead of sour cream or mayonnaise.
Top Picnic Salad Recipes
You can never be too careful when it comes to mayonnaise-based salads in the warm weather. It's best to stick with sour cream- or vinegar-and-oil-based dressings.
Pomegranate Vinaigrette Recipe
This pomegranate vinaigrette recipe combines pomegranate juice, honey and oil for a tasty salad topper.
Polish Cucumbers with Sour Cream Salad - Mizeria
This cooling Polish salad is a good choice year-round, but especially good when cucumbers are in season.
Polish Rhubarb-Carrot Salad
Polish rhubarb carrot salad, salatka rabarbaru i marchewki, is a refreshing spring salad.
Polish Ham and Fruit Salad - Surowka z Szynka i Owoce
This refreshing salad has versatility -- the fruits and meats can be changed to suit your palate.
Beets with Sour Cream
These creamy beets can be enjoyed as a hot or cold vegetable or a cooling summer salad.
Beets with Orange Zest
This cold vegetable does double duty as a refreshing salad.
Salmon-Asparagus Rolls
Salmon-Asparagus Rolls and cucumbers drizzled with lemon-dill vinaigrette make a great main-course salad.
Serbian Potato Salad
This salad is made with a vinegar-and-oil dressing instead of a mayonnaise or sour cream base.

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