How do holiday salads differ from salads that are prepared on a regular basis? The fact is that such salads can be decorated beautifully, in the composition have a large number of ingredients.
As a rule, when preparing a salad for ourselves, we do not bother so much with various components and spices
.
However, it is worth accustoming yourself to make delicious salads not only for guests, but also for yourself. Thus you do not just learn to make delicious dishes for yourself, but also learn the culinary world.
There
will no longer be a question: “What salad to prepare for guests at the holiday?”
There are many different delicious salads for New Year’s, Christmas table. Let’s tell you about one of these salads.
Ingredients for salad “Monk”:
- chicken fillet – 2 pcs;
- potatoes – 4 pcs;
- carrots – 2 pcs;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- eggs – 5 pcs;
- pickles – 4 pcs.;
- cheese – 150 g;
- green onions – a bunch;
- salt – a pinch.
Preparation of salad “Monk”:
Boil in salted water chicken fillet and divide into small fibers. Boil potatoes and eggs until ready.
Grate the peeled carrots on a coarse grater, press garlic to it through a press. Fill the carrot mass with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
Cut small cubes of boiled eggs, pickles
.
Peel potatoes and grate them on a coarse grater, put the first layer on the bottom of the salad bowl.
Form a layer of potatoes with mayonnaise, salt and pepper. On the potatoes put a layer of pickles, smear with mayonnaise. On the layer of cucumbers put the fibers of chicken meat, create a mesh of mayonnaise.
Shinkuem finely green onions, a part of sprinkle on the chicken layer. Put the egg layer on the chicken layer, slightly tamp it down. On the egg layer put the garlic and carrot mixture, level it.
On this layer grate cheese on a coarse grater, spread it evenly over the surface. Smear the cheese layer with a thin mesh of mayonnaise, sprinkle with green onions.
We advise to leave the salad to soak overnight. Prepare the salad before the holiday to make it more juicy and tasty.
