Even children are taught to prepare salads, as it is believed that this dish is one of the simplest. However, it turns out that in order to make a delicious salad, it is not enough to simply chop products. You need to know some rules that will make the salad tastier
. For example, you should not prepare salads in advance. It is better to do it almost immediately before serving. Of course, the exception is salads that require soaking.
Boil vegetables also need to be boiled in a special way. The basic principle is to cook in a small amount of water. Then a large number of useful substances will be preserved in the vegetables.
Let’s create a homemade tender salad based on the rules.
Ingredients for the salad:
- Chicken fillet – 1 pc;
- Potatoes – 2 pcs;
- Eggs – 2 pcs;
- Onion – 1 pc;
- Water-150 ml;
- Salt 0,5 tsp;
- Sugar 1.5 tsp;
- Vinegar 9% – 1 tbsp;
- Melted cheese – 1 pc.
Ingredients for mayonnaise:
- Vegetable oil – 200 ml;
- Egg – 1 pc;
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp;
- Mustard – 1 tsp;
- Sugar – 1.5 tsp;
- Salt – 0.5 tsp.
Preparation of the salad:
Dice the onions into small cubes. Pour hot water over the onion, pour salt and sugar into it. Pour vinegar into the onion and leave to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
At this time, prepare mayonnaise – break an egg in a deep bowl, pour salt and sugar to it. Pour
lemon juice and add mustard, cover the egg with an immersion blender. Pour
into the bowl also vegetable oil, beat the components until the formation of a white thick mass. Boil potatoes and chicken meat until ready, boil hard-boiled eggs. Grate
the peeled potatoes on a coarse grater, lay them on the bottom of a flat salad bowl. Smear
the potato layer with mayonnaise, lay the chopped meat on it.
Smear the chicken layer with mayonnaise, lay the pickled onions evenly on it, drain the liquid beforehand
.
Peeled eggs are rubbed on the onion layer, smear with mayonnaise.
Cooled cheese is rubbed on small grating cutters on the egg layer.
Thus, you get a delicate and airy salad with homemade mayonnaise.
You can decorate it, for example, with green onions and herbs.
