The simplest products for salad, which are sold in any supermarket, are chicken fillet, boiled beef, sausages, apples, carrots, cucumbers, pickled vegetables, mayonnaise, vegetable and olive oil. If we skillfully combine them, then as a result we will get the original taste and beautiful aesthetic appearance. The fewer the ingredients in the salad, the greater the likelihood that they will all complement each other well. In addition, the original dressing will give them juiciness and emphasize all their taste. For example, in any country in the Mediterranean, it is almost impossible to find a salad that combines more than five or six ingredients, while in most cases they are seasoned with simple sauces or dressings, or simply olive oil. But cheese is an obligatory ingredient of tasty European salad. The most popular cheeses for salads are Feta cheese, Mozzarella, and, of course, Parmesan cheese. By the way, grated Parmesan in Europe can be purchased at any store, and you shouldn’t spend time at home cooking it. As a result, any salad they get tasty, beautiful and can easily replace a hearty snack. Let's try to cook the salad “Night”, which can also be attributed to the hearty and simple salads. At the same time, very tasty!
Recipe 1. Salad “Night”
Ingredients Required:
- smoked chicken breast - 200 g;
- boiled eggs - 5 pcs .;
- marinated mushrooms - 200 g;
- hard cheese - 150 g .;
- sour cream or tender mayonnaise;
- Fresh greens - a few branches.
Preparation:
Let the cooked eggs cool, clean and carefully separate the whites from the yolks. Natr them grated and spread on separate saucers.
Smoked breast or another part of the chicken grind into small pieces. Put the pickled mushrooms on a sieve so that they can release the excess liquid. Then grind them with a sharp knife. Hard grated cheese rubbed.
Now decide on the supply of salad. If a portion of the serve, then in the center of the plate you need to put the form in the form of a ring and lay out the salad in layers. Accordingly, if you serve it on a common plate, you can use a detachable cake baking mold. So, the form laid out, now begin to collect the salad layers. The first layer of “Night” salad is smoked chicken meat. Immediately lay out a layer of mushrooms on it. Gently spoon the ingredients and pour with mayonnaise. Next - a layer of shredded protein smeared with mayonnaise. Then - a layer of yolks. Spread the yolks on the salad airy, because this is the last layer. Cut green onion feathers into rings and use them to decorate the “Night” salad.
Recipe 2. Salad “Night”
Ingredients Required:
- liver - 300 g;
- potatoes - 3 pcs .;
- pickled cucumbers - 3 pcs .;
- carrots - 2 pcs .;
- eggs - 3 pcs .;
- red bulbs - 3 pcs .;
- mayonnaise - 7 tbsp. l .;
- parsley curly for decoration, salt and pepper.
Preparation:
We begin to prepare the necessary ingredients for our salad. Put to boil the liver. In the pan, where the liver will stew, you need to add spices and bay leaf. Separately, cook eggs. Fill them with cold water and cook for exactly 10 minutes after boiling. Immediately we shift them in cold water - let them cool. Another pot of water is for potatoes. Boil it straight in uniform.
Peel the onion, chop it into a cube and fry quickly. Rub carrots on a coarse grater and fry in another pan in oil. Spread them on separate plates - let them cool. Peel the cooked potatoes and also skip through a large grater. Eggs are cleaned, cut lengthwise and separate the yolk from the protein. Grate the white on the grate, and separately grate the yolks. Boiled and cooled liver should be cut into small pieces. Squeeze the pickle from the cucumbers and cut into small pieces or grind on a grater.
Now we collect the salad on a large and flat plate. For a more festive look, you can put fresh green salad leaves on a plate. The first layer of lettuce is grated potatoes. Salt a little. Then lay out a layer of cucumbers and close it with a layer of roasted carrots. Lubricate gently with mayonnaise and distribute the layer of the liver. Top evenly distribute fried onions and finally - grated proteins. Fill the salad with mayonnaise and fill with grated egg yolks on top. At the edges, decorate the salad with curly parsley and send it in the fridge for 2-3 hours to infuse.
Recipe 3. Salad “Night”
Ingredients Required:
- chicken breast - 200 g;
- marinated champignons - 200 g;
- canned pineapple - 200 g;
- cheese - 150 g;
- chicken eggs - 5 pcs .;
- sour cream and greens.
Preparation:
Put separately cooked chicken fillet and eggs. Meanwhile, grind pineapple and mushrooms in small cubes. Separate the white from the yolk and separate them grate. All the ingredients are decomposed into separate plates. It remains only to grate the cheese.
Put the ring shape in the center of the serving plates and start laying out the salad in layers. The first layer of salad - chicken. Smear it with mayonnaise or sour cream and immediately lay out the second layer - mushrooms. Also grease with mayonnaise. Put the pineapple cubes on top of the mayonnaise and close the layer with grated egg whites. Again a layer of mayonnaise. Now lay out the grated cheese, grease with mayonnaise and sprinkle with grated yolks. We decorate the salad with a leaf of fresh parsley. Let's give a little brew. Then carefully remove the ring and can serve.
Salad “Night” - secrets and useful tips from the best chefs
- When cooking the “Night” salad, we recommend using the form of a ring and serving each salad individually. This salad looks beautiful on a serving plate, causing your guest a good appetite.
- If the recipe specifies the ingredient smoked chicken fillet, and you did not have it, then you can safely replace it with boiled fillet.
- You can use mayonnaise, sour cream, sour cream mixed with mustard or low-fat yogurt to lubricate layers of “Night” salad. The main thing is to give it a little brew so that all the layers evenly have time to soak.
