Salads for February 23

On Defender's Day, men are honored, especially those for whom military service has become part of life. On the occasion of the holiday, women try to set a rich table. Rarely what holiday table does without cold snacks. Salads for February 23 can be prepared themed or ordinary. The main thing is that they are tasty and satisfying. Then they will be to the heroes of the celebration for the soul.

Cooking Features

Knowing a few important points will help to prepare salads that are best suited to the occasion and will appeal to almost any man.

Not only officers are proud that they had the honor to defend the Fatherland. Men who served in the ranks of the Armed Forces believe that they are also involved in the implementation of this mission. It will not be superfluous to show the man for whom you set the table, that you know in which troops he served or is serving, are aware of his contribution to the cause of defending the Motherland. Salad decoration will help in this. On its surface can be depicted aircraft, tank, cruiser, rocket launcher or other military equipment. Help in this food. The khaki can be depicted with olives, green peas or pistachios; the darker color will help to convey the olives; for red, use Bulgarian pepper; for orange and gold, carrots; trust cheese and egg whites.
If the man whom you celebrate on February 23 has a very indirect relation to the defense of the Fatherland, you can emphasize his knightly qualities, courage, nobility, strength in the design of the salad. Some, for this purpose, depict a knight's shield on the surface of a salad, others - a football field or other sports attributes.
No matter how skillfully the salad is decorated, the hero of the occasion may not appreciate its taste if there is no meat in its composition. Recipes appetizers for February 23, it is desirable to choose on the basis of beef, pork, poultry, meat by-products.
Many men are not indifferent to spicy snacks. If one of the salads on the table has a savory taste, they will appreciate it.
If you are making a layered salad, remember that it takes time for the layers to be soaked in the sauce. Regular salads are seasoned before serving. Long before the holiday, cooking salads is not worth it, as they can spoil and darken the celebration. Table setting a few hours before the scheduled meal time is not worth it for the same reason.

The main secret of a delicious dinner is in relation to the culinary specialist to the cooking process: if you make a salad with a soul, thinking about how to please a loved one, the dish you will almost certainly get tasty.

Salad “Man's Caprice” with Ham

Composition:

ham or carbonate - 0, 3 kg;
champignons - 0, 4 kg;
chicken egg - 3 pcs .;
onions - 100 g;
spicy cheese - 0, 25 kg;
potatoes - 0, 4 kg;
garlic - 2 cloves;
walnuts - 100 g;
vegetable oil - 40 ml;
salt, black pepper - to taste;
mayonnaise - as required.

Method of preparation:

Boil potatoes in a uniform. When cool, peel and grate large. Put in a plate.
Boil hard boiled eggs. Cool down with cold water. Peel, chop on a grater. Put in another plate.
Peel the onion, cut it into thin half-rings.
Wash, dry with napkins and thin plates, cut champignons.
Heat the oil, put the onion in it and fry it until golden.
Add the mushrooms to the onions, fry them together until the liquid evolved from the mushrooms has evaporated. Remove from heat.
Cut chunks of ham or chop.
Chop garlic with a knife as small as possible.
Chop nuts.
Chop cheese on a coarse grater.
Place a hoop at the center of the dish.
Lay out the first layer of lettuce - it will be ham.
Lightly pour mayonnaise, sprinkle with eggs. On them, too, draw mayonnaise mesh.
Put fried mushrooms and onions on eggs, lightly grease with mayonnaise.
Place the grated cheese on the mushrooms, brush it with the sauce.
Put potatoes in top layer, pepper and salt them, cover with mayonnaise.
In a dry frying pan, fry the nuts until a characteristic odor appears. Mix them with minced garlic.
Remove the ring, sprinkle the salad with a mixture of garlic and nuts.

It remains to decorate the salad to your liking. One of the simplest options is to put a star out of sliced red pepper in the center. Not much harder to put a chain of corn grain, making the inscription "February 23".

Chicken and pomegranate salad “Red Star”

Composition:

chicken fillet - 0, 3 kg;
potatoes - 0, 4 kg;
beets - 0, 3 kg;
chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
onions - 100 g;
hard cheese - 0, 2 kg;
pomegranate - 0, 3 kg;
vegetable oil - 40 ml;
mayonnaise - 0, 2 l.

Method of preparation:

Boil the potatoes. Cool, clean. Grind on a coarse grater.
Coarsely grate the cheese.
Boil hard boiled eggs. Peel, rub.
Cook the beets. Cool it down. Peel and chop with a grater.
Cut the pomegranate, remove the grains, trying not to violate their integrity.
Cut the onion into small pieces.
Boil chicken fillet in salted will, let it cool. Cut into cubes.
In a hot oil, brown the onions, add the chicken to it, fry for 5 minutes, stirring.
Cut a paper or cardboard stencil in the shape of a five-pointed star to the size of the dish on which you are going to serve a snack.
Place the stencil on the dish, around the contour lay out a thin line of potatoes. Remove the stencil, fill the vacated area with potatoes.
Smear potatoes with mayonnaise. Put the fried chicken on it, pour the sauce.
Sprinkle with eggs, lay out the cheese on them. Brush with sauce.
Spread chopped beets on top. Smear with mayonnaise. Cover the salad with pomegranate seeds.

To make the layers soak better and the salad kept its shape well, put the dish with a snack in the refrigerator for several hours. A hearty and juicy salad with a harmonious taste will surely please the hero of the occasion.

Salad “Hunter”

Composition:

sausages “Hunting” - 0, 3 kg;
canned beans - 0, 25 kg;
onions - 100 g;
Bulgarian pepper - 0, 25 kg;
garlic - 1 clove;
butter - 100 g;
tomato paste - 20 ml;
fresh dill - 100 g.

Method of preparation:

Cut the pepper, remove the seeds. Wash up. Cut into quarters rings.
Peel onion, cut into thin half rings.
Finely chop the dill.
Cut the garlic into small pieces.
Cut the sausages into neat circles.
Melt the butter in a frying pan, fry the sausage in it for 3-4 minutes.
Add the onions, fry for a couple more minutes.
Put the pepper. Continue frying for another 2-3 minutes.
Add tomato paste, simmer for 5 minutes, remove from heat.
From the jar with beans, drain the juice, mix the beans with the fried foods.
Sprinkle with dill and garlic before serving.

Salad can be served both cold and warm. This snack has a seductive aroma that makes it appetizing without decoration.

Salad “Knight's Shield” of beef liver

Composition:

boiled beef liver - 0, 3 kg;
chicken egg - 3 pcs .;
canned beans - 0, 24 kg;
onions - 100 g;
Korean style carrots - 100 g;
pickled cucumbers - 0, 2 kg;
Bulgarian pepper - 0, 25 kg;
rye crackers - 80 g;
apple cider vinegar (6 percent) - 40 ml;
filtered water - 40 ml;
mayonnaise - to taste.

Method of preparation:

Finely chop the onion and marinate in a solution of vinegar and water.
Pepper seeds, cut into half strips, cut the remaining pulp into small squares.
Drain liquid from canned beans.
Pickled cucumbers cut into small cubes.
Finely chop the liver boiled in salted water.
In a bowl, mix the pickled onions, carrots, liver, pepper and beans, cut into small squares, and season with mayonnaise.
Put the salad on a dish, giving it a shield shape and leaving some free space in the middle.
Pour the croutons in the center, cover them with a small layer of lettuce.
Boil the eggs. Separate the whites from the yolks. Rub separately.
The contour of the “shield” and its central part, where the “coat of arms” should be, sprinkle with yolks. Apply squirrels to the remaining areas.
Decorate the “shield” and “coat of arms” with strips of pepper.

If you want to give the salad a milder taste, you can replace Korean carrots with boiled carrots chopped on a grater, you can’t pickle onions, but just pour boiling water over them.

Salad “Macho do not cry”

Composition:

avocados - 0, 2 kg;
red sweet pepper - 0, 25 kg;
tomatoes - 0, 25 kg;
bitter peppers - to taste;
chicken breast fillet - 0, 2 kg;
red onion - 75 g;
olive oil - 40 ml;
wine vinegar (6%) - 20 ml;
lettuce leaves - 20-30 g;
pumpkin seeds - 20 g;
raisins - 20 g.

Method of preparation:

Cut the tomatoes into medium-sized slices. It is advisable to use cherry tomatoes, which are enough to divide with a knife into 4 parts.
Peel sweet pepper, cut into quarters of rings.
Peel the seeds and cut the hot pepper into small rings.
Boiled chicken breast cut into cubes.
Cut onion into thin half rings.
Cut the avocado into cubes.
Place chicken, onion, both types of pepper, tomato, and avocado in a bowl.
Mix the oil with vinegar. Pour into a bowl with the main ingredients, mix.
On a platter, spread lettuce leaves, in the center lay out a snack. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and raisins.

This salad will be enjoyed by men who like spicy dishes.

Salads for February 23 is better to cook from meat. Since most men prefer meat snacks, dishes from some vegetables seem to them insufficiently satisfying. The decoration of the finished salad should also be given attention, this will help to emphasize the solemnity of the occasion and demonstrate respect for the defenders of the Fatherland.