To make a festive table look great, sometimes beautiful dishes and a super expensive tablecloth are not enough, and this is not the main thing. The main thing is to decorate the dishes themselves beautifully and appetizingly. And nothing is simpler and at the same time brighter than decorating salads; there is room for your imagination to run wild. Here are some examples of decorating salads for the holiday table, maybe they will give you an idea of how to beautifully decorate your dishes. Click on the photos to request a detailed recipe and view the photos in full size.
For the salad we need a Watermelon slice: 1 chicken leg; a can of canned champignons; chicken eggs (a couple of pieces); mayonnaise. For decoration: fresh cucumber (two if small); a little hard cheese; 2 tomatoes; a couple of olives.
You can decorate the Sunflower with a ladybug made from a cut half of a tomato and an olive:
And since we started talking about Herring under a fur coat, here’s how you can decorate it in different ways: Herring salad under a fur coat.
Another dragon, this time made from rice with crab sticks. The recipe is probably known to everyone. Ingredients of rice salad with crab sticks: a handful of rice, a package of 250 g of crab sticks, 300 g of canned corn, 4 eggs, onions, salt, lemon juice, honey, mayonnaise.
Salads can be decorated in the shape of any animal, even a snake:
This recipe will be just right for the New Year's table for the year of the snake according to the eastern calendar. Ingredients of the "snake" salad: 4 medium potatoes, 1 can of canned pink salmon, 4 eggs, 2 processed cheese "Druzhba", 1 clove of garlic, mayonnaise, pickled cucumbers and lettuce for decoration.
Publication date: 12/30/2016
Before the holidays, we are always faced with the question, what salads should we prepare this time? I want them to be tasty, beautiful, not very expensive, and not take long to prepare. The site “I Love to Cook” has selected 12 of the most beautiful holiday salads for you, from now on you won’t have to start thinking about salads a week before some holiday. You will already have super recipes in your arsenal that you can use at any time.
1. Salad “Royal Pork”
This salad has a very refined taste; all gourmets will like it. The combination of prunes with nuts and meat is perfect!
Ingredients:
- Pork fillet - 300 grams;
- potatoes - 3 pieces;
- onion - 1 piece;
- walnuts - 50 grams;
- prunes - 70 grams;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- cheese - 200 grams;
- mayonnaise - 1 pack;
Salad “Royal Pork”. Step by step recipe
- Grind: meat, onions, potatoes and prunes soaked in boiling water in advance.
- Grate carrots and eggs.
- Marinate the onion with 1/3 tablespoon of sugar and vinegar.
- Now let's lay out all the ingredients in layers.
- 1st layer: potatoes, spread with mayonnaise.
- 2nd layer: onion, meat, coat with mayonnaise.
- 3rd layer: prunes, sprinkle with nuts, spread with mayonnaise.
- 4th layer: grated eggs, spread with mayonnaise.
- 5th layer: cheese.
Decorate as your imagination allows!
A hearty and nutritious salad is ready to serve! The taste of this salad will remain in your memory for a long time; prepare it tasty and original.
2. Salad “Sea Queen”
I bring to your attention the “Sea Queen” salad for true seafood lovers. It contains squid, which goes perfectly with red fish caviar.
Ingredients:
- squid - 1 kilogram;
- cheese - 300 grams;
- salmon caviar - 100 grams;
- eggs - 4 pieces;
- potatoes - 3 pieces;
- mayonnaise - 300 grams;
Salad “Sea Queen”. Step by step recipe
- Boil the squid.
- Cut into strips.
- Rub the eggs. Also grate Russian cheese and potatoes on a coarse grater, but do not mix.
- Lay out in layers.
- 1st layer - squid, mayonnaise on top.
- 2nd layer - caviar.
- 3rd layer - potatoes, mayonnaise on top.
- 4th layer - Russian cheese, mayonnaise on top.
- 5 layer - caviar.
- 6th layer - squid, mayonnaise on top.
- Layer 7 - eggs.
- 8th layer - caviar.
- Leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to soak.
Bon appetit!
Although the “Sea Queen” salad is a little more expensive than mimosa or Olivier, you won’t be left indifferent to it. The salad will fly off the table first thing!
3. Salad “Curly”
Salad “Curly” is airy and uncomplicated. It will replace regular fatty dishes and will delight you with an amazing taste!
Ingredients:
- carrots - 1 piece;
- apples - 2 pieces;
- chicken fillet - 300 grams;
- eggs - 4 pieces;
- corn - 360 grams;
- mayonnaise - 250 grams;
Salad "Curly". Step by step recipe
- Boil the fillet and eggs.
- Peel the carrots and apples. Grate.
- Grind the meat. Grate the eggs too.
- Place in layers on a plate:
- 1st layer - mayonnaise with a mesh.
- 2nd layer - grease the carrots with mayonnaise.
- 3rd layer - eggs and mayonnaise.
- 4th layer - apple and mayonnaise.
- 5th layer - chicken meat and mayonnaise.
- 6th layer - corn.
- Add a little salt to the carrots and meat while assembling the salad.
- Leave for several hours in the refrigerator.
Bon appetit!
Salad “Curly” is a real flavor explosion. Try to make such a magical salad that will amaze everyone with its fabulous taste.
4. Salad “Korean Happiness”
The salad got its name because it contains Korean-style carrots; it not only gives a piquant taste, but also goes wonderfully with mushrooms and smoked chicken!
Ingredients:
- smoked chicken thigh - 3 pieces;
- eggs - 4 pieces;
- champignon mushrooms - 400 grams;
- onions - 2 pieces;
- pickles - 3 pieces;
- Korean carrots - 300 grams;
- mayonnaise - 50 grams;
Salad “Korean Happiness”. Step by step recipe
- First, boil the eggs, then cool and chop.
- Fry mushrooms in a frying pan with onions.
- Chop smoked chicken thighs and cucumbers.
- Place on a plate.
- 1st layer - smoked chicken thighs, coat with mayonnaise.
- 2nd layer - mushrooms with onions.
- 3rd layer - cucumbers.
- 4th layer - chopped eggs.
- 5th layer - carrots in Korean.
- Decorate with vegetable flowers.
Once you try this mesmerizing salad, you will cook it again and again! An incomparable combination of flavors will delight everyone, and your hand will be reaching out for more, so cook for future use so that there is enough for everyone!
5. Salad “Beets under a fur coat”
It's time to replace the herring under the fur coat. Beetroot under a fur coat is a very interesting salad, the combination of beets and chicken is amazing. The preparation is lightning fast and elementary, and the presentation is unique and not formulaic. He is definitely worthy of your attention.
Ingredients:
- boiled beets - 4 pieces;
- boiled carrots - 3 pieces;
- prunes - 150 grams;
- hard Russian cheese - 200 grams;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- walnuts - 85 grams;
- greenery;
- mayonnaise - 250 grams;
Salad “Beets under a fur coat”. Step by step recipe
- Grate the beets and mix with mayonnaise. Add crushed garlic to the mixture.
- Grate the carrots and mix with the previously grated cheese.
- Grind the fillet, mix with mayonnaise and nuts.
- Also chop the prunes.
- Place on a plate in layers.
- 1 layer - half the beet mass.
- 2nd layer - chicken meat with nuts.
- 3rd layer - cheese with carrots.
- 4th layer - prunes and mayonnaise.
- 5 layer - remaining beets
Decorate as desired.
Beetroot salad under a fur coat is a great salad. It will refresh your festive table! The original presentation will not leave anyone indifferent.
6. Salad “Pineapple Paradise”
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Heavenly pleasure will be right in your home if you prepare this salad. It turns out not expensive, but can be prepared instantly. The “Pineapple Paradise” salad will enchant all guests with its beauty.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet - half a kilogram;
- onions - 4 pieces;
- eggs - 6 pieces;
- pickled champignons - 1 jar;
- potatoes - 2 pieces;
- hard cheese - 250 grams;
- chopped pineapples - 1 jar;
- mayonnaise - 1 pack;
Salad “Pineapple Paradise”. Step by step recipe
- Boil chicken fillet and chop.
- Chop the onion, marinate with 1/3 tablespoon of sugar and vinegar.
- Grate the cheese and eggs.
- Cut the mushrooms into slices.
- Lay out in layers.
- 1st layer - onion, mayonnaise on top.
- 2nd layer - coat chicken meat with mayonnaise.
- 3rd layer - potatoes and mayonnaise on top.
- 4th layer - champignons.
- 5th layer - eggs, mayonnaise on top.
- 6th layer - cheese, mayonnaise on top.
- Layer 7 - pineapples.
- Decorate with greens.
The sweetness of pineapple adds to this salad a pleasant, delicate taste in all respects that cannot be described in words. We need to try it urgently!
7. Salad “Funny Lights”
The salad will give the brightest colors and bring a real solemn mood into your home.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 1/2 kilogram;
- Korean carrots - 120 grams;
- eggs - 5 pieces;
- Russian cheese - 200 grams;
- mayonnaise - 1 package (200 grams);
- canned corn - 100 grams;
Salad “Funny Lights”. Step by step recipe
- Cut the fillet into squares.
- Pre-boil five eggs. Divide them into whites and yolks. Crumble.
- Grate Russian cheese.
- Spread each layer with mayonnaise.
- 1st layer - fillet.
- 2nd layer - half a carrot.
- 3rd layer - crushed yolks.
- 4th layer - cheese.
- 5th layer - the rest of the carrots.
- 6th layer - grated whites.
- Garnish with canned corn
Prepare the “Funny Lights” dish and experience all the delights of a quick, juicy and extremely appetizing salad!
8. Salad in a cheese platter
When the soul requires something beautiful, then for this occasion there is a salad that you can prepare in portions in cheese dishes and serve to each guest. The salad will be a highlight on the festive table.
Ingredients:
- Russian cheese - 150 grams;
- chicken meat (fillet) - 350 grams;
- potatoes - 4 pieces;
- kiwi - 1 piece;
- apple - 1 piece;
- canned peas - 360 grams;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- carrot - 1 piece;
Portioned salad in a cheese platter. Step by step recipe
- First, let's prepare a cheese dish.
- Grate the cheese and place it in a heated frying pan.
- After the cheese has melted, remove from the pan and transfer to a jar. Place in the cold until it hardens.
- Chop the meat into strips, carrots, eggs, potatoes, kiwis and apples into cubes.
- Add canned peas and mayonnaise.
- Pour into a cheese dish.
- Salad ready!
Try this salad in a cheese platter, your guests will be delighted. And you won’t even have to wash the plates, because the cheese dish is very tasty and you can eat it too. Cook like in the best restaurants, with “I Love to Cook”
9. Salad “Krasnaya Polyana”
“Krasnaya Polyana” is for those who love pomegranates, because they contain so many vitamins. The appearance of the salad is very bright, and the taste is extraordinary.
Ingredients:
- chicken meat - half a kilogram;
- onion - 1 piece;
- salad - 100 grams;
- carrots - 2 pieces;
- pomegranate - 1 piece;
- eggs - 5 pieces;
- mayonnaise - 200 grams;
- walnuts - 80 grams;
- potatoes - 3 pieces;
Salad "Krasnaya Polyana". Step by step recipe
- Boil meat and vegetables with eggs.
- Peel the pomegranate seeds.
- First, cover the plate with lettuce leaves.
- Grind the meat, finely chop the vegetables and eggs.
- Layer onions, potatoes, meat, walnuts, carrots and cheese. Spread the layers with mayonnaise.
Salad with grant will perfectly complement all other dishes on your table and will delight you with its exquisite taste.
10. Formal salad “Gorki”
The dish resembles snowy mountains, which is why it got its name. The salad is very tender and airy, like snow.
Ingredients:
- sardine - 1 can;
- potatoes - 3 pieces;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- onions - 2 pieces;
- bell pepper - 1 piece;
- eggs - 6 pieces;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- mayonnaise - 1 pack;
- cheese - 250 grams;
Festive salad "Gorki". Step by step recipe
- Boil the vegetables.
- Mix sardine with chopped onion.
- Lay out in layers.
- First grated potatoes, then carrots, then sardines, peppers on top. Spread all layers with mayonnaise.
- Cut the eggs, remove the yolks.
- Grate the yolks and mix with crushed garlic and mayonnaise. Stuff the egg whites with this mixture.
- Place the whites on top in the form of slides. Spread them with mayonnaise and sprinkle with cheese.
Prepare the festive “Gorki” salad and see the admiration in the eyes of your guests!
Salads in the shape of a dog are the most important accents of any holiday table, because in the coming year this animal is considered its official symbol. Every housewife would like to have an original salad on the table in the shape of the symbol of the coming year - a yellow dog.
The ingredients for such a salad may differ, but they have one thing in common - the shape of a dog. But each housewife will be able to arrange the ingredients differently for the dog; it all depends on the hostess’s imagination and ability to beautifully decorate dishes.
There are many options for combining the ingredients of such animal-shaped salads: it can be fresh champignons, smoked pork sausage, almost all options contain mayonnaise, some of the salads are laid in layers.
How to prepare a salad in the shape of a dog for the New Year - 15 varieties
This original delicacy for the holiday table is distinguished by its ease of preparation and unique presentation.
We will need the following components:
- Champignons - 800 g;
- Low-fat sausage - 300 g;
- Canned corn - 1 can;
- Chicken eggs - 8 pcs.;
- Boiled carrots - 4 pcs.;
- Boiled potatoes - 8 pcs.;
- Light mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l.;
- Olives for decoration;
- Salt and pepper as desired.
Step-by-step cooking:
To begin with, fresh champignons need to be cut into medium strips, then fried in vegetable oil until tender. The vegetable components are peeled and cut into cubes, the yolks of boiled eggs are cut in the same way. Boiled proteins and sausages are grated separately from each other. Then all components are mixed in a common bowl, then seasoned with light mayonnaise. We form a dog from the finished salad.
We decorate the finished dish: we use grated sausage for the paws and ears; sausage can also become the tongue. For the nose and eyes we use olives. Sprinkle the entire body evenly with grated egg white. The salad is served after infusing in the refrigerator.
This themed dish is a great addition to any celebration.
Required components:
- Boiled pork - 150 g;
- Potatoes - 3 pcs.;
- Fresh cucumber;
- Boiled eggs - 3 pcs.;
- Pickled mushrooms (honey mushrooms - 200 g);
- Natural soy sauce - 2 tbsp. l.;
- Red cabbage and olives for garnish;
- Low-fat mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l.;
- Salt.
Step-by-step cooking:
The salad is laid in layers, the first layer of the future salad is grated potatoes soaked in mayonnaise. Next comes a layer of chopped pork with soy sauce. After this, add fresh cucumber, cut into small strips. We leave the grated egg white for external decoration, the remaining components are cut and placed on top of the sliced cucumber. Finally, cover the dog with pickled honey mushrooms and sprinkle grated egg whites on top. Puree the red cabbage in a blender and pour over the surface of the salad. We create the nose and eyebrows of the dog using dark olives.
This salad will captivate everyone from the first spoon and will leave behind a light aftertaste.
List of required components:
- Doctor's sausage - 300 g;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Olives for decoration - 2 pcs.;
- Light mayonnaise - 200 g;
- Canned corn - 1 can;
- Potatoes - 7 pcs.;
- Carrots - 3 pcs.;
- Eggs - 8 pcs.;
- Fresh mushrooms (preferably champignons) - 9 pcs.
Step-by-step cooking:
Cut the doctor's sausage into thin slices, then grind it in a blender or on a grater. Separate the yolks from the egg whites. Grind the yolk in a blender. We also grind the boiled carrots in the form of a blender. Grind the whites in a blender bowl. Cut the mushrooms into thin strips and fry with onions until tender. Place the potatoes in a blender. Mix all ingredients together with fried and cooled mushrooms with light mayonnaise. We place the salad in the shape of a dog on a flat dish, complement it with ears and paws from sausage, and make eyes and a nose from olives.
You can see the step-by-step preparation of the salad here:
This wonderful dish has excellent taste and aesthetic appearance.
List of components:
- Smoked pork - 300 g;
- Multi-colored bell pepper (for decoration) - 3 pcs.;
- Medium bulb;
- Canned olives - 1 can;
- Hard cheese - 200 g;
- Boiled yolk for decoration;
- Mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l.;
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking procedure:
Cut the onion, smoked meat and half a pepper into cubes, cut the canned olives into thin strips. Cut the second half of the pepper into thin strips. Next, all components are mixed together and generously seasoned with mayonnaise. We lay out the salad in the shape of a dog's face. Using olives, we decorate the eyes and nose, make a mustache from the remains of the pepper, and sprinkle the rest of the face with grated yolk.
This magnificent salad will surprise you not only with its great taste, but also with its elegant appearance.
- Smoked chicken - 300 g;
- Potatoes - 6-7 pcs.;
- Small carrots - 4-5 pcs.;
- Chicken eggs - 3-5 pcs.;
- Processed cheese - 1 pc. (90-100 g);
- Marinated mushrooms - 150 g;
- Mayonnaise - 100-150 g;
- Salt - to taste;
- Ground black pepper - to taste;
- Carnations (for decoration) - 6 pcs.;
- Sausage or meat (for decoration) - a small slice;
- Fresh dill (for decoration), a few sprigs if desired.
Step-by-step cooking:
Boil potatoes, eggs and carrots in advance until tender, cool well. Cut the smoked chicken and pickled mushrooms into small cubes. Leave a few mushrooms for decoration.
If you don’t have pickled mushrooms on hand, you can replace them with fresh cucumbers in this dish. If you use cucumber, you need to remove the seeds with the sharp part of a spoon so that the juice does not drip from the salad.
We lay out the grated potatoes as the first layer, and from it we form the dog’s ears and muzzle. Lubricate it liberally with mayonnaise, then put in the penny chicken. Grated protein is placed on the chicken. Then comes a layer of chopped mushrooms. The next step is processed cheese and grated boiled carrots. Next comes the second part of the potato again; you need to form the dog’s face well and tightly, hiding the remaining layers under it. Grate the yolk on top using a fine grater. Sprinkle the ears and part of the muzzle with protein. We make eyes and nose from olives.
This amazing salad will delight adults and children.
List of required components:
- Pork - 300 g;
- Potatoes - 3-4 pcs.;
- Pickled cucumbers - 2-3 pcs.;
- Eggs - 5 pcs.;
- Pickled honey mushrooms - 1 jar;
- Olives - 10 pcs.;
- Mayonnaise - 200 g;
- Natural soy sauce - 1 tbsp. l.;
- Red cabbage - 100 g;
- Salt - to taste.
Step-by-step cooking:
Cook the pork until done. Cut the finished fillet into strips and mix it with natural soy sauce. Three potatoes, cucumbers and eggs on a coarse grater. Honey mushrooms are cut into large cubes. Add potatoes and mix with mayonnaise.
We form a puff dish: we model a dog’s face from potatoes, meat goes on top of it, then grated eggs coated with mayonnaise, a thin layer of pickled cucumbers. After this there is another potato layer, then again a meat layer. Next comes a thin layer of potatoes, and honey mushrooms are placed on it. Using egg whites we form the ears, eyes and tooth. We color the white with red cabbage juice, then use it to decorate the collar. The nose and eyebrows are decorated with olives.
This original salad can delight guests with its elegant appearance and amazing taste.
List of required components:
- Seafood cocktail - 500 g;
- Crab sticks - 250 g;
- Carrots - 2-3 pcs.;
- Potatoes - 2-3 pcs.;
- Eggs - 5 pcs.;
- Canned corn - 1 can;
- Black caviar - 6-8 servings;
- Cheese - 50 g;
- Black olives - 6 pcs.;
- Salt - to taste;
- Light mayonnaise—200 g.
Step-by-step preparation of the dish:
First, we prepare a frozen seafood cocktail. Boil fresh vegetables and eggs until fully cooked. We cut crab sticks and boiled seafood. Mix all ingredients and season with light mayonnaise. From the resulting mass we make a dog. We cover its entire surface with black caviar.
This salad not only looks cute, but also tastes great.
List of required components:
- Beef - 500 g;
- Doctor's sausage - 300 g;
- Eggs - 5 pcs.;
- Onions - 2-3 pcs. ;
- Pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs. ;
- Potatoes - 4-6 pcs.;
- Carrots - 4-6 pcs.;
- Champignons - 300 g;
- Vegetable oil - 50 g;
- Mayonnaise - 500 g;
- Salt - to taste;
- Black olives - 2 pcs. (For decoration).
Step by step cooking:
Cook beef, carrots, eggs and potatoes until done. Chop the onion finely and divide the resulting mixture into 2 equal parts. Cut the beef into small cubes, grate the pickles on a coarse grater, and place them in a colander to get rid of excess moisture. Boiled potatoes, egg whites and sausage on a coarse grater, carrots on a fine grater. Cut the champignons into thin slices. Saute one half of the onion with a little oil, add beef, simmer for 2 minutes, add pickles and sauté for 2 minutes. Separately, fry the champignons, evaporate the liquid and add the remaining onions. Fry it until golden brown. We form the salad in layers.
Layer layers of lettuce in the shape of a dog's face. Place the salad on a tray; the first step is beef sautéed with onions. Next, add grated potatoes coated with mayonnaise. The next step is carrots, then potatoes, chopped beef, mashed yolks. Then comes grated egg white mixed with light mayonnaise. After the formation of the dog’s body and head is completed, we make ears from the leftover potatoes and place a layer of doctor’s sausage on top. We form a tongue from grated sausage, eyes and a nose from halves of olives.
This unusual dish can surprise guests with its unusual appearance and extraordinary taste.
List of required components:
- Salted pink salmon - 150 g;
- Fresh cucumbers - 3 pcs.;
- Medium potatoes - 2 tubers;
- Lightweight mayonnaise.
Cooking procedure:
Wash fresh cucumbers and cut into medium cubes. Place them immediately on a dish and shape them into a dog’s face. We also cut the peeled boiled potatoes into cubes and place them in the next layer on top of the cucumbers. We treat this layer with mayonnaise and place chopped pink salmon on top. Divide the eggs into yolks and whites and grate them separately. Lubricate the egg white layer generously with mayonnaise. You can use eggplants or olives to decorate the nose and eyes. You can make roses from carrots.
This great salad is easy to prepare and the ingredients are readily available.
List of required components:
- Onion - 1 pc.,
- Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
- Gouda cheese - 300 g;
- Canned sardines - 1 jar;
- Homemade butter - 30 g;
- Mayonnaise 67%.
Step-by-step cooking:
Finely chop the onion. Cook the eggs until done. We clean and, when cooled, rub the whites separately from the yolks. Place the canned food in a glass bowl and mash it with a fork until smooth. Place grated whites and yolks on top of the sardines, leaving half for decoration.
To prevent onions from adding bitterness to the salad, you need to pour boiling water over it.
Three cheeses and butter on a grater. Add mayonnaise and mix all ingredients. Place the salad on a flat dish in the shape of a dog's face. We place the remaining whites in the center, and the yolks go on the sides, these are the ears. We cut out the eyes from the sausage, decorate the nose with an olive, and make a tongue and a bow from an apple.
This salad will become the center of attention of the New Year's table; even the most fastidious gourmets will be able to appreciate and love it.
List of required components:
- Boiled chicken fillet - 1 pc.;
- Boiled sausage - 300 g;
- Canned peas - 1 jar;
- Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
- Fresh cucumbers - 3 pcs.;
- Marinated champignons - 1 jar;
- Boiled carrots - 2 pcs.;
- Light mayonnaise or sour cream - 200 g;
- Black olives - 3 pcs.
Step-by-step cooking:
Boil potatoes and carrots, eggs until tender, cool and cut into medium cubes. Grate the boiled eggs separately from the whites and yolks. Cut the marinated champignons into thin slices. Cut the cooled chicken fillet into medium cubes. On a flat dish, draw the outline of a lying dog. We lay out the layers in the following sequence: potatoes, chicken fillet, carrots, mayonnaise, fresh cucumbers, yolk, mayonnaise, pickled mushrooms and mayonnaise. Lubricate the top generously with mayonnaise and sprinkle with egg white. To decorate, grate the boiled sausage. From the remaining sausage we form ears, paws, tongue and tail. We line the eyes and nose with olives. Leave the finished salad in the refrigerator for soaking.
This wonderful salad will be loved by many for its wonderful taste and excellent appearance.
List of required components:
- Potato tubers - 3 pcs;
- Apple - 1 pc.;
- Carrots - 3 pcs.;
- Chicken eggs - 5-6 pcs. or quail - 10-12 pcs.;
- Shallots or onions - 2 pcs.;
- Fresh or salted cucumber - 3-4 pcs.;
- Beef meat - half a kilo;
- Peeled walnuts - 150 g;
- Olives - 3 pcs.;
- Beef sausages (can be creamy) - 400 g;
- Fresh herbs - 2 bunches;
- salt - to taste;
- Ground pepper - to taste;
- Mayonnaise sauce - 500 ml.
Step-by-step cooking:
Wash all vegetables, rinse meat. Boil the vegetables until fully cooked, cook the beef and sausages separately. Chop the onion into small cubes. Peel the cucumber and cut into thin strips. Three boiled potatoes and carrots on a fine grater. Cut the cooled beef into medium strips. Grind the sausages into fine crumbs in a blender. Fry the peeled walnuts in a dry frying pan for 3 minutes. Cool and peel off the dark skin. Finely chop the peeled apple. Place a layer of potatoes in the shape of a lying dog on a flat dish. Cover it with mayonnaise, put meat on top of it, then carrots, nuts, apple, yolks, greens, onions, boiled potatoes again, cucumber. Season each layer with mayonnaise. As a final layer, lay out the egg whites in a dense layer so that it looks like dog hair. Decorate the paws, tail and ears with chopped sausages. We line the eyes and nose with olives.
This original salad will please everyone; it is light and easy to prepare.
List of required components:
- Boiled pork pulp - 150 g;
- Boiled potatoes -2-3 pcs.;
- Fresh cucumber - 1 pc.;
- Boiled eggs -3-4 pcs.;
- Mushroom soy sauce - 1-2 tbsp;
- Marinated honey mushrooms - 200 g;
- Olives for decoration;
- Red cabbage for coloring egg whites;
- Mayonnaise to taste.
Cooking method:
Place grated potatoes in the first layer. Mix the pork with mushroom soy sauce and place it on top of the grated potatoes, laid in the shape of a dog's face. Next comes fresh cucumber. We leave one white for decoration, the remaining eggs, grate the whites separately from the yolks. The final stage is pickled honey mushrooms, cut into slices. Grate the red cabbage and pour the resulting juice into the remaining protein. The nose, mouth and eyebrows are made from olives.
This is another interesting option for preparing New Year’s salad, also worth taking note.
List of required ingredients:
- Boiled potatoes - 2 pcs.;
- Boiled carrots - 1 pc.;
- Chicken egg - 3 pcs.;
- Boiled chicken fillet - 300 g;
- Fresh cucumber - 1-2 pcs.;
- Mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
- Salt - to taste;
- Ground black pepper - to taste;
- Pitted olives (for decoration) - 3-4 pcs.;
- Fresh tomato (for decoration) - 1 piece;
- Carnations in buds (for decoration) - 6 pcs.
Cooking procedure:
Boil eggs, vegetables and chicken in advance until ready. Cut the vegetables into medium cubes and mix everything in a bowl. Finely chop the chicken meat or tear it into fibers. We also cut the cucumber and egg, the remaining 2 eggs will be used for decoration. Season the salad with mayonnaise. Mix everything thoroughly and place it on a flat dish in the shape of an oval dog’s face with ears. Use the remaining yolks to decorate the face. Using whites we make the ears and cape. We make a tongue from a tomato. We make eyes and a nose from olives.
This salad is distinguished by the absence of meat in its composition. Despite this, in taste it is no worse than its meat counterparts.
List of required components:
- Champignons - 800 gr.;
- Sausage - 300 gr.;
- Eggs - 8 pcs.;
- Boiled carrots - 4 pcs.;
- canned corn - 1 can;
- boiled potatoes - 8 tubers;
- mayonnaise - to taste;
- salt - to taste.
Step-by-step cooking:
All boiled vegetables are cut into cubes, the yolks are the same. Egg whites and sausage are grated separately. Sauté fresh champignons with onions in a frying pan with a little oil. Mix the cooled mushrooms with all other ingredients. Place the salad in the shape of a dog. The tip of the tail, paws, and ears are decorated with grated sausage. We make the eyes and nose in the shape of olives, and sprinkle the entire body with grated egg white.
The definitions of “tasty” and “attractive” in relation to dishes are not always synonymous, but it is desirable that they go hand in hand. The aesthetic pleasure of contemplating a salad can also affect its taste perception. After a positive solution to the question “how to cook,” the housewife begins to worry about a new problem: how to choose a worthy decoration idea.
How to decorate a salad
Having started to solve this issue, you need to add one more element to the list of conditions - the reason for which the salad is being prepared. A wedding, birth of a child, anniversary, New Year require adherence to a certain theme. If you just want to diversify your everyday table, decoration may consist of a new technology for arranging ingredients and even choosing a more attractive dressing. A good example is restaurant salads, which are often devoid of obvious decoration, but look great both in glossy photos and in real life.
- The fastest way is to find an original “container”: half a pumpkin, zucchini, pepper.
- Choose a recipe that contains an unusual combination of colors or shapes - such a salad will no longer need to be decorated.
- Sliced meat and cheese as a base for the main salad pile is a simple and healthy option for decorating a portioned dish.
Decorating salads for the New Year
A universal idea for decorating such a dish would be to give it the shape of a Christmas tree. This option suits even the traditional Olivier salad: if there is a characteristic silhouette, green is not necessary, but garlands of olives and corn will be a beautiful addition. Professionals suggest trying to push off from next year’s patron. Simple ideas for decorating New Year's salads:
- Snake shaped according to any recipe that includes mayonnaise. The scales are lined with thin semicircles of cucumber or peas, the eyes are lined with olives or corn kernels.
- The dragon is created by analogy with a snake, but it needs whiskers from dill sprigs, and small leathery wings can be made from Chinese cabbage leaves.
- The tiger's face is a circle with ears, covered with grated carrots, eyes made of egg whites and olives, and a tongue made of boiled sausage. The base of the salad can be made from pate with eggs and cucumbers.
How to decorate a salad for a birthday
For such a holiday, the central dish is mainly complemented with verbal congratulations. If you decide that it will be a salad, it may turn out to be even more impressive than a cake. However, how to decorate a salad for a birthday if it is only one of the majority of dishes on the festive table? Professionals give the following advice:
- Try to build on the time of year of the birthday person. In decoration, you can only follow the time scale characteristic of the season (yellow-red for autumn, white-blue for winter, etc.), or fully draw parallels - “sketch” leaves, snowflakes, flowers.
- You can try making a festive salad for a woman, especially one presented on an anniversary, in the form of a large bouquet. Which flower to choose for decoration depends on the tastes of the birthday girl and your capabilities: gerberas are easy to arrange, tulips also form quickly. You'll have to tinker with the lilies.
Salad decorations for children
If the dish is aimed at a child, you can build on his individual preferences and interests - according to professionals, this is a win-win option. Decorating salads for a children's party can be done in several ways:
- Giving an unusual shape. This move is also used in preparing a cake for a child. The ingredients of the dish are arranged so as to create a “sculpture” on the plate: a bear, a bunny, a car, a ball, etc. The complexity of this method of decoration is that it is only suitable for salads where there is a binding component: sour cream, mayonnaise. Those. thick and dense in consistency, otherwise the figure will quickly fall apart.
- Creating a painting on lettuce. There is no need to “write” masterpieces: even a simple sun and small but bright flowers will already attract children’s attention. An equally interesting decoration is the characters of your favorite cartoons.
- Volumetric decor. You'll have to look for step-by-step instructions on how to prepare different figures for decoration and practice. If you have portioned salads, you can distribute them into “boats” of cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, add a toothpick with plastic cheese - you will get real ships, ready for a long voyage.
How to decorate the salad
Culinary professionals are confident that beautiful salad design is possible with any product - from cucumber to raw smoked sausage. You can create an original decoration, even if the recipe only includes onions, raw beets and vegetable oil. A little imagination, a bit of skill, a little free time, and the dish will get an original look. Dyes that can be obtained from simple products deserve special attention:
- For red – cranberries, lingonberries, pomegranate seeds. Vegetables: tomatoes.
- For raspberry - beets.
- For orange – sea buckthorn, oranges, juice squeezed from carrots.
- For yellow – saffron, egg yolk, corn.
- For blue, squeeze the juice from red cabbage.
- For green – spinach.
- For black - olives.
Decoration for vegetable salads
For this design option, you need to make sure that the products can hold their shape for a long time, so it is used mainly for items that have not undergone heat treatment. To decorate the dish, figures of vegetables are cut out and placed on the plate in a random or pre-designed order. Or simpler classic decoration options are possible:
- “cobwebs” or mayonnaise/sour cream inscriptions;
- twigs, bunches of greenery;
- halves/quarters of olives;
- grated cheese, boiled meat or sausage, free of fat;
- egg shavings/crumbs.
How to beautifully decorate salads with nuts
This method of decoration is valued for its speed and simplicity. Even the basic sprinkling of crushed nuts on the finished salad already makes it more attractive, and if you come up with the idea of using the shape of the kernels, you can create a whole picture. A winter salad decorated with walnuts is a classic of the holiday table genre, and sesame grains on a dietary assortment of greens is an ideal way for a “tasty but easy” option. The nuts must be roasted first.
Egg decorations for salads
For such a decorative idea, you first need to figure out how to cook eggs so that the yolk does not fall apart when working. Professionals practice this cooking:
- Place the eggs in cold water to cover them completely.
- Wait until it boils.
- Count down 9 minutes.
- Remove and cool quickly.
Decoration mainly involves the creation of bouquets or single flowers on the surface. To do this, the egg is cut longitudinally, and the resulting oval halves are laid in the desired direction and in the desired shape. There are several more options:
- Petals can also be made from “slices”: the egg is also cut vertically, but into several plates 0.4-0.7 mm thick.
- For simple decorations, take the yolk from a boiled egg, which can be turned into crumbs - it is great for simply sprinkling on the surface. It is also used to form yellow mimosa balls in the salad of the same name.
- If you remove the yolk, the remaining long half of the boiled white can be turned into a boat. By placing a stick with a bent circle of cucumber, or plastic cheese or even red fish, vertically in it, you can get a small boat.
Original salad design
In addition to the previously listed ways to make an interesting dish, there are several more unusual options. With such original ideas, decorating salads and appetizers will become especially enjoyable:
- Jelly. Can be used for pouring ingredients, so that after the frozen salad is cut and served in portions. An alternative way to decorate is to create dense figures and decorate the dish with them.
- Ice. Make a bowl of frozen water with vegetable pieces in it and serve the salad in it.
Carving decoration
Such original design of salads and appetizers can be found in restaurants, especially when it comes to preparing a holiday dish that has high aesthetic requirements. Carving design involves shaped cutting of vegetables or fruits, but can be used with cheese and sausage. Homemade carving for decorating dishes is not only beautiful in the end, but also a pleasant time with your child.
Arm yourself with a sharp knife (it’s better to take several, of different sizes) and try the following simple ideas for decorating your homemade salads:
- Cut the boiled sausage into thin circles, bend each in half, stack on top of each other in 0.5 cm increments, and form a bouquet.
- Using a peeler, cut the cucumber into long flexible layers and form them into a blossoming bud.
- From a fresh whole cucumber, you can use the tip of a sharp knife to cut out a large curved drop, make veins on the surface and get a large green leaf.
Beautifully decorated salads - photo
To structure the information presented above, it is worth looking at ready-made compositions, then breaking them down into components. This will help you decorate the dish yourself. Simple step-by-step options for beautiful salad design with photos:
- Christmas wreath. The base can be any (herring under a fur coat, crab salad, etc.), it is laid out in a ring. Decoration: sprigs of dill. On top you can put stars cut out from cheese, carrots and sweet peppers.
- Mimosa. Fast, simple, tasty. Submits even to an inexperienced mistress. Placed in layers in a glass (!) bowl: pieces of salted fish, grated boiled whites, grated carrots, chopped onions, boiled mashed potatoes. Decoration – crumbled yolks. Mayonnaise between layers.
- Garnet bracelet. Professionals advise placing a glass in the center of the dish - this will create a ring. The ingredients are placed again in layers: pieces of boiled chicken, grated carrots, mashed potatoes, crushed nuts, grated boiled beets, more nuts, fried onions, more nuts. On top of the “slide” is mayonnaise, which is tightly covered with grated beets. Decoration: pomegranate seeds.
- Rubik's Cube. An interesting idea is to cut each dense ingredient into small squares that are folded into a cube. To prepare the salad, take cheese, beets, carrots, and cucumber.
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