Year flies very fast. And on the eve of a magical festive night, each of us dreams of fulfilling all our desires. The New Year's table, according to tradition, should be rich and unusual. And therefore, long before the New Year, hostesses begin to think through the holiday menu. It must be delicious, healthy and, of course, original dishes. Salad "Clock" also belongs to this category. The recipe is quite simple, even a child can cope with cooking. Therefore, you need to quickly move from words to deeds.
Salad "Watch": recipe with photo
There are many varieties of this dish. In principle, almost every one of them can be decorated in the form of chimes. For example, prepare a salad "New Year's Clock" with smoked chicken.
Salad Ingredients:
- smoked chicken breast - 250 g;
- smoked sausage - 250 g;
- Korean carrots - 250 g;
- green peas - 300 g;
- hard cheese - 150 g;
- cucumber - 100 g;
- potatoes - 3 medium tubers;
- eggs - 3-4 pcs.;
- low-fat mayonnaise - 1 pack.
Ingredients for decoration:
- strawberries or olives;
- green pea;
- smoked sausage;
- cucumber;
- yolks;
- green onions;
- lettuce leaves.
Cooking
Eggs and potatoes are boiled, peeled. The leaves of the salad are washed and put in a colander to make the glass water. Smoked chicken breast, sausage, cucumber and cheese are cut into thin strips. Eggs are crushed with a fork or passed through an egg cutter, two yolks are left for decoration. Korean carrots, if it is too long, cut into 2-3 parts. In a deep bowl combine all the prepared products. Pour green peas there, add mayonnaise and mix. Now you can do the design. Salad "Clock" (a recipe with a photo will help you quickly master the preparation of this dish) is best served on a flat dish. The bottom of the serving plate is covered with pre-washed and dried green leaves. Ready salad is laid on top and shaped in the form of a clock. Sprinkle the top with grated yolks. Cucumber is cut into circles and make a dial, the numbers themselves are cut from pieces of sausage. Each circle is surrounded by green peas. The arrows will be green onions. In the outer circle spread strawberries or olives (whoever likes). Everything, “Clock” - salad for the festive table - is ready.
Salad "Watch" with a twist for adults
And here’s another recipe. "New Year's Clock" is a salad that requires imagination. Therefore, using the same recipe every year is not recommended. For a change, you can try to cook this dish with prunes. In addition, this option has its own highlight.
Ingredients:
- boiled beets - 2 pcs.;
- Russian cheese - 200 g;
- raisins - 50 g;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- prunes - 14 pcs.;
- walnut - 50 g;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- mayonnaise - 1 large package;
- cognac - 50 ml;
- raw carrots - 2 pcs.;
- cranberry;
- green onions.
Cooking
“Clock” is an unusual salad, therefore, we begin to prepare it not with the preparation of products, but with the preparation of dressing. Garlic is peeled, crushed through a press and mixed with mayonnaise, a spoonful of cognac is added and set aside so that the components get used to each other. The amount of garlic can be varied according to taste preferences. The remaining cognac is diluted with water approximately 2: 1. Prunes and raisins are placed in separate bowls and poured with the resulting liquid, left to infuse for at least half an hour. The salad is prepared in layers, so it is laid out immediately on a serving dish. It is better to prepare a flat plate for this. Its bottom can optionally be covered with lettuce. Peel the carrots and rub on a medium-sized grater, mix with raisins - this mass will be the first layer of salad. He is smeared with dressing and proceed to the next. The second layer will be grated cheese. To make this procedure as easy as possible, the cheese is put in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. It is also coated with garlic dressing. Prunes are slightly squeezed and crushed. Fry nuts in a pan and chop with a knife into medium pieces. The boiled beets are cleaned, rubbed on a grater and squeezed slightly so that there is no excess liquid in the salad, otherwise it will just float. Prunes, beets and nuts are mixed - this is the third layer of salad. It should also be remembered smeared with garlic dressing. Next are the eggs. They are boiled, cleaned. Set aside two squirrels that will be needed for decoration. The remaining eggs are finely chopped or triturated. Smeared with dressing. Egg whites rub on top. The sides of the salad are coated with the remaining dressing and sprinkled with chopped green onions. The dial is made from cranberries, the hands are made from green onions, and the eyes of the watch are made from prunes. "Watch" - a salad with a twist for adults - is ready. Bon Appetit!