In such a presentation even salads that are familiar and familiar to everyone feel a certain elegance of the cook, like a highlight in the usual action, giving the event a light flair of aesthetic pleasure and magic. Several of these ideas will decorate the festive table and bring a touch of romantic mood to your company.
What is the advantage of such a feed?
Recipes of portioned salads in glasses are increasingly taking place on holiday tables, gradually crowding out Sovdep huge salads in which products are mixed with a shapeless heap under the cover of mayonnaise, one can only guess what this dish consists of.
A more stylish presentation, when the ingredients are clearly visible through the transparent wall of the glass, laid out in layers and only slightly dipped in sauce, is gaining more and more hearts. Not surprisingly, even in the photo, a salad in a glass looks very attractive and causes not only appetite, but also artistic interest.
Chicken Salad
Lovers of hearty salads with meat can be offered a puff salad in a glass, for the preparation of which we take the following ingredients:
- 2 boiled eggs, cut into pieces;
- 200 grams of boiled chicken fillet, cut into small cubes;
- 80 grams of hard cheese;
- 230 grams of fried champignons;
- 4-5 Art. tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- 1 teaspoon of finished mustard;
- 2 minced cloves of garlic.
First you need to prepare dressing dressing by mixing mayonnaise with mustard and garlic, you can add a little salt if desired. Place the salad in a glass in layers: chicken, a little sauce, then eggs, mushrooms, another sauce, on top of which we put grated cheese. Optionally, you can decorate the salad with herbs or pieces of fresh tomatoes or cucumbers.
"Tenerife cocktail"
This Spanish salad in a glass will appeal to lovers of gourmet and light snacks, when food at the festive table serves to maintain company and conversation, rather than saturating the stomach.
To prepare, you will need:
- One banana, sliced into circles, with a diameter not thicker than 0.7 mm.
- 1 small orange;
- A bunch of green salad, tearing it into medium-sized pieces, you should not cut it with a knife - it will quickly fade.
- 20 boiled and peeled shrimp;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of chopped walnuts;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- Grated nutmeg on the tip of a knife.
Cut the orange in half, cut two circles from each part and set aside, squeeze the juice from the remaining pieces into a cup with mayonnaise, add nutmeg and mix. In beautiful wide glasses or glasses, at the bottom we put slices of salad, then sliced banana, shrimp and pour sauce with mayonnaise, and sprinkle with nuts on top. We cut a circle of orange on one side and hang it on a glass from above - simply and effectively. The salad recipe in a glass is designed for two servings.
Option for vegans
More and more people are switching to a healthy diet that does not use animal products. If there are such friends in your circle, please them with special attention and prepare a salad in a glass especially for them. We will need:
- Chinese cabbage;
- canned corn;
- sweet bell pepper;
- fresh radish;
- vegan mayonnaise ;
- fresh cucumber;
- a piece of Iceberg lettuce (one for each serving);
- some parsley for decoration.
We take the proportions of salad “by eye”, without any strict attachments to grams and pieces, trust intuition. We spread the salad in layers in a wide glass, starting with shredded cabbage, then vertically place the “Iceberg” on the glass wall, put the rings of chopped cucumber on the cabbage, on top of the mug of radish, which we pour with one or two tablespoons of vegan mayonnaise, you can buy it in health food stores. Sprinkle with corn and chopped parsley.
Peppers are peeled and cut into thin strips along the vegetable; three or four of these pieces are placed vertically in a salad, like a cocktail tube. Such a salad in a glass is quite pleasant and very similar to the taste of light spring salads, which will be enjoyed not only by lovers of healthy food, but also by meat-eaters. He looks very spectacular in transparent glasses on a high leg.
For sweet: salad in a glass of fruit
This option of fruit slicing will be very useful for children, because it has long been noticed that they are much wiser than adults in terms of nutrition and prefer to eat what is good for the body - naturally, these are fruits. We take any that are available in your region: apples, bananas, slices of tangerines, kiwi - we cut it into large pieces and lay in layers in a beautiful glass, mixing the layer with chopped walnuts or hazelnuts.
Put two balls of vanilla ice cream on top and sprinkle with grated chocolate: quickly, easily and very tasty. Fruit salad in a glass can also be poured with yogurt instead of ice cream or honey, depending on taste preferences and eating habits, because New Year holidays are not a reason to stray from the usual and proper lifestyle.