Salad "Hope" exists in a huge number of variations. Some include mushrooms, some - crab sticks, and chicken can serve as the basis for the rest. However, any of these recipes can decorate the table and diversify the menu. All recipes proposed in the article do not require a long cooking time.
Salad "Hope" with tomatoes and crab sticks
To prepare this option, you need to take the following ingredients:
- crab sticks - one pack;
- tomatoes - three pieces;
- garlic - two large wedges;
- one boiled egg;
- parsley or dill;
- hard cheese - about a hundred grams;
- mayonnaise and sour cream - two tablespoons each;
- salt and pepper to taste.
To begin with, crab sticks are cut into circles, they are not particularly small. Tomatoes are washed, the stalk is cut, and then chopped into large cubes, sent to sticks. Boil the egg in a steep and then rub on a fine grater. Garlic is chopped finely or also triturated. The same goes for cheese. All mixed in a bowl. Now chopped greens, salt and pepper are added. Mix sour cream and mayonnaise and season the dish. The recipe for Nadezhda salad with crab sticks is implemented quite quickly and can help out before guests arrive.
Puff salad
There are many recipes for the Nadezhda salad. This suggests a beautiful view of the dish. It represents layers of products soaked in sauce. For cooking you will need:
- 250 grams of boiled chicken fillet;
- one hundred grams of champignons;
- three boiled potatoes;
- one hundred grams of cheese;
- four eggs;
- three medium-sized carrots;
- onion head;
- one hundred grams of mayonnaise;
- some walnuts for decoration;
- mushroom frying oil, better vegetable.
You can also replace fresh mushrooms with salted ones. In this case, it is better to take not mayonnaise for the sauce, but sour cream with it in a ratio of one to one.
Cooking
Salad "Hope", the recipe of which we describe, is prepared very simply. Onions are cut in half rings and fried in oil. Then add finely chopped mushrooms. When the product is ready, leave it to drain to get rid of excess fat. Readiness can be determined simply: the mushrooms will turn golden, and the liquid will completely evaporate. You can add salt or pepper to them.
All ingredients should be refrigerated before cooking. Therefore, potatoes and carrots, like chicken and eggs, are boiled in advance. Vegetables are cut into small cubes. Cheese is grated. The eggs are chopped with a knife, finely. Fillet can be broken down into fibers, or cut into small pieces.
Begin the assembly of the salad. To do this, take a dish with a flat bottom. The bottom layer is half a serving of carrots, then half the cheese. Eggs and potatoes are laid on it, also only a part. A layer of mayonnaise is spread on the potatoes. Now comes the whole layer of chicken fillet, then all the mushrooms, on them potatoes, eggs, greased with mayonnaise, on the top - carrots. And cheese again. Finish with mayonnaise. You can decorate the dish with chopped herbs or slices of nuts. If desired, chopped walnuts can be put on a layer of mushrooms.
Put this salad in the refrigerator to soak. One hour better. Salad "Hope" with chicken and mushrooms is not only tasty, but also beautiful.
Pickled salad
For cooking, you need to take the following products:
- one boiled breast;
- 400 grams of fresh mushrooms;
- two large pickles;
- half a small can of peas;
- clove of garlic;
- two bow heads;
- three boiled chicken eggs;
- one hundred grams of cheese;
- dressing mayonnaise.
For this recipe, mushrooms are fried with onions in a small amount of vegetable oil. Excess fat must first be drained. Chicken meat is cut into cubes, garlic is squeezed to them and a little mayonnaise is added.
Cucumbers are cut into thin cubes, eggs are rubbed on a grater, like cheese. Now you can collect the salad, it is also puff.
First come mushrooms with onions, then cucumbers. Chicken with garlic is laid on vegetables, now - peas without liquid. The salad is completed with a layer of eggs and cheese. All layers are washed with mayonnaise. When serving, you can garnish with cucumber slices and herbs.
Salad "Hope" with prunes
To prepare such a savory version of the salad, you need the following ingredients:
- 700 grams of chicken, not necessarily white;
- 40 grams of walnuts, peeled;
- 100 grams of fresh cucumbers;
- 50 grams of cheese;
- prunes - 60 grams;
- chicken eggs - three pieces;
- one large apple;
- mayonnaise, salt and pepper.
Such a salad turns out to be spicy, so it combines the ingredients that are different in taste.
How to cook a salad?
Salad "Hope" according to this recipe is prepared quickly. To begin with, it is worth boiling meat. Then it is worth cooling it. By the way, if when boiling in the water, in addition to salt, put a bay leaf, then the meat will be more tender and aromatic.
Eggs are boiled and divided into proteins and yolks. Both ingredients are finely chopped. The prunes are washed, scalded with boiling water, so that it becomes soft. The meat is cut into strips, prunes in small pieces. Cucumbers cut into strips. If the skin is tough, then it is cut off.
Mayonnaise is mixed with pepper. Chicken meat is combined with part of the sauce, laid out on the bottom of the form. Cucumbers are laid on top. Grated yolks are also mixed with mayonnaise, spread on cucumbers. Now walnuts are washed, and then finely chopped. Half of them are laid out. Now it’s the turn of cheese grated and also mixed with mayonnaise. Mix eggs, prunes, the balance of nuts and mayonnaise, spread on top. Sprinkle the salad with proteins on top . You can decorate with herbs or leave some nuts and prunes.
Salad "Hope" is a tasty combination of products. You can use fresh or pickled cucumber, prunes, as well as a fresh apple. Crab sticks are also great. Salad can be laid out portionwise, or can be served in layers. In any case, it is a delicious decoration for any holiday.