Lilac Salad is a simple but original dish. After all, it looks original and beautiful. Salad got its unusual name due to its design. As a rule, they decorate such a dish with a sprig of lilac, laid out from various products. As for the components of the salad itself, they can be varied. How to cook a salad "Lilac"?
Chicken Option
To prepare such a dish, you will need:
- 250 g chicken fillet.
- Onion - 2 pcs.
- 3 boiled eggs.
- 3 apples.
- ½ cup nuts.
- 100 g of cheese, only hard varieties.
- 1 boiled beets.
- 200 g of any mayonnaise.
- Parsley branches - for decoration.
Cooking steps
So, what is Lilac Salad? The recipe is quite simple. However, to begin with, you should prepare all the components. Boil chicken, beets and onions until cooked. Onions must be marinated in vinegar diluted with water.
Boiled chicken should be cooled, and then cut into strips. Eggs and beets should be peeled and then chopped. It is best to grate. It is recommended to crush nuts. Cheese and apple also need to be grated. In a deep salad bowl, lay out all the components in layers in the following order: boiled fillet, pickled onions, grated apple, crushed nuts, chopped cheese, boiled beets. In this case, everything must be smeared with mayonnaise.
How to decorate
Egg white should be grated and divided into several parts. In this case, it is recommended to color one half with beet juice. From the parsley stalks, you need to lay something on top of the salad like a branch. After that, lilac buds need to be formed from egg white. They can be white or pink.
Lilac Salad with Seafood
This salad is very different from the previous one. However, it is prepared just as quickly and easily. First, prepare all the products. To make a salad you will need:
- Squid - 1 kg.
- Crab sticks - 2 packs.
- Eggs - 6 pcs.
- Corn - 1 can.
- Hard cheese.
- Any mayonnaise.
How to cook
Such a salad “Lilac” is not prepared in layers. All components are mixed. For starters, it is recommended to boil squids and eggs. They need to be cooled, peeled, and then cut into strips. The same thing needs to be done with the rest of the products. The crushed components should be placed in a deep container, add corn and mayonnaise. Everything must be mixed well, if desired, salt can be added to the dish. It is recommended to transfer the finished dish to a salad bowl, and then decorate as described in the previous recipe.
Lilac Branch Salad: Recipe
To make such a salad you will need:
- 300 g of beef.
- 3 potatoes.
- 3 carrots.
- ½ cup nuts, preferably walnuts.
- A few cloves of garlic.
- 250 g of any mayonnaise.
- Chives.
- Boiled protein from 3 eggs.
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of beet juice.
Product Preparation
This dish is also called salad "Bouquet of lilacs." He is preparing quickly. For starters, it is recommended to boil the beef and cool it. Then the meat should be cut into strips. Onions must be peeled, washed, chopped, and then fry in oil. It is also worth squeezing garlic, add pepper and salt. Walnuts also need to be prepared. They need to be cleaned, slightly fried, and then chopped.
Potatoes should be boiled, peeled, grated. The resulting mass is mixed with mayonnaise. Separately combine beef, fried carrots and chopped onions and nuts.
How to form a salad
Salad "Lilac Branch" is formed from layers. The salad bowl must be covered with plastic wrap. Now you need to lay out the components: potatoes with mayonnaise, beef with vegetables and again the potatoes. In this form, the dish should be placed in the refrigerator for three hours. The salad should be soaked well.
After the specified time, you can remove it from the refrigerator and gently turn it over to a previously prepared dish. Now proceed to decorate the salad. To begin with, lay a twig of parsley or dill. The first option is preferable. In conclusion, lilac inflorescences can be formed. For this, it is worth using egg white stained with beet juice.
"Lilac branch" with mushrooms
In this case, to make a salad you will need:
- 300 g of poultry meat, preferably chicken.
- 300 g of fresh mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms or champignons are suitable.
- 2 medium carrots.
- Onion - 2 pcs.
- 4 chicken eggs.
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of finished white horseradish.
- Mayonnaise.
- Parsley.
- Beetroot juice.
Cooking salad
The poultry meat should be boiled and cooled. Mushrooms should be chopped, fry in oil. To them should be added salt and pepper. Ready mushrooms need to be cooled. Onions must be peeled, chopped, fried and divided into two parts. Eggs need to be boiled and then peeled. The same thing should be done with carrots. It can be crushed using a grater or cut into cubes. It's a matter of taste.
Chicken meat should be mixed with horseradish and mayonnaise. In the mixture, add a few tablespoons of beet juice and a pinch of salt. All components must be mixed. The mixture should be put in a single layer in a salad bowl, in a separate bowl you need to mix onions, mayonnaise and mushrooms. This is the second layer of lettuce.
3 boiled eggs should be divided into yolks and squirrels. The latter should be grated. 4 eggs should be chopped onto a layer of mushrooms and a net made of mayonnaise. Now you need to lay out a layer of carrots with onions.
Top the salad should be sprinkled with grated yolks. Three tablespoons of crushed proteins should be painted with beetroot juice. On top of grated yolks lay out parsley branches and form clusters of lilacs. If there are still proteins, then they can be carefully laid out along the edge of the salad bowl.