Pigtail cheese is the most popular beer snack. But it can also be used in a special way, making it the main ingredient in the salad. With smoked cheese "pigtail" salad turns out to be unusual, unlike any other similar dish. A delicious dish is suitable for a celebration or for a daily meal.
About cheeses "pigtail"
Surely many people noticed that on the shelves of shops next to it lay cheeses, “pigtails”, different in color: some white, others brown. These are two different varieties of wicker product, the first - salted suluguni, the second smoked - chechil. With the second grade, further recipes will be presented.
By the way, it is worth paying special attention to the color of shekil. It should be light brown, because dark shades indicate poor quality product: often instead of full-smoked cheese is simply poured with liquid smoke.
Real smoked pigtail cheese is rich in calcium and phosphorus, which makes the dish with it healthy and very tasty.
The two easiest salad recipes
In fact, all salads with smoked pigtail cheese are prepared incredibly simply and quickly, in just 5 minutes. Introducing two of these recipes.
For the first simple salad you need to take:
- cheese "pigtail" - 1 pc.;
- fresh cucumber - 1 large;
- tomatoes - 2 pieces;
- peas in a jar - 100 grams;
- dressing mayonnaise.
Cooking is easy:
- Cucumber is cut into strips.
- Tomatoes are turned into cubes.
- Cheese is cut directly in the “pigtail”, but you can braid and cut the “pigtail”.
- All ingredients are mixed in a bowl, seasoned with mayonnaise. The salad does not need to be salted, since the cheese itself is already salty.
The second simple salad recipe is prepared from components such as:
- cheese "pigtail" - 1 pc.;
- fresh or frozen squids - 300 grams;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- clove of garlic.
The cooking steps are as follows:
- Squids are boiled in salted water for 5-10 minutes.
- Eggs are boiled for 15 minutes to a hard-boiled state.
- Squids cut into strips, eggs into cubes.
- The cheese is sorted into stripes, cutting each into 3-4 parts.
- Garlic is passed through a garlic press.
- All ingredients are mixed, seasoned with mayonnaise. Incredibly delicious!
Smoked Chicken and Cheese Salad
No one can refuse this salad, as it is incredibly tasty and satisfying.
For cooking you need:
- cheese - 1 package;
- smoked ham - 400 grams;
- a pair of fresh tomatoes and cucumbers;
- can of black olives;
- a bunch of green onions;
- dressing mayonnaise.
Well, preparing a salad with smoked cheese "pigtail" like this:
- Chicken meat is cut into strips.
- Cheese is untwisted and cut into pieces.
- Olive cut in half rings.
- Cucumbers and tomatoes can be cut into strips or cubes.
- Chives are chopped finely.
- All ingredients are mixed, seasoning with mayonnaise.
Smoked Cheese and Tomato Salad
Pigtail cheese blends perfectly with tomatoes and other fresh vegetables. Therefore, we will further introduce a delicious version of the salad, which is perfect for dinner.
What is needed:
- fresh tomatoes - 3 pcs.;
- fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
- packaging "pigtails";
- Chinese cabbage;
- dressing mayonnaise.
Salad preparation takes place in several stages:
- Cabbage is divided into leaves. Well washed. Then the vegetable can simply be torn into small pieces or cut into strips.
- The cheese is sorted into fibers.
- Seeds are removed from tomatoes so that the vegetable does not make the salad watery, and cut into cubes.
- The peel is cut from cucumbers, seeds are taken out. Cut the vegetable into cubes.
- After preparing the ingredients, they are mixed by seasoning with mayonnaise.
Apple salad
Another amazing combination is smoked pigtails and fresh apple. In a salad, complemented by other components, these two products are perfectly combined.
What is needed:
- "pigtail" - packaging;
- large apple - 1 pc.;
- chilled / frozen chicken fillet - 200 grams;
- ham - 200 grams;
- potatoes - 4 tubers;
- carrots - 1 fruit;
- any greens;
- as a dressing - sour cream.
The preparation is as follows:
- First of all, you need to cook potatoes, carrots and chicken. Cool.
- After cooling, the products must be cut into small cubes.
- The apple is rubbed on a coarse grater.
- The pigtail is cut into small pieces.
- Ham is turned into cubes.
- Finely chopped greens.
- The salad is laid out in layers, spreading each layer with mayonnaise: chicken, carrots, ham, apple, cheese, potatoes. The topmost layer is also greased with mayonnaise, and sprinkled with chopped greens.
It is better to cook the dish shortly before serving, so that the apple does not darken much, while maintaining a fresh look.
Dish with mushrooms and a pigtail
The cheese described goes well with pickled mushrooms. This combination in a salad will appeal to everyone.
What is required:
- packaging of cheese "pigtails";
- pickled champignons - 300 grams;
- a bunch of parsley;
- 5 ripe tomatoes;
- for dressing - mayonnaise or sour cream.
The steps for making a salad with smoked cheese and mushrooms are as follows:
- Smoked cheese is cut into pieces.
- Parsley needs to be chopped.
- Tomatoes cut into cubes.
- Liquid is drained from the mushrooms, cut into cubes.
- All ingredients are mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise.
Pigtail and pineapple - incredibly tasty
The contradictory composition of this salad with smoked cheese and pineapple can alert many. The dish is original, with a catchy taste and an incredibly simple composition. Dare - and you will not regret it!
The composition is simple:
- cheese "pigtail" - 1 pc.;
- canned pineapples - 1 can;
- 2 juicy carrots;
- garlic - clove;
- as a dressing - mayonnaise.
The preparation is as follows:
- Orange root vegetables are grated.
- The pigtail is cut into small pieces.
- Garlic is passed through a press.
- Pineapples are diced. You can immediately buy a product in this form, rather than rings.
- All prepared ingredients are combined in a bowl, and then seasoned with mayonnaise.
Salad with Egg "Nest"
Salad with smoked cheese and egg "Nest" is rich in protein, which is necessary for people involved in sports. And its original presentation simply will not leave the dish unnoticed on the festive table.
To bring this recipe to life, you will need the following components:
- chicken fillet - 400 grams;
- fresh cucumber - 2 pcs.;
- walnuts - 5 pcs.;
- quail eggs - 5 pcs.;
- chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
- Pigtail cheese - 1 pc.
The preparation is as follows:
- All kinds of eggs and chicken are boiled. The eggs are cooled and cleaned.
- Finished meat is cut into straws.
- Cucumbers cut into strips.
- Turn nuts into crumbs.
- Chicken eggs are divided into yolk and protein, which is grated.
- The salad’s peculiarity is that it is laid out in layers: first, cucumbers, then chicken breast, smeared with mayonnaise, followed by protein and nuts, again mayonnaise.
- The cheese is untwisted and used to form a nest around the laid out puff salad.
- After that, whole quail eggs are placed in the middle of the cheese nest.
Vegetable salad
Smoked pigtail cheese goes well not only with beer, but also with vegetables, the union of which can be embodied in a salad.
The following products are needed:
- cheese "pigtail" - 1 pc.;
- olives - 16 pcs.;
- 2 potatoes;
- bell pepper;
- half a can of canned corn;
- mayonnaise or sour cream with seasonings as a dressing.
Stages of the culinary process:
- Boil the potatoes. Dice.
- Pepper finely chopped.
- Cheese is cut without unwinding it at the same time.
- Olives are turned into rings.
- Corn is poured into a bowl, all the other ingredients are added to it. Add dressing and stir the salad well.
With kiwi and cheese
Such a salad recipe with smoked cheese looks very original. The dish is called "Jade Bracelet". It is prepared simply, but it will take a lot of time. But at the end of cooking, your holiday table will be decorated not only with a tasty, but also with a beautifully decorated dish.
To prepare this masterpiece you need to take:
- chicken meat - 700 grams;
- medium potatoes - 4 pcs.;
- a couple of carrots;
- Kiwi of medium size - 3 pcs.;
- cheese "pigtail" - 1 pc.;
- chicken eggs - 4 pcs.;
- dressing mayonnaise.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
- You need to start by preparing some of the ingredients. Namely - boil chicken, eggs, carrots and potatoes.
- Cheese is untwisted and cut into small stripes.
- Chicken meat is sorted into fibers.
- Boiled vegetables are rubbed on a coarse grater.
- Eggs can also be grated, only on the shallow side, or cut medium-sized.
- Kiwis are cleaned, each fruit is cut in half, and then in half rings.
- Salad will be laid out in layers and at the same time have the shape of a bracelet. To do this, take a flat wide dish, set a wide glass, cup or jar in the center.
- Around the glass, in a circle, lay layers: chicken meat, potatoes, carrots, eggs, cheese, which are coated with mayonnaise on top. Again chicken, cheese, eggs, carrots, potatoes - mayonnaise on top.
- Carefully, without damaging the design of the salad, remove the glass from the center.
- The top is decorated with chopped kiwi.
Conclusion
Looking for a new salad idea for the upcoming New Year? Use one of the proposed recipes for salads with smoked cheese "pigtail". The result will exceed all expectations.