At any celebration, every housewife strives to set a rich and satisfying table. For these purposes, there are so many different recipes for hot dishes and snacks. You must admit that an appetizer such as a salad is indispensable on the festive table. From all the variety it is difficult to choose the right one, and the familiar ones are already fed up with everything. For this reason, I would like to offer a recipe for a delicious and unusual holiday Neptune salad. It is perfect for seafood lovers.
A little about the salad "Neptune"
In order to make the appetizer really tasty, you need to carefully approach the choice of ingredients. Unfortunately, fresh seafood is not available to everyone, for this reason you have to take them frozen. But if you have the opportunity to take chilled, it is better to give preference to them.
In the photo, the salad "Neptune", looks gently and very appetizing. He is such. All seafood lovers will enjoy it. However, the ingredients included in its composition are not intended for everyday use in food, for this reason it is ideal for a festive table.
Essential Ingredients
In order to prepare this truly royal Neptune salad, we need to prepare the following ingredients:
- Shelled shrimp, you can take king, but ordinary ones, about 350 grams, will do.
- Natural red caviar, one hundred grams. If you are limited in finances, then you can take an imitation.
- Packing crab sticks weighing two hundred grams.
- Two carcasses of squid.
- Five, six chicken eggs.
- Salt and pepper, we take their quantity to your taste.
- Mayonnaise for salad dressing.
The preparation of the Neptune salad does not take much time, especially if you purchase squid carcasses that are already peeled from the film in the store.
Recipe
Before starting cooking, prepare all products. To do this, boil eggs in water for seven minutes.
Squids must be cleaned from the film, remove the chitin ridge and the remains of the insides from the inside. Boil them in boiling water with seasonings, spices and salt for about two minutes.
Shrimp is also boiled in salted water for two, three minutes, if they are peeled. If you purchased this seafood on the shell, then cooking should take five minutes. At the same time, it is worth increasing the mass of the product for the salad. In this situation, approximately 600 grams of shrimp will be required. After they have completely cooled, they must be thoroughly cleaned from chitin. To save your time, it is better to take already peeled shrimp.
Cooled chicken eggs, peeled and cut into small cubes. It is very convenient to use egg cutting for these purposes. Squid cut into thin strips or in random order. We provide shrimp in its entirety. Finely chop the crab sticks.
Mix all the prepared ingredients in one deep bowl. Add red caviar, any fish from the salmon family. Dress salad with mayonnaise. If desired, it can be shifted with one tablespoon of natural yogurt. So the dressing will get a more delicate taste, which is perfect for seafood.
Mix the appetizer thoroughly and, if necessary, add salt and a little pepper to your taste. We shift to a beautiful salad bowl or serve in portions. Top cold appetizer should be sprinkled with fresh, finely chopped dill.
That's the whole Neptune salad recipe. Good appetite!