Salad "Astra" is a fairly tasty, satisfying dish, with an unusual and original decoration, with which the dish can take first place at any holiday. In the article you will find some simple recipes.
Salad "Astra"
Flowers are considered an integral decor of any celebration. Thanks to beautiful bouquets, it is possible to decorate not only a festive hall, but also a festive event. So to raise the festive mood, in addition to a bouquet of fresh flowers, a floral salad can serve as an excellent addition to the decor. Original, unusual, and most importantly, delicious - salad "Astra". Cook which is the power of any housewife.
This dish is prepared in various variations, but the main set of ingredients, as a rule, remains unchanged. The only difference is that various components are added to it, giving a particular taste and piquancy to this appetizer. One of the versions of puff salad is quite original and has the name "Astra Holiday Salad". The recipe and photo of the dish are indicated in this article.
Salad recipe
Hearty festive salad at home can be prepared in 40-45 minutes. When using the components in the indicated amounts, 2 servings of a delicious meal are obtained.
The following components will be required:
- chicken breast - 1 pc.;
- tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- garlic - 2 prongs;
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- bell pepper - 2 pcs.
Practical part
The Astra salad recipe does not really require a lot of labor. To cook it should:
- Cook and cool the chicken breast, cut it into cubes.
- Boil 4 eggs in advance, then peel them and grate with an average grater.
- After that, wash and peel the yellow and red peppers. Yellow pepper must be cut into small cubes, and red - should be left to decorate the top of a hearty meal.
- Prepared tomatoes need to be washed and cut into cubes.
- The cloves of garlic should be peeled and chopped using a garlic clipper.
Then you should proceed to the design of the salad:
- The first layer in the salad bowl is laid out chopped chicken breast, which should be salt and pepper to taste, and also smeared with a layer of mayonnaise.
- The next step is a diced tomato, also coated with mayonnaise.
- After that comes garlic and chopped yellow pepper (a small portion of which should be left to decorate the salad).
- The top layer of Astra salad will be grated eggs. You can decorate the food with the help of the left red and yellow peppers, laying out the vegetable in the shape of a flower.
Hard Cheese Salad
For cooking, you need such components:
- chicken breast - 1 pc.;
- tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- garlic - 2 prongs;
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- hard cheese - 150 g;
- greens - 1 bunch.
Cooked chicken breast must be boiled over low heat until cooked, and then cut into small cubes. Chopped fillet will serve as the first layer that can already be put in a salad bowl. After that, cut the tomato into cubes and put in a dish. Each layer must be coated with mayonnaise.
A few cloves of garlic should be chopped with a garlic and sprinkled on a layer of mayonnaise. Recipe eggs must be boiled and grated - this will be the next layer of food.
Red pepper must be divided not two parts and remove the seeds. One of the parts should be cut into small cubes, and the other left to decorate the food. Cut the vegetable should be laid out with the next layer of salad and grease densely with mayonnaise.
The top layer of the snack will be grated hard cheese, which you need to gently sprinkle the cooked dish. The remaining pepper must be cut into strips and put on top of the cheese in the form of a flower. The middle of the aster can be decorated with mayonnaise, and an imitation of twigs can be made from fresh herbs.