Meat salad can easily replace the main dish on your table, and if you supply it with the simplest side dish, then a full meal is ready. Usually they are prepared according to this principle: you need to take the meat comp1nt and a couple more ingredients and mix everything with mayonnaise. But not everything is so simple, and even the simplest recipe at first glance can be pitfalls.
Today we will tell you how to quickly and easily make a meat salad that all your family will love.
1. Salad “Peacock”
Delicious in taste and just very satisfying salad will certainly delight you and your family. It can be prepared any day, because it is not at all difficult to prepare. The zest of this appetizer is given by an apple. At the same time, sweetish-sour taste and juiciness – an apple, 1 might say, kills two birds with 1 st1. But you can take the usual spices – finely ground salt and freshly ground pepper. With this salad, any, even everyday dinner will turn into an almost festive 1, just do not forget to let the dish brew for at least twenty minutes.
Cooking time: 25 minutes. Servings Per Container: 3.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 180 g.
- A couple of chicken eggs.
- One medium carrot.
- Small green apple.
- Russian cheese – 80 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – 80 g.
Cooking:
1. This salad is layered, and therefore, in order to make it look the most spectacular, you should use either a salad bowl with transparent edges, or lay out layers in a mold. Such a special form is usually sold in the store, but if it is not available, then it is better to make your own foil form. The first layer is required to lay out chopped chicken, pre-boiled.
2. After the chicken has been smeared with mayonnaise, you need to lay out a layer of grated apple. The variety of apple can be any, but it is not necessary to lubricate it with mayonnaise sauce.
3 . Boil the chicken eggs until hard boiled, this takes about ten minutes. After that, the eggs need to be cooled and grated on the large side of the grater. After laying out the egg layer, be sure to grease it with mayonnaise sauce.
4 . It is best to use proven varieties of cheese for this dish, such as Russian or Maasdam. The main thing is that you need a hard cheese. It needs to be grated and placed on top of the rest of the layers.
5. Carrots also need to be pre-cooked, and then grated and put into a mold. Mayonnaise should be applied both before and after the carrot layer.
6. In order for the salad to turn out to be as tasty as possible, it needs to brew from a quarter of an hour to half an hour.
2. Salad “General”
A bright salad will delight you with its beautiful appearance and taste. Many are accustomed to the fact that if a puff salad with beets, then there must be herring in the composition. But today we offer you to add chicken meat as the main comp1nt in the dish. Such an appetizer will appeal to both children and adults, and due to the root vegetables in the composition, the salad will also turn out to be useful.
Cooking time: 15 minutes. Servings Per Container: 3.
Ingredients:
- Chilled chicken breast – 300 g.
- Cheese Russian – 30 g.
- Three boiled beets.
- Three chicken eggs.
- One medium sized carrot.
- Spices, herbs and mayonnaise sauce – to taste.
Cooking:
1. Cooking time: indicated taking into account the fact that chicken and carrot roots are pre-boiled. If this is not d1, then, of course, the salad will be made much longer. So, the first layer is to place the chicken, chopping it with a knife.
2. Lubricate the meat layer generously with mayonnaise, and then apply a layer of grated boiled egg. A small amount of mayonnaise sauce should also be pressed onto the egg layer.
3. Carrots need to be grated and put into a mold. Some housewives recommend skipping this step, or replacing boiled carrots with Korean carrots.
4. Cheese in this salad is suitable for any, even processed. But of course it is better to take a solid 1, it will give an interesting structure.
5. The last layer is grated beets. Spread it out in an even layer and cover with sauce. It will take some time for the salad to soak, about fifteen minutes. Use fresh herbs for garnish, such as parsley and chopped walnuts.
3. Salad “Anthill”
This salad looks very beneficial and impressive on any table, besides, it definitely has intrigue. Each guest will definitely want to know what is inside, under the potato layer. This salad is quite satisfying due to chicken and mayonnaise, but also fresh at the same time, as it contains tomatoes and cucumbers. Try decorating your appetizer with microgreens and you will see how much its seemingly primitive appearance will change.
Cooking time: 60 minutes. Servings Per Container: 5.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 180 g.
- Potato – 380 g.
- Plum tomatoes – 140 g.
- Fresh cucumber – 130 g.
- Russian cheese – 50 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – 50 ml.
- Vegetable oil – 70 ml.
- Greens and garlic – to taste.
Cooking:
1 . Bake or boil chicken meat, while the first option is more preferable. In this case, more nutrients remain in the chicken, and the meat remains tastier.
2 . In many salads, hard cheese can be replaced with processed cheese, but in this salad it is better not to do this. The cheese needs to be grated on the large side of the grater, and the tomatoes and cucumber need to be cut into small pieces of the shape that you like best.
3. Put the prepared products in 1 bowl and mix with mayonnaise. To this add a chopped clove of garlic and spices such as salt, as well as a mixture of peppers.
4 . Peel the potatoes, rinse from excess starch in cool water. To remove excess liquid, it is better to put it on a towel. After that, the potatoes should be fried in vegetable oil.
5. In order for the salad to look spectacular on a plate, attention should be paid to its presentation. Form a slide from the vegetable mass, which is simply covered with fried potatoes.
6. Before putting the appetizer on the table, you can also optionally sprinkle the salad with herbs.
4. Salad “Pig tenderness”
A fairly hearty and beautiful salad with pork tongue is not prepared quickly, but at the same time it simply will not leave any1 indifferent. Men are especially delighted, because they are just fans of meat salads. The most amazing thing is that such a self-sufficient salad will suit any main course, whether it is a pie, lasagna or just boiled potatoes. As for prunes, choose dried rather than dried product. Such dried fruit does not have to be soaked, and it is easily cut.
Cooking time: 2 hours. Servings Per Container: 8.
Ingredients:
- Pork tongue – 270 g.
- Four chicken eggs.
- One fresh cucumber.
- Dried prunes – 110 g.
- Chopped walnut – 60 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – 45 ml.
- Lavrushka in broth, spices – to taste.
Cooking:
1 . First you need to prepare the language. It takes a long time to cook, about an hour and a half. Therefore, this procedure should be d1 in advance. After that, cut the meat into small pieces.
2. Use a flat dish for salad, and lay out the products in a slide. After the meat layer has been laid out, grease it with mayonnaise, and place a layer of prunes on top. It is important to pre-cut the prunes into pieces.
3 . Chop the walnuts, this can be d1 with a rolling pin by placing them in a bag. Then lightly fry in a dry frying pan, so the aroma of flaws will turn out to be brighter and more expressive.
4. Egg whites will add lightness to the salad. It is not necessary to take chicken, quail eggs are quite suitable. Of course, this product should first be boiled, and after placing it in a salad bowl, grease it with sauce.
5. If the cucumber has a sufficiently hard peel, then it should be peeled, and only then grated. Gently lay the cucumber shavings on the protein layer and press down a little.
6. The last layer in this salad is a layer of boiled chicken yolk. Spread it out so that the previous layer is not visible, and then decorate the salad with thinly sliced cucumber slices. Outwardly, the appetizer should look like a large flower. Serve only after the salad has soaked. In about twenty minutes.
5. Salad “Women’s coquetry”
A very beautiful salad with ham and apples is ideal as a main appetizer for International Women’s Day or for any other holiday. The apple gives a pleasant sweetness and juiciness to the salad, and also adds unusualness. Garnish the dish with pomegranate seeds. Together with grated squirrels, this decor looks very bright and undoubtedly attracts attention.
Cooking time: 45 minutes. Servings Per Container: 4.
Ingredients:
- Ham – 240 g.
- Four chicken eggs.
- Chopped walnut – 50 g.
- Apple – 110 g.
- Cheese Russian – 100 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – 40 ml.
- Pomegranate seeds, microgreens, cherry tomato – for decoration.
Cooking:
1. Ham is the main comp1nt of the salad, so it is important to take a quality product that you are sure of. Remove the film from the product and chop into medium-sized strips.
2. Boil chicken eggs and chop into medium-sized cubes. Cheese, on the other hand, just needs to be grated with medium-sized chips.
3 . An apple should not be taken too sour, otherwise you can kill the taste of the rest of the ingredients. Peel the fruit and grate. Grind the walnut and heat it a little in a dry frying pan until a bright nutty aroma appears.
4 . In a bowl with all the ingredients, add spices, as well as herbs and dressing sauce. Mix everything and put in a deep bowl lined with plastic.
5 . Carefully invert the bowl onto a flat dish so that you get an even slide. It needs to be covered with a layer of mayonnaise.
6 . It remains to sprinkle grated egg white on top and decorate the appetizer with pomegranate. White and red color look very advantageous together, and in addition, you can decorate the salad with any microgreens.
6. Salad “Peasant” with bacon
This salad is made very quickly and does not take much time at all. For this snack you will need bacon, boiled potatoes, and a small amount of sauerkraut. You should not choose cabbage fermented with raisins or beets, such a product is quite sweet. A hearty dish is perfect as an alternative to an afternoon snack. And if you put it in tartlets, then the serving will be at the highest level.
Cooking time: 35 minutes. Servings Per Container: 3.
Ingredients:
- Sauerkraut – 150 g.
- Good quality bacon – 80 g.
- Potato – 150 g.
- Half of an onion.
- Sunflower oil – 40 g.
Cooking:
1. Boil the potatoes directly in their skins, then peel and cut them randomly. If you have yesterday’s potatoes left after dinner, then they are also suitable for this salad.
2 . Cut the bacon into thin strips and lightly fry with chopped onions. There is no need to add oil, the bacon itself is quite fatty.
3. Usually sauerkraut has rather long and large pieces. Therefore, before adding to the salad, the cabbage should be lightly chopped with a knife.
4. Combine all prepared foods in 1 salad bowl and season with oil. You should also add salt and a small amount of pepper so that the salad does not turn out fresh.
5. For a beautiful presentation, you should also decorate the salad with sprigs of dill or parsley. You can serve immediately.
7. Dragon salad
Rice funchose salad is prepared quickly and will always delight you with an interesting and original look. The snack is both satisfying and low-calorie at the same time. Dressing of Chinese vinegar and soy sauce gives the salad a pronounced oriental flavor. As for sweet pepper, it should be taken in a bright color. So your salad will be attractive and will cause an increased appetite.
Cooking time: 20 minutes. Servings Per Container: 3.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 150 g.
- Rice vermicelli – 50 g.
- Red bell pepper – 50 g.
- Half an onion.
- Carrots in Korean – 70 g.
- Rice vinegar, soy sauce and sunflower oil – 1 tsp each.
- Ground red pepper, chili pepper – half tsp.
Cooking:
1. Rice vermicelli is very easy to cook. It should be poured with boiling water for three to five minutes, and then drained.
2. Chicken meat, pre-cooked, cut into fibers and put on rice noodles. Meat can also be baked, this option is more useful in terms of vitamins.
3. Bulgarian pepper should be chosen in bright colors, so the salad will turn out to be more appetizing. Pepper fry together with onions, chopped as thinly as possible.
4. In a salad bowl with noodles, add fried vegetables, as well as Korean carrots. If your carrots are cooked at home, then they will work too.
5. Use a mixture of rice vinegar and soy sauce as a dressing. You should also add a little sunflower oil to make the salad more saturated in taste. Season with the pepper mixture, adjusting the spiciness to your taste. Serve garnished with a sprig of parsley.
8. Salad “Winter Marseille”
An amazingly beautiful salad with a memorable name is simply created in order to turn an ordinary day into a holiday. The composition of the dish, of course, cannot be called economical, but the result exceeds all expectations. Nuts and prunes go great together, and chicken adds nutrition to this appetizer. A self-sufficient salad can be served even without any hot dishes, if we are talking about a buffet and cocktail drinks. But it also works just fine as a complex side dish.
Cooking time: 25 minutes. Servings Per Container: 5.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 180 g.
- Cheese “Health” – 160 g.
- Two chicken eggs.
- Korean carrot – 180 g.
- Dried prunes – 100 g.
- Chopped nuts any – 50 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – 65 ml.
- A few sprigs of greenery.
Cooking:
1. This salad is prepared in layers and in order for the final dish to turn out beautiful, you need to use a serving ring. Boil the chicken for twenty minutes, and then chop and place in the first layer.
2. Grease the meat layer with sauce and apply grated cheese. Cheese must be taken young, you can even take home-made. Re-apply the sauce net over the cheese to keep the salad from drying out.
3 . Prunes should not be taken smoked, give preference to a dried product. Cut dried fruits and carefully arrange in a mold. Chop the nuts and sprinkle generously over the prunes.
4. Next, you need to repeat the layer consisting of cheese and mayonnaise sauce.
5. Put the Korean carrot in a mold and grease it with mayonnaise. Press lightly so that the carrot lies flat.
6. Lay out the next layer from the grated egg and repeat the mayonnaise again. Lastly, apply chopped dill and let the salad brew.
9. Salad “Belarusian railway station”
A product such as chicken liver is rarely found in salads. But this is an absolutely undeservedly forgotten ingredient, because chicken liver is a very healthy and low-calorie product. A delicious salad with this ingredient, as well as mushrooms and fried carrots, can be served both in bowls and in a large salad bowl. Another option is to put the dish in waffle tartlets.
Cooking time: 25 minutes. Servings Per Container: 5.
Ingredients:
- Chicken liver – 200 g.
- Two chicken eggs.
- Fresh champignons – 150 g.
- One medium carrot.
- A small purple or onion bulb.
- Mayonnaise sauce – 2 tbsp. l.
- Sunflower oil – 3 tbsp. l.
- A bunch of any greens.
Cooking:
1. Chop the onion and lightly fry in a drop of oil. After the onion is ready, add the carrot strips to the pan. The frying time of vegetables should not be more than five minutes.
2 . Pour the chopped mushrooms into the pan and fry until the vegetables are soft. Then you need to let the excess fat drain, for this it is better to take a paper towel.
3 . Wash and cut the chicken liver, as a result, you should get a meat comp1nt cut into strips. You don’t need to fry the liver for a long time, and then allow excess fat to drain with a paper napkin.
4 . Combine all prepared foods in a deep bowl, and then add chopped boiled egg to them.
5. Season all salad ingredients with mayonnaise sauce, and add chopped herbs, preferably dill.
10. Salad “Swiss”
This salad can be prepared in just fifteen minutes, and all because almost all the ingredients from which this appetizer is prepared are already prepared. Any mushrooms will do, but it is still best to use proven champignons. You can leave it to your discretion to add garlic or not, but mayonnaise should be taken with maximum fat content, so the dish will turn out tastier.
Cooking time: 15 minutes. Servings Per Container: 3.
Ingredients:
- Chicken leg – 150 g.
- Fresh champignons – 150 g.
- One fresh cucumber.
- Russian cheese – 120 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – for dressing.
- Iodized salt, pepper and garlic – to taste.
Cooking:
1. Mushrooms can be replaced with other mushrooms, for example, forest mushrooms. Saute mushrooms with chopped onion.
2 . Cut the chicken meat arbitrarily, and then put it in the bowl in the first layer. Then apply mayonnaise sauce, and fried mushrooms on top.
3 . Peel the cucumber, and then cut into small strips. This will be the next layer, which should be placed in a bowl.
4. Hard cheese should be taken from proven varieties, Russian is best for this salad. It needs to be grated and put on top of the other layers.
5 . As a decor, you can take pomegranate seeds, as well as any greens. You can serve it directly on the table after it is prepared.
11. Salad “Tenderness”
A salad with a prosaic name is familiar to many, but housewives often confuse the order of the layers. Pay attention to the list of products, because this salad cannot be classified as economical. Therefore, it is the best suited for decorating the table when it comes to a major holiday, such as an anniversary. Ham can be taken from turkey, but chicken fillet can be used from poultry breast and also take both chicken and turkey.
Cooking time: 45 minutes. Servings Per Container: 4.
Ingredients:
- Ham – 150 g.
- Chicken fillet – 300 g.
- Three chicken eggs.
- Dried prunes – 70 g.
- One small fresh cucumber.
- Sour cream – 100 g.
- Canned corn – 2 tbsp. l.
- Russian cheese – 50 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – 100 g.
Cooking:
1. Boiled chicken should be cooled and then cut into medium-sized pieces. Separately, prepare the sauce that will season the salad. For this purpose, you need to mix mayonnaise sauce from the store and sour cream.
2. A layer of chicken should be smeared with the sauce that you have prepared, and put chopped eggs on top. A very good option is to replace chicken with quail, such eggs are an order of magnitude more useful.
3. In order for the prunes to be soft enough, fill them with hot water for five minutes. Then cut the dried fruits and place in a layer in a salad bowl. Don’t forget to apply the sauce.
4. Alternately put sweet corn, ham, chopped into strips and grated cheese into a salad bowl. Be sure to lubricate the layers with sauce so that the salad is quickly soaked and juicy.
5 . Cucumbers should be cut as finely as possible, because this is the last layer and the appearance of the snack depends on it. Carefully lay out the cucumber cubes and let the salad sit in the refrigerator. Garnish with greenery when serving.
12. Salad “Daughter-in-law” with chicken
This dish absolutely lives up to its name. After all, outwardly it is decorated with crushed protein, which makes it look like a girl in a white dress. This salad is very filling and very easy to prepare. Especially if you prepare the ingredients in advance, for example, boil eggs. Tangerines can be quite successfully replaced with an orange, the main thing is to take a juicy variety. Processed cheese must be of very high quality, it is better if it is a proven Druzhba cheese. It is better to serve this interesting and tasty salad in portions, put it in bowls and decorate with greens before serving.
Cooking time: 15 minutes. Servings Per Container: 3.
Ingredients:
- Corn boiled or canned – 200 g.
- Smoked chicken fillet – 230 g.
- Pair of medium tangerines.
- Four chicken eggs.
- A couple of packages of processed cheese “Friendship”.
- A quarter of an onion.
- Chopped walnuts – 3 tbsp. l.
- Mayonnaise sauce – for dressing.
Cooking:
1. You can take canned corn or take frozen corn and just boil it. In a bowl with corn, you need to add chicken meat, it must first be cut into strips.
2 . Chop the onion and fry in a little oil. Chop the walnuts and add them to the bowl with the corn along with the onions. Peel tangerines and white films, cut and send in a future salad.
3. Mayonnaise can also be added to the food mixture. It can easily be replaced with thick yogurt or sour cream. Mix the ingredients, and you can also add chopped garlic if you like spicy dishes.
4 . Place the melted cheese in the freezer and after waiting until it hardens slightly, you need to grate it.
5 . Stir the mixture of ingredients again and put in bowls. Sprinkle with grated protein on top, it will give a beautiful appearance. The final touch is the decoration with tangerine slices.
13. Salad “Pigtail” with smoked cheese
Usually, all salads use hard, well, or in extreme cases, processed cheese. In the same salad, you need exactly pigtail cheese, the same cheese that is popular with lovers of a foamy drink. The most interesting thing is that the dish with it looks, without exaggeration, enchanting. Airy and with the aroma of smoked meats, it gives the appetizer an unusual and very appetizing look.
Cooking time: 15 minutes. Servings Per Container: 2.
Ingredients:
- Smoked cheese – 150 g.
- Smoked chicken or boiled fillet – 170 g.
- One boiled potato.
- Two tomatoes.
- Two pickled cucumbers.
- Bell pepper – optional.
- Mayonnaise sauce – for dressing.
Cooking:
1. If you like campfire flavored salads, then you should give preference to smoked chicken. Cut the meat into strips, do the same with potatoes.
2. Vegetables in this salad can be added, both fresh and pickled. This time we took tomatoes, having previously removed the core from them so that the salad was not liquid, as well as pickled cucumbers and fresh sweet peppers
3. Cut the smoked cheese and divide into fibers, then add to the salad.
4. Season the dish with mayonnaise sauce and mix. In order for the serving to be effective, the salad mixture must be laid out in a forming ring.
5. When the salad has already been shaped, put a few fibers of cheese on top. They will give airiness and appetizing appearance.
14. Salad “Navel of the Earth”
Many cooks undeservedly ignore chicken offal and basically do not use it in cooking. However, salads made with these ingredients are consistently tasty and filling. Certainly. You will have to spend a sufficient amount of time cooking the ventricles, but this is not at all tiring, because such cooking does not apply to active types of work. But the taste of the dish will pleasantly surprise you, you can see for yourself.
Cooking time: 2 hours. Servings Per Container: 6.
Ingredients:
- Chicken gizzards – 350 g.Kon
- served green peas – 100 g.
- One fresh cucumber.
- Canned champignons – 80 g.
- A couple of chicken eggs.
- Mayonnaise sauce – three tbsp. l.
- Half a lettuce.
- Slice of lemon.
- Lavrushka, a mixture of peppers, garlic – for the broth.
- Any greens – a small bunch.
Cooking:
1. This salad takes a long time to prepare. The first step is to boil the ventricles, plan an hour and a half for this. Add garlic and bay leaf to the water.
2 . Chop lettuce and lightly sprinkle with lemon juice. Then put the onion in a bowl where to combine with green peas.
3. Peel and chop the cucumber. Also cut the mushrooms and pre-drain the brine from them.
4. Eggs also add nutrition to the salad, they need to be boiled and chopped and sent to a bowl.
5 . When all the ingredients are combined, you need to add boiled chopped ventricles and chopped greens. You can fill not just with mayonnaise, but also with thick yogurt with a neutral taste.
15. Shawarma salad
The food eaten on the street is the most delicious. Shawarma, although it cannot be attributed to the most healthy dishes, is loved by many. Today we offer you a salad variation of this dish. If you do not have cucumber sauce, then you can take a mixture of mustard and sour cream, or 1 sour cream – it will also turn out very tasty.
Cooking time: 25 minutes. Servings Per Container: 3.
Ingredients:
- Chicken tenderloin – 250 g.
- White cabbage – 250 g.
- Morkovcha – 70 g.
- A clove of fresh garlic.
- Lavash Armenian – 40 g.
- Cucumber relish sauce – 30 g.
- One fresh tomato.
- Tomato paste – 30 g.
- Mayonnaise sauce – a couple of tbsp. l.
- Any greens – a bunch.
Cooking:
1. White cabbage needs to be cut as thinly as possible and lightly crushed in a cup. Add the spices and stir to release the juice from the cabbage.
2 . Add chopped tomatoes, Korean-style pickled carrots, cucumber sauce, and grated garlic to a bowl of cabbage. Finely chop the greens and also add to the bowl with the ingredients.
3 . Chicken fillet should be fried in a pan until a beautiful crust is obtained, and then cut into long strips and sent to a cup with ingredients.
4. For dressing, mix tomato paste and mayonnaise. Pour the sauce over the cabbage and vegetables and mix.
5. Roll pita bread into a tube and cut into pieces. Put the salad in a slide and arbitrarily decorate with lavash snails, and also sprinkle with herbs.
Bon Appetit!