Squid and red caviar salad
Description
The salad is quick and easy to prepare. You can add onion to this salad to taste—it goes well with the other ingredients. There are two options. First, you can add raw onion, finely chopped and then poured over with boiling water to slightly reduce its sharpness. Second, you can lightly sauté the onion in vegetable oil. In the latter case, the onion will give the salad a slightly sweet flavor. I usually skip the onion, as the salad's taste is already quite pleasant and rich. Here you go, the salad is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, you need to prepare the squid. If you buy uncleaned bodies, they must be thoroughly cleaned of the entrails. Then boil the squid in salted water. Drop the bodies into boiling water and cook for no more than three minutes. Then cut into small pieces.
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Step 2
Boil the eggs hard, rinse them under cold running water, and peel. Grate the eggs and cheese on a coarse grater. Add these ingredients to the squid in a bowl. Season the future salad with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 3
Now add two tablespoons of mayonnaise and chopped herbs to the other ingredients. Parsley works best here. Also add one tablespoon of red caviar to the salad and mix everything gently.
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Step 4
The salad is almost ready. But it needs to be beautifully presented before serving. Transfer the dish into a salad bowl, lightly press down to create a flat top. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the salad, then pipe a mayonnaise lattice on top of the cheese. If you have mayonnaise in a squeeze bottle with a dispenser, this is very easy to do. Place a few caviar beads into each mayonnaise square. Now the salad is ready to be served.