Festive Salad
Description
The salad is quick and easy to prepare. This light yet filling salad is perfect for any celebration and will undoubtedly become a centerpiece of the table. The ingredients are affordable, the preparation is simple, and the salad disappears quickly — something every hostess will appreciate. In this recipe, I thoroughly demonstrated and described every step. The salad is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Here are all our ingredients for preparing the salad. Boil the potatoes and eggs in advance and let them cool. You can put the cheese stick in the freezer for about 5 minutes—it will be easier to grate.
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Step 2
Peel the onion, potatoes, and eggs. Separate the yolks from the whites.
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Step 3
Chop the onion into small cubes, add a slice of lemon, a pinch of sugar, pour boiling water over it, and let it sit for about 5 minutes.
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Step 4
Separate the meat from the skin and bones and cut into small cubes.
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Step 5
We'll be covering the layers of the salad with a mayonnaise grid, so I transferred the mayonnaise into a small bag and cut off one corner.
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Step 6
On a flat plate, grate the potatoes on a medium grater. Our salad should be light and fluffy, so it's better to carefully spread the grated potatoes with a fork. Lightly salt the potatoes.
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Step 7
And cover with a mayonnaise lattice.
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Step 8
Place a layer of chicken meat and cover with mayonnaise.
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Step 9
Squeeze the onion to remove the liquid and place it as the next layer. Cover with mayonnaise.
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Step 10
The next layer is grated yolks.
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Step 11
Now grate the processed cheese.
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Step 12
And the final layer is grated egg whites. Carefully spread them evenly over the entire surface of the salad, including the sides. Place the salad in the refrigerator for several hours.
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Step 13
I decided to highlight the salad's delicacy by garnishing it with thin strips of "Iceberg" lettuce around the edge before serving.
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Step 14
This is the salad I ended up with.