Vegetarian salad
Description
A simple dish to prepare. Instead of smoked tofu, you can fry textured soy protein with smoked paprika or liquid smoke, and replace canned mushrooms with sautéed mushrooms and onions. Canned peas can be added to the salad if desired. I suggest serving this salad on the festive table shaped like a snake—the symbol of the upcoming year. It will look impressive and surely surprise your guests. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
Boil the potatoes and carrots in their skins until cooked through, then let them cool.
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Step 3
Peel the potatoes and carrots, then cut them into small cubes. Cut the smoked tofu and pickled cucumbers into cubes of the same size. Finely chop the canned mushrooms. Transfer everything to a deep bowl.
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Step 4
Dress the salad with vegetable mayonnaise, season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
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Step 5
Place the salad on a plate in the shape of a snake. Form the head and body.
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Step 6
Slice the cucumber into very thin rounds (you can use a special grater), sprinkle with salt, and let sit for 10–15 minutes so it releases its juice. Then rinse under cold water and dry each slice thoroughly with paper towels. This will make the cucumber pliable and flexible. Slice the avocado into very thin pieces. Cut the olives into rounds, and from one olive cut out eyes for the snake. Cut a piece of red bell pepper into a tongue shape.
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Step 7
Cover the salad with avocado slices and cucumber rounds. I made the head and tail tip from avocado, and the body from cucumber.
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Step 8
Add the eyes and tongue, and arrange the body with olive slices.
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Step 9
Vegetarian salad "Snake" is ready, enjoy your meal! Happy New Year to you!