Sunflower salad - general principles and methods of preparation
Sunflower salad is a very beautiful dish, really similar in shape to a sunflower. From above it can be decorated with canned corn, chopped olives or peeled seeds. On the sides, the sunflower salad is decorated with chips. So original and beautiful in appearance it will take its rightful place on the festive table. But guests will receive not only aesthetic pleasure. Layered sunflower salad, very tasty and nutritious.
Sunflower Salad - Preparation of Products
For a sunflower salad, you need chicken fillet. When choosing chicken, pay attention that the meat is elastic and the same color. If you bought chicken breast with skin, then the skin must be removed, cut off excess fat and cut out the bones. The chicken should be cooked for 20 minutes until the meat turns white (readiness can be checked by piercing it with a knife - the blade will go in easily, the meat threads will separate).
Mushrooms for salad must be bought fresh or canned. Fresh mushrooms, cut into small pieces, must be fried together with onions in a pan.
Sunflower Salad - The Best Recipes
Recipe 1: Sunflower Salad
A very beautiful salad, the center of which is lined with halves of olives, which adds sophistication to the dish. A boiled chicken fillet and pickled champignons make the salad hearty, spicy and very tasty.
Ingredients:
300 grams of chicken fillet,
200 grams of pickled champignons,
3 eggs,
400 grams of canned corn
a can of black large olives,
leek,
200 grams of carrots,
vegetable oil, salt,
oval chips
mayonnaise.
Cooking method:
1. Until ready, you need to boil the carrots, then cool, peel and grate it.
2. Chicken fillet should be finely chopped and then fried for 10 minutes in vegetable oil, not forgetting to salt.
3. Boiled eggs should be finely grated. Finely chop the mushrooms and half rings - onion.
4. On a wide dish, it is necessary to lay out the products in successive layers, each flavoring with mayonnaise (except for the layer of eggs and onions). So, spread in the following order: chicken, boiled carrots, chopped mushrooms, chopped onions, eggs and corn.
5. Black olives must be cut in halves and put them, completely covering the layer of corn (if someone does not like olives, then you can not use them). After that, you need to lay chips in a circle of dishes.
Recipe 2: Sunflower and Corn Salad
A feature of this salad is the sunflower that the mushrooms are fried and not pickled, that is, this version of the salad that many people love is more satisfying. In this embodiment, corn is not used at all, but hard cheese is added.
Ingredients:
300 grams of chicken breast
200 grams of fried champignons,
3 eggs,
a can of black seedless olives,
100 grams of hard cheese
packaging of oval chips,
mayonnaise.
Cooking method:
1. First, boil the chicken and chop the chilled meat.
2. Fry the champignons in a well-heated pan.
3. Separately, boil the eggs and cheese. And it is advisable to grate a couple of yolks separately - they will be needed for the top layer of the salad.
4. On a wide dish you need to lay prepared foods in layers, flavoring each layer with mayonnaise. We spread the chopped chicken breast to the very bottom, then the fried mushrooms, after the grated eggs and cheese. On the last layer, covered with mayonnaise, gently pour the grated yolks and spread without mayonnaise cut into four parts of the olive.
5. It is advisable to put the salad in the refrigerator for 12 hours. And immediately before serving, the edges of the dish should be decorated with oval chips, sprinkle the middle lightly with grated yolk.
Recipe 3: Sunflower Salad with Crab Sticks and Seeds
An interesting option for cooking sunflower salad, in which, in addition to boiled chicken and fried mushrooms, crab sticks and peeled seeds are used.
Ingredients:
200 grams of crab sticks,
200 grams of any mushrooms,
300 grams of chicken,
medium sized onions and carrots,
mayonnaise,
packaging of peeled seeds,
70 grams of chips (packaging, preferably oval).
Cooking method:
1. It is necessary to boil the chicken meat and cut it into small pieces.
2. Fry the mushrooms with carrots and onions in well-heated sunflower oil.
3. On a wide dish you need to put chopped crab sticks, then a little mayonnaise, put the boiled chicken meat in the next layer, again a little mayonnaise, then mushrooms with carrots and onions and again the mayonnaise.
4. Garnish the top of the salad with peeled seeds, which should completely cover the dish, stick the chips on the sides, making the petals.
Sunflower salad - useful tips from experienced chefs
Some sunflower salad recipes involve the use of onions, which are laid out in a layer. It is best to put it in a pickled salad - it will not have bitterness and the taste of the salad will be more piquant. For pickling, onions must be cut into small cubes, pour boiling water for 10 minutes, drain this water - bitterness will go away. Then pour cold water, add a pinch of salt, a little black pepper and a little vinegar. After half an hour (if time permits, it is better to hold the onion for longer) pour the water.
