"Christmas clock" - salad. Recipes for the New Year

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

The year flies by very quickly. And on the eve of a magical festive night, each of us dreams of the fulfillment of all our desires. New Year's table, according to tradition, should be rich and unusual. And therefore, long before the New Year, the hostesses begin to think over the festive menu. It must be tasty, he althy and, of course, original dishes. The salad "Clock" belongs to this category. The recipe is quite simple, even a child can handle cooking. Therefore, we need to quickly move from words to deeds.

Salad "Clock": recipe with photo

There are many varieties of this dish. In principle, almost each of them can be decorated in the form of chimes. For example, let's prepare the New Year's Clock salad with smoked chicken.

Salad Ingredients:

• smoked chicken breast - 250g;
• smoked sausage - 250g;
• Korean-style carrots - 250 g;
• green peas - 300g;
• hard cheese - 150g;
• cucumber - 100 g;
• potatoes - 3 medium tubers;
• eggs - 3-4 pcs.;
• low-fat mayonnaise - 1 pack.

Ingredients for decorating:

• strawberries or olives;
• green peas;
• smoked sausage;
• cucumber;
• yolks;
• green onions;
• lettuce.

Cooking

Eggs and potatoes are boiled and peeled. Lettuce leaves are washed and put in a colander to drain the water. Smoked chicken breast, sausage, cucumber and cheese are cut into thin strips. The eggs are crushed with a fork or passed through an egg cutter, two yolks are left for decoration. Carrots in Korean, if it is too long, cut into 2-3 parts. Combine all prepared foods in a deep bowl. Green peas are also poured there, mayonnaise is added and mixed. Now you can start decorating. Salad "Clock" (a recipe with a photo will help you quickly master the preparation of this dish) is best served on a flat dish. The bottom of the serving plate is covered with pre-washed and dried green leaves. Spread the finished salad on top and form it in the form of a clock. Sprinkle the top with grated yolks. The cucumber is cut into circles and a dial is made, the numbers themselves are cut out of pieces of sausage. Each circle is covered with green peas. The arrows will be green onions. Strawberries or olives are laid out in the outer circle (whatever you like). That's it, "Clock" - salad for the festive table - ready.

Salad "Clock" with a twist for adults

Here is another recipe. "New Year's clock" - a salad that requires imagination. Therefore, it is not recommended to use the same recipe every year. For variety, you cantry to cook this dish with prunes. In addition, this option has its own zest.

Ingredients:

• boiled beets - 2 pcs.;
• Russian cheese - 200 g;
• raisins - 50 g;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• prunes - 14 pcs;
• walnut - 50g;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• mayonnaise - 1 large pack;
• cognac - 50 ml;
• raw carrots - 2 pcs.;
• cranberries;
• green onion.

Cooking

"Clock" is an unusual salad, so we start preparing it not with the preparation of products, but with the preparation of the dressing. The garlic is peeled, pressed through a press and mixed with mayonnaise, a spoonful of cognac is added and set aside so that the components "get used" to each other. The amount of garlic can be varied according to taste preferences. The remaining cognac is diluted with water approximately 2:1. Prunes and raisins are placed in separate bowls and poured with the resulting liquid, left to infuse for at least half an hour. The salad is prepared in layers, so it is laid out immediately on a serving dish. It is better to prepare a flat plate for this. The bottom of it, if desired, can be covered with lettuce leaves. Carrots are peeled and rubbed on a medium-sized grater, mixed with raisins - this mass will be the first layer of salad. It is smeared with dressing and proceed to the next. The second layer will be grated cheese. To make this procedure as easy as possible, put the cheese in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. It is also smeared with garlic dressing. Prunes lightlysqueezed and crushed. The nuts are roasted in a pan and chopped with a knife into medium pieces. Boiled beets are peeled, rubbed on a grater and squeezed lightly so that there is no excess liquid in the salad, otherwise it will simply float. Prunes, beets and nuts are mixed - this is the third layer of lettuce. It should also not be forgotten to miss with garlic dressing. Next come the eggs. They are boiled and cleaned. Set aside two squirrels that will be needed for decoration. The rest of the eggs are finely chopped or grated. Lubricate with dressing. Egg whites are rubbed on top. Brush the sides of the salad with the remaining dressing and sprinkle with chopped green onions. The dial is made from cranberries, the hands are made from green onions, and the watch eyes are made from prunes. "Clock" - a salad with a twist for adults - is ready. Bon appetit!