It is sometimes difficult to choose from a wide variety of delicious salads. Therefore, it is useful to find out what dishes are best to cook for the New Year 2016, how to decorate and set the table.
No holiday can be complete without a beautifully served table, a large number of snacks, hot and cold dishes, and, of course, a variety of salads. Today, a fairly wide selection of recipes is presented, thanks to which each housewife will be able to choose a more suitable option for herself.
New Year's salad recipes: TOP-6
Every day, the New Year 2016 is getting closer and the question arises, which salad is better to prepare for the New Year's festive table. We present to your attention the options for delicious dishes that will be the perfect choice for celebrating the New Year 2016 - the year of the monkey. Of course, you can use already proven recipes, but it's worth taking the risk and trying to make original salads.
1. "Monkey" salad
- Caloric content per 100 g - 226 kcal.
- Servings - 8
- Cooking time - 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Canned squid - 170-190 g
- Mayonnaise to taste
- Round rice - 100 g
- Onion - 1 head
- Fresh cucumber - 1 pc.
- Fresh dill - 1 bunch
- Eggs - 3 pcs.
- Green lettuce leaves - 2-3 pcs.
- Grated cheese - 80 g
- Pitted olives - to taste
Cooking salad "Monkey":
- The Fire Monkey will be delighted with this salad. First, the rice is washed in several waters. Boil until cooked with a little salt. It is important that the rice does not become very crumbly and for this it must be boiled in a small amount of liquid.
- The onion is peeled and finely chopped, doused with boiling water to remove excess bitterness.
- Eggs are boiled, peeled from the shell.
- The salad is laid out in layers - boiled rice in the center of the plate is placed in the shape of a circle. Avoid making a layer of rice that is too thick, as it may not soak well.
- 2 ovals are formed from rice - these will be the cheeks of a monkey. Place some rice on top to keep the head from looking too flat. Ears are also made from rice.
- Rice is smeared with a layer of mayonnaise, sprinkled with a small amount of salt.
- Next comes a layer of chopped dill.
- All the liquid is drained from canned squid, and they are cut into not too large pieces. Squids are laid out in an even layer on dill, greased with mayonnaise.
- Chopped onions are placed on top.
- Fresh cucumber peeled from the skin is finely cut, laid out on the onion, greased with mayonnaise.
- The next layer consists of grated protein.
- New Year's salads should be brightly and beautifully decorated - grated yolk in the shape of an oval is laid out on the monkey's face.
- The olives are cut very thinly so that they can be shaped into lines. The remaining yolk forms the entire head of the animal.
- From the chopped olives, the mouth of the monkey is laid out, the cheeks are separated. Also, eyes are made from olives, the contours of the ears, head and nostrils are highlighted.
- In the center of the muzzle, a little cheese is laid out, previously grated on a fine grater.
- The halves of olives are used to indicate the eyes, and the pupils are made with mayonnaise droplets.
- A beautiful bow is formed from lettuce leaves and olives at the bottom of the head.
2. Well-known Olivier
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 4 pcs.
- Carrots - 2 pcs.
- Chinese cabbage - 2-3 leaves
- King prawns - 300-400 g
- Basil - to taste
- Green onions - 1 bunch
- Dill - 1 bunch
- Egg yolk - 3 pcs.
- White wine - 60 g
- Butter - 50 g
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Cooking New Year's salad Olivier:
- Classic salads will never lose their popularity, but the usual Olivier can be made more interesting and original. Potatoes and carrots are boiled, peeled, cut into small cubes.
- The salad should be served in portioned bowls - a lettuce leaf, a few boiled shrimps, chopped basil, dill and green onions are placed on the bottom.
- The next layer is carrots with potatoes and the remaining greens. At the end, 2-3 not too large shrimps are laid out.
- For dressing, raw yolks and white wine are mixed, the mixture is thoroughly whipped with a whisk. Placed in a water bath. As soon as the sauce boils, add 50 ml of melted butter and lemon juice.
- The salad is dressed with sauce and can be served.
3. "Useful" cod liver salad
Ingredients:
- Canned cod liver - 100 g
- Green beans - 100 g
- Potatoes - 1 pc.
- Chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Green onion feathers - 1 bunch
Cooking salad "Useful":
- For the New Year 2016, it is imperative to prepare new salads. First, eggs are boiled, peeled from the shell and finely chopped. One protein will be used for decoration, and the second is chopped on a fine grater.
- Potatoes and carrots are boiled, peeled, rubbed on a coarse grater.
- The beans are cut into slices no more than 4 cm long, then boiled in lightly salted water.
- With a fork, knead the cod liver and mix with the rest of the ingredients, add lightly (salt is optional).
- Immediately before serving, the salad is laid out in portioned plates and sprinkled with chopped protein and chopped chives.
4. "Festive" chicken salad
Ingredients:
- Boiled chicken meat - 300 g
- Salt - 1 pinch
- Walnuts - 7-9 pcs.
- Fresh greens - to taste
- Prunes - 7-9 pcs.
- Pepper to taste
- Sweet grapes - 1 brush
- Soft aromatic cheese - 140-160 g
- Natural yogurt (fatty sour cream) - 0.5 tbsp.
Cooking salad with chicken "Holiday":
- Such delicious salads are prepared very simply - first, prunes are soaked in warm water, then they are dried and cut into cubes or strips.
- The nuts are peeled - part is left intact, and the second is crushed to a powder state.
- The grapes are washed, seeds are removed.
- The cheese is rubbed on a medium grater.
- The meat is finely chopped or divided into fibers.
- In a deep container, mix yogurt (sour cream) with salt and pepper, add some nut crumbs and the rest of the seasonings.
- All components of the salad are transferred to a beautiful dish, gently mixed. Pour the finished dressing on top.
5. Salad with prawns "Spicy"
Ingredients:
- Tiger prawns - 400-500 g
- Mango - 2 pcs.
- Avocado - 2 pcs.
- Lime - 2 pcs.
- Cilantro to taste
- Red pepper - to taste
- Liquid honey - 1 tablespoon
- Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
- Lettuce leaves - 2-3 pcs.
Cooking Piquant Shrimp Salad:
- Delicate salad with spicy dressing and spicy taste will appeal to gourmets. First, the shrimp are boiled and peeled, cut into several pieces.
- Peel avocado and mango, cut into small cubes.
- Cilantro is washed, crushed.
- Pepper is cleared of seeds, finely chopped.
- Fruits are mixed with shrimps.
- For salad dressing, lemon zest is taken and rubbed on a very fine grater, juice is squeezed out of the fruit. Cilantro, honey, hot pepper are added - everything mixes well.
- The salad is poured abundantly with the prepared dressing and laid out on a platter with lettuce leaves. Lime wedges can be used to garnish a dish.
6. Fruit salad "Exotic"
Ingredients:
- Banana - 1 pc.
- Liquid honey - 2 tablespoons
- Pear - 2 pcs.
- Lemon - 0.5 pcs.
- Grapefruit - 0.5 pcs.
- Kish-mish grapes - to taste
- Kiwi - 1 pc.
- Cinnamon to taste
Cooking fruit salad for New Year 2016:
- The pears are washed and cut into small cubes. It is advisable to peel the fruit and sprinkle with a little lemon juice so as not to darken.
- Kiwis are peeled, washed to remove all the lint, and cut into small cubes.
- The banana is peeled, sliced, sprinkled with a little lemon juice.
- The grapefruit breaks into slices, is cleaned of the film, as it will give bitterness and cut into pieces.
- The grapes are washed, cut into halves.
- In prepared wine glasses, fruits are laid out in layers - pears, a little honey, kiwi, bananas, grapefruit, grapes.
- Top salad is seasoned with runny honey and sprinkled with cinnamon and can be served to guests.
Decorating New Year's salads: ideas and photos
Regardless of whether some original or classic holiday salad is chosen, the most important thing is to properly decorate the dish so that it looks bright and beautiful.
DIY salad dressing
The easiest decoration option is to make salads in the shape of snowmen. However, for this to happen, the dish must be firm enough so that it does not disintegrate. To make a "headgear" for a snowman, you must use a raw carrot.
Any salad can be decorated with vegetables or fruits folded in the shape of a herringbone. To prevent it from falling apart, you must use a long skewer.
Original jewelry
A salad decorated in the form of a clock looks very interesting and festive (see the video recipe below). To do this, you need to use halves of boiled eggs and carrots, from which arrows and numbers are cut. Also, any products can be taken for such a decoration, since it all depends on the composition of the dish.
Greenery decoration
You can decorate absolutely any salad with fresh herbs. Interesting thematic compositions and patterns are made from its branches. Here you can completely surrender to the flight of imagination and not be afraid of bold experiments.
Fruit decoration
Typically, this decor option is used to complement fruit salads. But this is not a limitation. Fruit can also be used to make interesting decorations and festive compositions.
Sometimes you want to please your guests not only with delicious, but also unusual dishes that will remain in your memory for a long time. To do this, it is enough to abandon strict canons and experiment a little, creating your own culinary masterpieces. It is also worth taking care of not only the decoration, but also the original serving of salads for the New Year's celebration.
Video recipe for making New Year's Hours salad for the New Year 2016:
