How to surprise guests in the New Year, every housewife thinks. What salad to put on the festive table so that it is original, interesting, tasty and matches the New Year theme? The salad, decorated in the form of pine cones, will delight all your guests, young and old. It is easy to prepare, tastes great and looks great.
Pick your recipe
Every New Year, I want to put something unusual on the table and it is desirable that the preparation does not take much time. Beautiful Christmas salad "Pine cones" will help to solve this problem. Moreover, in the year of the Red (Fiery) Monkey, it is desirable to decorate the table in an original way.
To prepare a New Year's salad, you will need:
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smoked chicken - 20 g boneless;
- canned corn - 1 can;
- potatoes - 3 pcs.;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- processed cheese - 150-200 g;
- onions - 1 medium head;
- nuts (any);
- almonds - for decoration;
- pine branches or twigs of fresh rosemary - for decoration;
- mayonnaise.
Cooking method
There are two options for making Pine Cones salad. In the first case, the ingredients are laid out in layers, in the second - are mixed. Choose the one that suits you best. In any case, serve preferably on a flat dish.
- Boil potatoes and eggs. Rub them on a coarse grater (if you lay out in layers, then in separate containers, if you mix, then you can immediately into one).
- Chicken cut into small pieces. Cut onions and scald with boiling water.
- Rub the melted cheese on a coarse grater and mix with chopped nuts.
- If you spread the salad in layers, then the order is from the bottom up: potatoes, chicken, onions, corn, eggs, a mixture of cheese and nuts. Grease each layer with mayonnaise, laying out, give the salad the shape of two identical cones. If layers are not convenient for you, then simply mix all the ingredients and season with mayonnaise.
- Coat the cones with mayonnaise, insert the almonds, starting with the nose of the cone. Decorate with sprigs of rosemary or small pine branches.
If you have young children or you decide to make the salad more useful, then the mayonnaise can be replaced with a mixture of sour cream and salt and 0.5 teaspoon of mustard.
Quick and beautiful New Year's salad "Pine cones" is ready.
Another advantage of this salad is that you can make it in advance, for example, in the morning, cover it tightly and by the time you serve it, it will not lose its shape or taste.