Salad "Russian Beauty" is an interesting combination of meat components and fresh vegetables, due to which the dish is not only hearty, but also quite tender. There are several secrets to making such a salad, which will help to reveal its whole taste more deeply.
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Prepare 350-400 g of ham and chicken fillet, 300 g of cheese, 3 eggs, 2 fresh medium-sized tomatoes, a couple of fresh cucumbers, onions, mayonnaise, several branches of dill and parsley. Use spices and pepper if desired.
You can also add other products combining with honey, for example, boiled potatoes, sweet bell pepper, instead of chicken - beef tongue.
Take a chilled fillet or breast of a bird, rinse under running cold water, in hot - the product should not be washed, the taste will deteriorate. Put in a pan, boil. Do it right, after the first boiling, drain the liquid, rinse the meat, pour fresh water, put chicken in it, add spices, salt, cook for about 30 minutes. Cool, cut into strips, or by hand, chop into fibers about 0.5-1 cm thick.
It should be noted that meat can be used not only boiled, but also fried or steamed. The broth can then be used to prepare first courses.
Rinse the eggs, cook, put under cold water to cool, free from the shell, pass into a coarse grater. Chop ham into small pieces. Wash the vegetables, cut the tomatoes into small cubes, peel the cucumbers, chop into strips.
Always remove the peel from cucumbers, as it is rather rough. Also, do not rub the cucumbers on a grater, this will lead to the formation of excess fluid.
Cut the onions in half rings, marinate in a mixture of table vinegar, water, salt and sugar, take the ingredients to taste. Leave to stand for half an hour, drain the marinade. If you do not like pickled onions, prepare it as follows. Place on a plate, pour boiling water for 1 minute, drain the liquid. Treated onions in this way will not be too bitter. Cheese grated on a coarse grater, it is better if it is hard varieties, an island product or with a slight acidity is perfect.
Start assembling the salad. Take a flat dish, put ham on the bottom, a layer of onion on it, cover with a grid of mayonnaise. Then lay the chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggs, the last place the cheese. Spread mayonnaise through the layer. Mayonnaise should not be much, otherwise the salad will turn out to be liquid and greasy, lose its freshness. "Russian Beauty" is ready, decorate everything with sprigs of greenery, put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to soak.
If you want the dish to turn out “fluffier”, rub the cheese and eggs directly on the salad, and not in advance.
To lay out the salad, you can use a special metal ring, which is carefully removed before serving. In addition, you can show imagination and use confectionery forms, which are sold in stores in a wide range. For example, for this salad a form in the form of a kokoshnik is great. If the dish is oriented towards a solemn feast, it can be served in portions in beautiful transparent glasses or wine glasses, where layers of salad are laid out.