Festive Salad Balls

An original, unusual decoration for the holiday table. The New Yearʼs balls salad is made in portions and is convenient to serve to guests. It is prepared from any products. You can be creative when thinking about how to decorate it. Try, for example, rolling the balls in sesame seeds, nuts, cheese, it will turn out interesting!
cook time: 40 min
Freya Ashford
Festive Salad Balls

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

131
Calories
9g
Fat
7g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Eggs 4 pc
Any cheese 100 g
Parsley 20 g
Beet 1 pc
Carrot (or 1 large) 2 pc
Mayonnaise 100 g
Dill 50 g
Olives 50 g
Crab sticks 250 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a New Yearʼs ball salad? Prepare the products according to the list. You can replace crab sticks with crab meat if you wish. You can use any cheese for the salad (processed cheese, mozzarella, etc.) I took suluguni.

Step 2

Step 2
Pre-boil and peel the eggs, carrots and beets.

Step 3

Step 3
Cool the eggs and grate them on a fine grater.

Step 4

Step 4
If you take hard cheese, grate it on a grater with small holes. If you choose processed, just stir it into the salad with the rest of the ingredients.

Step 5

Step 5
Peel the crab sticks from the film and grate them on a fine grater; it will be easier to chop them if they are slightly frozen.

Step 6

Step 6
Place chopped eggs, cheese and crab sticks in one bowl, add mayonnaise.

Step 7

Step 7
Mix all ingredients in a bowl until smooth; add a little salt if desired. The resulting mass will be the basis of our salad.

Step 8

Step 8
Now prepare the top layers for the Christmas balls. Grate the carrots.

Step 9

Step 9
Grate the beets too, preferably on a coarse grater, so that they do not release excess juice.

Step 10

Step 10
Wash the dill and parsley well and dry. Finely chop the dill — you will need it for rolling the salad balls in it. From parsley you will only need sprigs — “loops” to decorate the balls.

Step 11

Step 11
Now form balls from the prepared salad mass, slightly larger than a walnut, do this while wearing thin gloves. From this amount of products I got exactly 10 balls.

Step 12

Step 12
Roll the resulting balls in carrots, beets and dill, together or separately, as you like. Finally, decorate the balls with a cut half of an olive and a sprig of parsley; it should turn out beautiful and tasty. Bon appetit!

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