Festive "Candle" Salad with Crab Sticks, Mushrooms, and Chicken

Colorful salad for the New Yearʼs table! Delight your guests! New Year is very close and I’m sure many housewives are already thinking through the New Year’s menu. I suggest preparing a bright, colorful and very tasty “Candle” salad. This salad is very easy to prepare and looks very elegant!
cook time: 40 min
Miles Denholm
Festive "Candle" Salad with Crab Sticks, Mushrooms, and Chicken

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

168
Calories
16g
Fat
2g
Carbs
13g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

For the salad:

Chicken fillet 300 g
Eggs 2 pc
Processed cheese 200 g
Marinated mushrooms 80 g
Pickles 100 g
Onion 1 pc
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp

For decoration:

Greenery to taste
Crab sticks 1 pc
Pomegranate 1 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a New Yearʼs salad Candle with crab sticks, mushrooms and chicken For the salad, boil the chicken fillet and eggs in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Cut the fillet into cubes. Cut the mushrooms, cucumbers and onions into cubes and mix together. Grate the processed cheese on a coarse grater. Separate the eggs into yolks and whites and grate them individually.

Step 3

Step 3
Layer 1. Mix chicken fillet with 1 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, season with salt and pepper and spread in an even layer on a dish.

Step 4

Step 4
Layer 2 — spread a mixture of mushrooms, cucumbers and onions. Apply a mesh of mayonnaise.

Step 5

Step 5
Layer 3 — grated yolks and mayonnaise. Set aside a teaspoon of yolks for decoration.

Step 6

Step 6
Layer 4 — processed cheese and mayonnaise.

Step 7

Step 7
Layer 5. Level the surface of the salad and cover it with a layer of proteins.

Step 8

Step 8
Decoration. We lay out the bottom of the salad with dill, as a candle — we make cross-shaped cuts on the crab stick and lightly cut off the top layer (we make a pattern), and use the yolk to make a wick. Spread the pomegranate seeds over the dill. Instead of a crab stick, the candle can also be cut from cheese or bell pepper. Bon appetit!

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