Festive Rooster-Themed Salad

A salad with a cockerel at the head is a great start to the New Yearʼs feast! In our circle, it is customary to start a feast with cold appetizers and salads. It’s very pleasant and fun to sit down at the table on New Year’s Eve to see such a salad with a cockerel — lovingly prepared and beautifully decorated, it will charm everyone who tries it!
cook time: 1h 25 min
Chloe Benton
Festive Rooster-Themed Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

82
Calories
4g
Fat
7g
Carbs
3g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Carrot 300 g
Parsley root 300 g
Celery 100 g
Canned corn 200 g
Chicken eggs 4 pc
Pickles 300 g
Apples 70 g
Onion 70 g
Garlic 1 clove
Green onions 30 g
Watercress 30 g
Peppercorns 10 pc

For refueling:

Mayonnaise 3 tbsp
Honey 1 tsp
Mustard 1 tsp
With horseradish 1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Prepare the ingredients — boil vegetables, eggs and roots. Peel the onion, garlic, and apple. Drain the marinade from the corn.

Step 2

Step 2
Cut parsley and celery roots, carrots and cucumbers into small cubes. Donʼt forget to set aside the cucumber pops and a piece of carrot to decorate the salad.

Step 3

Step 3
Add purple onion and eggs in small cubes. One egg remains for decoration. Finely chop and add garlic. Chop and add green onions. Leave some of the onion for decoration.

Step 4

Step 4
Add pickled corn. Save some of the corn for decoration. Prepare the ingredients for the dressing — mayonnaise, honey, mustard, horseradish.

Step 5

Step 5
Mix everything a little in the salad bowl.

Step 6

Step 6
Combine all the ingredients for the dressing, mix them well until smooth and add to the vegetables. And mix everything well.

Step 7

Step 7
Divide the egg lengthwise into two parts, separate the yolk from the white.

Step 8

Step 8
Place the salad on a serving plate or salad bowl to serve, leaving a little for stuffing the protein. Finely grate half the egg white on top. Place a corn ring around the edge of the salad. Place the other half of the egg white on top of the salad.

Step 9

Step 9
Stuff the egg whites with salad. Place cucumber butts on four sides of the dish and place peppercorns on them so that they look like mouse faces.

Step 10

Step 10
Place half the yolk on the stuffed egg white and coat it with mayonnaise.

Step 11

Step 11
Grate the second half of the yolk on a fine grater and sprinkle over the cockerel figurine.

Step 12

Step 12
Cut out the scallop and beak from the carrot. Place their cockerel on their head. Also attach peppercorn eyes. Garnish with sprigs of watercress or parsley and chopped green onions. Before serving, the New Yearʼs salad must be kept in the refrigerator for soaking. Happiness and good luck in the new year!

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