Salads - a dish is universal and often - deeply fantasy. Sometimes in some salads the most diverse components can be combined in the most unexpected way, forming previously unknown taste harmonics.
For example, you can prepare a very interesting and non-trivial salad, using as a main pair cucumber and prunes , such seemingly, at first glance, incompatible products.
We will agree in advance. First: when choosing prunes, we remember that the quality prunes look unattractive, it has a bluish gray coating, and it does not shine. Second: before cooking the prunes, soak in a bowl with boiling water for 10-20 minutes, then rinse and remove pits. This simple trick will not only rip the berries, but also remove many unused substances used by unscrupulous producers and trade networks from the product for better preservation and giving the best presentation.
Sour salad from prunes, cucumber, chicken, eggs, mushrooms and cheese
Ingredients:
- dried prunes - about 30 pcs .;
- fresh cucumbers - 2-5 pieces;
- onion (better red) - 1-2 pcs .;
- boiled chicken meat (without bones and skin) - about 200 g;
- pickled mushrooms (any) - about 200 g;
- Chicken egg, hard boiled - 2 pcs .;
- cheese is hard - about 150 g;
- yogurt unsweetened classic or homemade mayonnaise;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- greens for decoration.
Preparation
Salad we lay out layers. The first layer is the onion, cut into thin circles. The second is chopped chicken, mixed with chopped pickled mushrooms . Next, cover everything with a layer of cream of yogurt or mayonnaise, seasoned with chopped garlic. The next layer is oval thin slices of cucumber. Next - a layer of chopped eggs, and again missed with a layer of cream. Top - layer
The salad turned out to be rich and dense, but if we use yogurt, and not mayonnaise, then the calorie content is not that high. A similar dish will find its place on the festive table, it's better if it's lunch, not dinner. To this salad you can serve any table pink or white wines, as well as vermouth.