We present you a recipe for everyday salad. It turns out it is soft and quite light. All products in it are perfectly combined with each other and complement each other.

Mayonnaise is used in the classic version of the salad. But we will replace it with homemade mayonnaise sauce. see sauce recipe

Required products

• eggs - 3 pcs
• crab sticks - 0.2 kg
• raw carrots - 200 gr
• potatoes - 150 gr
• hard cheese - 0.2 kg
• greenery for decoration
• mayonnaise sauce

Let's start cooking

1. We prepare products. Boil potatoes and grate. Boil eggs and rub on a grater. Grind the crab sticks well. Peeled raw carrots and hard cheese are also grated.
2. Collecting salad. Place the cooking ring in the center of the plate. If not, then we collect the salad just like that. We lay out the products in layers, spreading each with mayonnaise.
3. The order of laying out the layers is as follows: potatoes, eggs, crab sticks, herbs, carrots and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Leave to infuse for 2 hours and serve.

Bon Appetit!

Details

To describe the Velvet salad, just two words are enough - very tender. The salad deserves its name. You will understand this when you try the first spoonful of salad. You can prepare such a salad for the household or on the festive table. Be sure - guests will be delighted with this salad.

Salad "Velvet" with crab sticks and potatoes

Required Ingredients:

• potatoes - 1 pc.;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• crab sticks - 7 pcs.;
• mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
• hard cheese - 150 gr.;
• dill and parsley.

Cooking process:

Boil potatoes until tender in their skins. Then peel and cool the potatoes. Cut potatoes into strips and send to a salad bowl.

Eggs also need to be boiled, then cooled. Peel the eggs and finely chop them with a knife. Add to chopped potatoes.

Rub the cheese on a grater, preferably large or at least medium. Crab sticks cut into small cubes. Add crab sticks and cheese to salad bowl.

Wash the greens. Shake the greens well, and then chop them finely with a knife. Send to the salad bowl.

Salt and pepper, and then season with mayonnaise. Salad can be served immediately.

Salad "Velvet" with raw carrots

Required Ingredients:

• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• potatoes - 3 pcs.;
• cheese - 200 gr.;
• crab meat - 200 gr.;
• carrot - 2 pcs.;
• mayonnaise - 250 gr.

Cooking process:

Boil potatoes and eggs first, then cool. Peel potatoes and grate. Put the potatoes on the bottom of the plate in an even layer and brush with mayonnaise.

Peel the eggs and also grate. Lay the eggs on the potatoes. Lubricate with mayonnaise. Crab meat grate or chop very finely. If there is no crab meat, take crab sticks.

Put the crab meat on the eggs and brush with mayonnaise. Then lay out the grated cheese, which is also greased with mayonnaise.

Peel and grate raw carrots. Lay the carrots on top and brush generously with mayonnaise.

Send the salad for at least a couple of hours in the refrigerator, or you can overnight so that the salad is soaked.

Salad "Velvet" with potatoes and carrots

Required Ingredients:

• potatoes - 1 pc.;
• crab sticks - 4 pcs.;
• cheese - 50 gr.;
• mayonnaise - 1 tbsp;
• carrot - 1 pc.;
• eggs - 2 pcs.

Cooking process:

Boil potatoes and carrots until tender, without peeling. Eggs also boil and place in cold water.

When potatoes and carrots have cooled, peel them and cut into thin strips. Grate the cheese and add to the chopped vegetables.

Finely chop the crab sticks and mix with other ingredients. Season the salad with mayonnaise, do not forget to salt.

Put the finished salad in a beautiful slide on a plate. Rub the peeled eggs on a grater and sprinkle them on top of the salad. Garnish the salad with dill and parsley.

Salad "Velvet" with walnuts

Required Ingredients:

• carrot - 2 pcs.;
• potatoes - 3 pcs.;
• crab sticks - 200 gr.;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• mayonnaise;
• hard cheese - 200 gr.;
• walnuts - 100 gr.

Cooking process:

Boil potatoes and eggs. When the potatoes have cooled, peel them and grate them. Put the potatoes on the bottom of a salad bowl or plate and brush with mayonnaise.

Eggs also peel and rub on a grater. Put on potatoes, then spread with mayonnaise.

Frozen crab sticks must first be thawed. Chop the crab sticks very finely and lay them on top of the eggs. You can also take crab meat. Lubricate the crab sticks with mayonnaise.

Chop the walnuts or chop them not very finely in a blender. Sprinkle the salad with nuts, on which lay the grated cheese. Lubricate with mayonnaise.

Peel the raw carrots and grate on a fine grater. Put on top of the cheese and brush with mayonnaise.

Leave the salad in the refrigerator for a few hours to soak, and then serve.

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Ingredients:

• eggs - 2 pieces;
• crab sticks - 200 grams;
• hard cheese - 200 grams;
• potatoes - 2 pieces;
• carrots - 1 piece;
• green parsley and dill;
• small bulb;
• vinegar;
• a pinch of salt and sugar;
• mayonnaise.

Very tasty and tender salad "Velvet". Step by step recipe

1. Boil two potatoes in their skins and peel. Grate on a coarse grater.
2. In order to pickle onions, you need to mix water with vinegar, add salt and sugar, and pour finely chopped onions with this marinade. For more details on how to pickle onions, you can see in the video recipe.
3. Boil eggs and grate on a medium grater.
4. Cut crab sticks with a knife. I do not cut very finely, as for me, then the salad turns out tastier.
5. Grate hard cheese on a fine grater.
6. Finely chop fresh parsley and dill.
7. Finely grate fresh carrots.
8. Lay the salad in layers.
9. Lubricate each layer of lettuce with mayonnaise.
10. We form the salad in the serving ring in the following sequence: potatoes and add salt to taste, eggs, crab sticks, pickled onions, hard cheese, some fresh chopped greens, carrots. Sprinkle the top of the salad with grated hard cheese for decoration.
11. Leave the salad in the ring for an hour to soak.

Such a spectacular serving of Velvet salad will pleasantly surprise your family and friends. I want to add on my own that the salad will become even tastier when you use homemade mayonnaise. And if you don’t have a serving ring at hand, then how such a ring can be made at home - look at the video. We with "I love to cook" wish you bon appetit! And be sure to try and.

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When preparing a festive or everyday menu, you want to use a variety of dishes. The ideal option, which has many interpretations that vary depending on the rest of the products, is the Velvet salad. The cooking method is simple and the taste is perfect.

cooking secrets

To prepare a delicious salad and extend the shelf life without compromising taste, you should use some secrets:

• It is better to prepare the salad in a glass or ceramic container to avoid the appearance of foreign odors.
• All products must be at the same temperature - it is advisable to use chilled components.
• When using fresh tomatoes, it is worth lowering the vegetable in boiling water for a minute, and then remove the skin. So chopped tomatoes will not let the juice out ahead of time.
• It is worth salting the dish only before serving, so as not to spoil the taste of the dish if it stands for some time in the refrigerator.
• For decoration, you can make colored mayonnaise. You can tint the sauce with beet juice, celery, tomato pulp.

According to this principle, not only “velvet” salad is prepared, but also any other.

Ways to serve the finished dish

Depending on the set of ingredients, there may be different ways to serve the salad. Some of them are restaurant serving, while others are quite standard. The presentation of the dish will directly depend on the event:

• For everyday use, the presentation of the Velvet salad with layers of crab sticks is suitable. Served in a deep bowl.
• For a romantic dinner, the salad can also be laid out in layers, but present the dish on a regular plate. Sprinkle grated cheese on top and lay a few olives.
• On the festive table, you can serve portioned salad by mixing all the ingredients. The dish will look spectacular if the composition includes additional lettuce leaves.

The presentation of the dish itself can be of any character - it all depends on imagination and capacity.

A simple salad

The easiest way to prepare the Velvet salad with crab sticks does not require a long preparation of the ingredients. Expensive products are not used here, and the taste will remind you of restaurant dishes.

Grocery list:

• Several crab sticks.
• 1 boiled potato.
• Some hard cheese.
• Boiled egg.
• Several sprigs of parsley.
• Mayonnaise for dressing.

Cooking will take a few minutes:

1. Cut boiled potatoes into small strips.
2. Chop the egg as finely as possible.
3. Cut sticks into thin strips.
4. Cheese grate on a fine grater.
5. Mix all the ingredients, season with mayonnaise and sprinkle everything with herbs.

Ideal for an original lunch or a hearty dinner. This number of components is designed for two servings.

original recipe

Salad "Velvet" can be prepared in a matter of minutes if you boil vegetables and eggs in advance. At the same time, the originality of the taste and appearance of the dish is preserved. Most often, it is the Velvet salad with crab sticks that is prepared.

Prepare the following products:

• 5 boiled eggs.
• Small pack of crab sticks.
• Boil two carrots.
• Peel 3 boiled potatoes.
• Hard cheese for topping.
• Greenery.
• Spices and 1 onion.
• Vinegar.
• Mayonnaise.

The salad in this recipe will be stacked in layers. Such a serving will be very effective for an everyday salad. The principle of preparation consists in the following steps:

1. Chop the onion and pour vinegar with water in a ratio of 1: 1. Marinate for about half an hour.
2. Grate boiled potatoes on a coarse grater. Lightly salt the layer and brush a little with mayonnaise.
3. The next step is laying out the grated eggs. Top with mayonnaise.
4. The third layer is chopped crab sticks mixed with mayonnaise.
5. Lay the onion on top of the crab sticks. Lubricate with mayonnaise.
6. Grate hard cheese on a fine grater.
7. Sprinkle cheese with chopped herbs.

In order for the layers to be clearly separated from each other, it is necessary to run a wet knife over the surface of products that have not yet been smeared with mayonnaise.

Spicy salad option

The recipe for "Velvet" salad with crab sticks may differ in piquancy and unusual taste. First, you should decide which product will add piquancy to the usual salad recipe. At the same time, the basis of the Velvet salad remains unchanged.

Several options for additional components that will make the dish spicy:

• Instead of boiled or raw carrots, Korean carrots are often used.
• Cheese should be mixed with finely chopped garlic. You can take suluguni in spices.
• In some cases, mayonnaise is mixed with hot spices: red or black pepper.
• The composition of the greens may include green onions, which will add some spice. The ingredient can be mixed with each product.
• Additionally, "Chinese mushrooms" or ordinary pickled champignons are used.

The composition of the salad depends on the preferences of the one who cooks. Several savory products can be combined in one salad preparation. It is important not to overdo it with sharp ingredients.

Gourmet salad with prunes

The recipe for the simplest Velvet salad can be improved, and then you get an exquisite salad. It is enough to use only one ingredient to qualitatively change the taste base.

It is worth choosing the following ingredients:

• 200 grams of crab meat.
• 2 raw carrots.
• Several types of greenery.
• A few prunes.
• Hard cheese.
• Mayonnaise.
• 3 boiled potatoes.
• 2 boiled eggs.

Cooking instructions:

1. Place a layer of potatoes in the forming ring. The vegetable can be grated or cut into cubes, straws.
2. After laying each layer, it is worth smearing the surface with mayonnaise.
3. Eggs are laid out on potatoes, which are preferably mixed with a small amount of chopped greens.
4. Add chopped crab meat. To prevent the meat from crumbling after removing the ring, it is better to pre-mix the product with mayonnaise.
5. Grind the cheese as best as possible and sprinkle with a dense layer of crab meat. You can mix cheese with garlic.
6. Grate carrots on a fine grater. Soak prunes in warm water and cut into strips. Mix the products together. Lay out as the last layer.