«Мимоза» - один из самых популярных салатов для festive table throughout the European post-Soviet space. He entered the compulsory menu for the New Year or March 8, taking his place of honor among the plates with Olivier, herring under a fur coat, sprats with lemon and black olives.
Two words about the snack
Mimosa salad is made in layers.It got its name due to the bright yellow top of egg yolk. After all, this is what the first spring flowers look like, which appear in a wide sale before Women's Day. And, of course, multi-colored layers of those products that are used for cooking. What else is important to remember if you decide to treat your loved ones with a delicacy? To make the salad "Mimosa" layered on the dish, juicy and tasty, it should be prepared at least 3-4 hours before serving. And ideally - the night before the holiday. Then all the components are well saturated with mayonnaise layer. And your salad "Mimosa" (layers) will acquire a delicate pleasant texture, will literally melt in your mouth. Only to coat with “Provence” should be moderately, otherwise the food will be too high in calories or will look swollen, unsightly in appearance. If all recommendations are followed, then the wonderful Mimosa salad (in layers) will be one of the most winning dishes for all occasions.
Classic recipe: ingredients
Before proceeding to the sacred rites onthe kitchen, decide with fish or meat components will be your dish. The fact is that they put in it either canned food (sardines in oil, sprats, tuna), or pieces of sausage, ham, or boiled chicken breast. We will analyze to begin with how to prepare fish salad "Mimosa". Layers in order: in our version of rice, then fish, green onions, egg white, carrots, yolk. After each layer there is a smearing with mayonnaise. By the way, we have listed all the necessary ingredients. And now the process in detail.
Classic recipe: cooking
So, to make a mimosa salad (layers in orderyou can put it directly into the plate in which you will put it on the table), boil until crispness a little more than half a glass of long rice. You can and more, if you plan to cook 2 servings. Spread it evenly, giving shape to fit the shape of the dish. Make a mesh of mayonnaise. Remove the fish from the jar, remove the bones, mash the fillets with a fork. Put on rice, level with a knife blade, also promayonete. Finely chop a bunch of green onions, you can with the heads. Scatter it on the surface of the salad, lightly grease "Provence". Next to the salad "Mimosa layers" recipe recommends laying eggs. Boil 4-5 hard boiled eggs, cool. Snip the whites and carefully remove the yolks. Protein grate or chop finely. Spread the layer evenly, make a mesh out of mayonnaise. Boil 2-3 carrots, peel, grate and also send to the salad. Slightly salt and pepper. Again, add mayonnaise, well slurry. Last rub the yolks and sprinkle the dish thoroughly with them. How to decorate the salad "Mimosa layers": a recipe offers to stick into it or spread out around a sprig of fresh parsley and dill. Let insist as it should, and help yourself to health!
"Mimosa" cheese and ham
As already mentioned, our dish can bepresented in different versions. For example, salad "Mimosa with cheese." Layers, of course, will be from other products. But the taste of the snack will not give way forever living classics. So: boil 5-6 potatoes in uniforms. Cool, clean, grate immediately in a flat salad bowl. Salt, pepper and brush with sour cream. Gram 100 ham or boiled sausage cut into strips and lay on top. Apply mesh mayonnaise. Next is a layer of several salted or pickled cucumbers. You can replace the marinated Bulgarian pepper, chopped straw. Again mayonnaise. Boil 4-5 eggs, peel, finely chop and also spread on the surface of the previous layer, salted. Spice it with Provencal sauce. The last is a layer of grated cheese of any sort - which you prefer, of course, of a yellow color. They generously sprinkle not only the top of the salad, but sprinkle them from the sides. Add a couple of green sprigs of parsley and a couple of onion stalks - a magnificent cheese "Mimosa" is ready to decorate your table!
"Mimosa" with crab sticks
If we say that the culinary process is a processcreative, no cook will deny it. After all, it is not enough to be able to cook strictly according to the recipes, subject to the smallest detail of the composition and quantity of ingredients. It is also important to be able and fantasize, invent, create. Try cooking spicy “Mimosa” salad with crab sticks and Korean carrot. The sequence of layers is as follows: a few grated potatoes, salted and peppered, smeared with mayonnaise. Then a layer of Korean carrot and green onions. Between them mayo. The fourth layer is made from chopped crab sticks with “Provence”, and the last is from cheese. Great view, great taste. A delight for all food lovers.
"Mimosa tenderness"
Terrific gentle salad "Mimosa" comes outsuch a recipe. Cut the onion into half rings and soak it in acidic water for about an hour to remove the bitterness. Boil 5 eggs, separate the proteins, finely chop, spread into a form, brush with mayonnaise. Grate the Dutch cheese and make a second layer. Freeze the oil in advance, rub it on a grater and put it next. Top 0 pressed onions, flavored with mayonnaise. Now shredded crab sticks. The real crab meat or shrimp will suit as well. A layer of grated sweet-sour apples is placed on it. Spice them with mayonnaise too, and sprinkle grated yolk on top. After impregnation from such "Mimosa" you can not tear guests away until the salad is eaten to crumb.
Helpful Tips
Что еще можно порекомендовать вам относительно the dishes? Cook it with mushrooms and meat, with layers of fresh tomatoes, with potatoes and eggs. And in the dressing, add quite a bit of ready-made mustard. The taste will be original, sharp, attractive. Or make one of the layers of raw carrots with garlic and mayonnaise. Also enjoy all who try the salad.
