Delicious salads for the New Year are not only boring "Olivier" and "Crab". Today, many original recipes for cold appetizers are known. Among them are recipes for simple salads with chicken, vegetables, seafood and other ingredients.
"Surprise" salad with ham, chicken and croutons
To prepare this delicious salad, you will need 150 grams of ham and boiled chicken, a couple of slices of a loaf for croutons, 2 pickled cucumbers, 2 hard-boiled eggs, 2-3 cloves of garlic. Ham and chicken are cut into large cubes, cucumbers are chopped in the same way. Chopped garlic will become a highlight of the salad. Its amount can be adjusted to your liking. All these ingredients are salted, seasoned with mayonnaise and mixed thoroughly. After that, they are sprinkled with an egg grated on a fine grater.
After spreading the salad on plates, a handful of crackers are added to it. You should not do this in advance, as the toasted bread will get wet. Crackers are prepared from white bread cut into small pieces, dried in a pan without oil. This simple salad for the New Year's table will be an excellent substitute for Olivier.
Salad "With chicken breast and vegetables"
Lovers of sweet corn salads will love this appetizer. To prepare it you will need: 300 grams of boiled chicken breast, 1 can of corn, 1 red bell pepper, 2 fresh cucumbers, 1 tomato.
This salad turns out to be as light and fresh as possible. After it, there is no feeling of heaviness, which is especially important on New Year's Eve. If desired, the chicken can be cut into large slices and lightly sautéed in butter before mixing the ingredients. Corn, chopped cucumbers, tomatoes and red bell peppers are sent to the meat. It is best to cut them into rectangular cubes. At the end, the salad is dressed with mayonnaise and slightly salted.
Tropical salad with shrimps and pineapple
A simple recipe for this salad is perfect for any holiday table. For its preparation you will need: boiled shrimp - 200 grams; canned pineapple - 150 grams; hard cheese - 100 grams; chicken egg - 1 pc. If desired, you can also add crab sticks to the snack - about 150 grams.
All ingredients except cheese are finely chopped. And the latter is rubbed on a coarse grater. At the very end, the salad is slightly salted and dressed with mayonnaise or olive oil and garlic. Before serving, it is worth keeping it in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
