The New Year 2018 is approaching, the symbol of which will be the Yellow Earth Dog. To appease this pet, prepare a treat in her honor at the festive table. A great idea is to arrange a salad for the New Year in the form of a dog, decorating the dish with black olives, grated yolk and herbs. A step-by-step recipe with a photo will help you prepare a delicious, hearty dish that guests will like.
Required Ingredients
To make a salad for the New Year 2018 of the Dog in the form of a funny face, you will need the following ingredients:
- smoked leg - 300 g;
- boiled potatoes - 6 medium tubers;
- boiled carrots - 3 pieces;
- processed cheese - 1 pack;
- boiled egg - 4 pieces;
- pickled champignons (or any other mushrooms, you can from homemade preparations) - 150 g;
- mayonnaise - 120-140 g; salt, ground pepper - to the taste of the hostess.
Also, to decorate the New Year's salad "Dog" you will need:
- cloves - 6 pieces;
- dill - several branches;
- boiled sausage - a small piece;
- pitted olives (black) - 2-3 pieces.
Step by step cooking
First you need to prepare all the products. Eggs, carrots and potato tubers must be boiled, cooled and peeled from the shell.
Then each ingredient should be prepared:
- we rub potatoes and carrots on a coarse grater, laying out in different containers;
- we divide the eggs into whites and yolks, rub finely separately;
- remove the skin from the smoked leg, finely chop it into slices or tear it into fibers with your hands;
- drain the mushrooms from the jar, chop finely if the caps are large;
- processed cheese, put in the freezer for half an hour, rub on a fine grater with shavings.
We will lay out the products in layers, smearing each with mayonnaise with a fork. First, put half of the grated potatoes on a flat dish, forming a layer in the form of a dog's face.
Next, spread the mayonnaise, carefully lay out the smoked chicken meat, sprinkle the grated protein in a thin layer, not forgetting to shape the dog's face. Leave some of the protein for decoration. Thanks to the chicken, the salad for the new year 2018 will be not only tasty, but also satisfying, attracting guests with a delicate smoked aroma.
Lay mushrooms on top of the protein, coat with mayonnaise again. If you don't want to get a very fatty dish, you can squeeze it out in the form of a fine mesh. We cover the products with a thin layer of grated processed cheese.
After the cheese comes the turn of boiled carrots, which can add spice to the "Dog" salad. If you like more spicy dishes - add a little garlic to the carrots, but without it it will turn out to be no less tasty.
The final stage is to add the remaining potatoes on top of the ingredients in an even layer. From above, you should coat everything with mayonnaise, lightly compacting the sides with a spoon.
To make the New Year's salad look like a dog, sprinkle the muzzle area with bright yolk, as shown in the photo below.
Mask the ears and the middle of the face with the remaining protein. From a whole olive tree we make a nose, from halves - a dog's eyes. A clove is also useful for decoration. Use a piece of sausage to form a mouth.
To make the salad for the New Year 2018 of the dog look festive and very appetizing, add eyebrows from pickled mushrooms, decorate the dish with sprigs of dill. It remains to remove the dish in the refrigerator for half an hour so that the layers are saturated with mayonnaise. All cooking will take about 20 minutes at most, but guests, including children, will be delighted with the delicious and unusual treat.
