Surprisingly, even the classic variations of the Mimosa salad exist, but all because the recipes of this kind belong to the category of folk: the people have invented them, the people prepare them, and prepares at their own discretion, based on personal taste preferences and the availability of ingredients in the fridge . We will talk about how to prepare a classic salad "Mimosa" further.
Mimosa salad is classic
Layers of the classic "Mimosa" are a combination of most of the most accessible ingredients, such as carrots, potatoes, onions, canned fish, eggs and mayonnaise. To decorate the salad, fresh greens are used and in fact the most typical Soviet salad comes out: a hearty, cheap and very high-calorie salad. If desired, the recipe for the classic "Mimosa" can be changed by preparing a dish without potatoes, carrots or any other unwanted ingredients.
Ingredients:
- canned fish in oil - 280 g;
- potatoes - 160 g;
- eggs of chicken - 4-5 pieces;
- carrots - 100 g;
- white onion - 100 g;
- home mayonnaise.
Preparation
We start with the preparation of all the ingredients for the salad. Carrots and potato tubers are boiled in uniforms, completely cooled and rubbed on a grater. The usual white onions are cleaned from external films and also grinded. If desired, a fresh onion can be saved, but to create a texture difference between layers and save time, you can simply fill it with steep boiling water and leave the minutes for 10-12. Eggs are hard boiled and we crush the whites and yolks separately.
We remove the oil from the fish pieces, remove the bones, and crush the pulp with a fork. Let's start laying the layers of lettuce. At the bottom of the salad bowl or any other selected form, put the fish and grease it with mayonnaise. Next, we distribute the proteins, followed by carrots, onions and potatoes, and the egg yolk is crowned. At the same time, between each layer of lettuce surely grease mayonnaise. "Mimosa" according to the classic recipe is decorated with greenery and fresh vegetables.
"Mimosa" with rice - a classic recipe
Ingredients:
- canned tuna - 250 g;
- rice - 120 g;
- carrots - 100 g;
- white onion - 90 g;
- eggs of chicken - 4-6 pieces;
- mayonnaise home .
Preparation
Rice grains are washed to clean water and boiled until ready, not forgetting to add water. Boiled rice should not be stuck together, so, if necessary, after cooking it can be washed again, and then left to cool. Simultaneously with rice, cook and carrots in a uniform. Peeled carrots rubbed on a grater. By analogy, we do the same with onions, but after rubbing, we fill it with boiling water.
We merge with the tuna all the liquid, mash the flesh with a fork and mix it with a small amount of mayonnaise. Eggs boil hard boiled, divided into proteins and yolks, and rub them separately from each other.
Begin by laying the salad in a bowl: rice, egg white, fish, onions, carrots and yolks, each layer is blotted with mayonnaise.
Mimosa salad - classic recipe with cheese
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 150 g;
- sour cream - 2 items;
- mayonnaise - 1 item;
- flesh of canned fish - 200 g;
- eggs boiled - 4-6 pieces;
- hard cheese - 110 g.
Preparation
Potatoes are boiled right in the peel, after which we cool, clean and rub on a small grater. Mash fish flesh with
Let's start laying out the layers. At the bottom of the salad bowl we distribute half of the potatoes and water it with a portion of our mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise. Next, lay the layers of fish and eggs (squirrels), the remaining potatoes and cheese. We finish the salad with a layer of the remaining sauce, decorate with a sprig of parsley and sprinkle with grated yolk.