Original dish for the holiday: salad 'Snake'

Many housewives try to think in advance of the festive menu, trying not only to deliciously feed the guests, but also to surprise them by preparing something original. Such dishes include the salad "Snake", the original design of which immediately attracts interested views to it. And given that it is prepared fairly simply and used, for the most part, affordable products, he can become a frequent guest at festive events.

So, for cooking you need a can of pickled pink salmon. Oil is drained from it, after which the fish is kneaded by a fork. Eggs and potatoes are boiled, cleaned and rubbed on a fine grater. The processed cheese is crushed. All the ingredients are mixed, they put in the mayonnaise, passed through the garlic press, a little salt. On a flat dish, the resulting mass fits in the shape of a snake. Marinated cucumber is cut into thin slices. They are laid out on top of the other ingredients in the form of "scales". You can decorate the salad "Snake" "herb", in the role of which will act fresh greens. For the eyes of the figure obtained, green peas or halves of olives are used. The mouth is made from boiled or fresh carrots.

Salad "Snake" recipe can have the next, which will need chicken and fresh champignons. Mushrooms are cut into small pieces and fried in butter. Two boiled chicken breasts are sorted into fibers. To them are added chopped eggs, champignons, fresh cucumbers, diced. Rubbed on a fine grater smoked sausage cheese, put to the rest of the ingredients. Weight is filled with mayonnaise. Depending on taste preferences, salt is added. On a wide flat dish , lettuce leaves are laid out , on them the resulting mixture, which is given the shape of a snake. Top with a dense layer of rings of pickled cucumber. For the eyes, the black olive is cut in half. You can use a circle of carrots on your back to lay a small strip.

Often, men, wanting to make women a surprise, are considering what salads they can do by themselves on March 8. This dish is quite suitable, as being simple in cooking, it looks effectively on the festive table.

There is also the following modification of the recipe. 3 medium sized potatoes and 3 eggs are boiled, cleaned and rubbed on a large grater. 300-400 grams of fish (salted salmon or pink salmon) are cut into small pieces. Cheese (of any solid grade) is rubbed. Fresh tomatoes (2 large or several small "cherry") are cut into cubes. All the ingredients are mixed, dressed with mayonnaise. Leaves of lettuce are spread in a salad bowl, they put a mixture on them, giving a slightly curved shape, like the tail of a snake. To decorate the scales, you can take halves of green olives. For this, they are placed tightly together around the perimeter, leaving only a part for the "head". Here, the eyes of a black olive and tongue are made with a piece of boiled carrot.

Salad "Snake" can be prepared with pumpkin seeds, which are not only delicious, but also useful, and also contribute to a better body cleansing. For this, several carrots, potatoes and eggs are cooked. All this is cleaned and rubbed on a grater. Canned liver cod or sprats (they are removed from the head, tails, large bones) kneaded with a fork. The resulting ingredients are mixed, seasoned with mayonnaise. On an amateur, you can put a few diced bulbs here. The resulting mass is laid out on the dish, it is given a shape, thanks to which the salad "Snake" and got its name. Topped rows of peeled pumpkin seeds. For the eyes, you can take the medium-sized berries of black grapes, and make the tongue of red pepper. This salad has an original design, and also diversifies the usual table for a holiday or on weekdays.