Turtle Salad with Tuna
4 servings
30 minutes
Turtle salad with tuna is an original and unusual dish of Russian cuisine that attracts not only with its taste but also with its appearance. The name is related to its presentation: layers of ingredients thickly sprinkled with nuts resemble a turtle's shell. The taste of the salad is harmonious—delicate tuna combines with airy egg whites, creamy softness of butter, and a light tartness of apple. Prunes add noble sweetness, while walnuts provide a crunchy texture. This salad not only pleases aesthetically but also has a rich, multifaceted flavor suitable for a festive table.
1
Boil the eggs hard, separate the whites from the yolks, grate the whites on a coarse grater, and chop the yolks.
- Chicken egg: 4 pieces
2
Boil the potatoes and grate them on a coarse grater.
- Potato: 2 pieces
3
Chop the onion and pour boiling water over it.
- Onion: 1 head
4
Peel the apple and grate it on a coarse grater.
- Apple: 1 piece
5
Grate the frozen butter on a fine grater.
- Butter: 50 g
6
Chop the walnuts and prunes.
- Walnuts: 10 pieces
- Prunes: 5 piece
7
Layering: mashed tuna, egg white, butter. Then lightly spread with mayonnaise and add the remaining layers - potato, yolk, apple, onion. Again, spread the salad with mayonnaise and generously sprinkle with nuts and prunes.
- Canned tuna in its own juice: 200 g
- Chicken egg: 4 pieces
- Butter: 50 g
- Mayonnaise: 50 g
- Potato: 2 pieces
- Apple: 1 piece
- Onion: 1 head
- Walnuts: 10 pieces
- Prunes: 5 piece