Layered salad with sausage and carrots
8 servings
70 minutes
Layered salad with sausage and carrots is a bright and original dish of European cuisine that delights not only with its taste but also with its appearance. This salad is designed in the shape of a tiger's head, making it an impressive decoration for the festive table. The delicate layers of potatoes, sausage, pickled cucumbers, and carrots create a harmonious combination of flavors – the softness of the potatoes is complemented by the spiciness of the cucumbers while the carrots add a light sweetness. Mayonnaise binds the ingredients together, making the salad's texture tender and balanced. The uniqueness of the dish lies in its presentation: olives, cucumbers, and egg whites form expressive features of the tiger, creating a fun and appetizing image. Such a salad is perfect for themed parties, family celebrations, and gatherings where you want to surprise guests not only with taste but also with a creative approach to serving.
1
Boil the potatoes and carrots until cooked. Cool down and peel.
- Potato: 400 g
- Carrot: 400 g
2
Grate the potatoes on a fine grater. Cut the sausage into small cubes. Cut the cucumbers into small cubes. Finely chop the leek (dice the onion, pour boiling water over it, let it sit for 15 minutes, then rinse in cold water). Grate the eggs on a fine grater (set aside the white of one egg for decoration). Grate the carrot on a fine grater.
- Potato: 400 g
- Boiled sausage: 200 g
- Pickles: 200 g
- Onion: 150 g
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Carrot: 400 g
3
Place potatoes at the bottom of a flat dish, season with salt and pepper, and shape them into a tiger's head.
- Potato: 400 g
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
4
Spread with mayonnaise.
- Mayonnaise: to taste
5
Place sausage on the potato and spread with mayonnaise.
- Boiled sausage: 200 g
- Mayonnaise: to taste
6
Place cucumbers (fresh cucumbers lightly salted) on the sausage and spread with mayonnaise.
- Pickles: 200 g
- Salt: to taste
- Mayonnaise: to taste
7
Place the onion on the cucumbers.
- Onion: 150 g
8
Place eggs on the onion and spread with mayonnaise.
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Mayonnaise: to taste
9
Place carrots on the eggs.
- Carrot: 400 g
10
Finely chop about 6-7 olives. Make eyes and cheeks from egg white. Use olives for the nose and eyelashes. Use cucumber for the pupils. Use sausage for the mouth. Arrange strips from the chopped olives. Mustaches can be made from the white part of leek.
- Olives: to taste
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Olives: to taste
- Pickles: 200 g
- Boiled sausage: 200 g
- Olives: to taste
- Onion: 150 g