Austrian salad
4 servings
15 minutes
Austrian salad is an elegant dish of Austrian cuisine that combines tenderness and rich flavor nuances. This salad is a culinary masterpiece where layers of proteins, canned fish, and pickled onions are enriched with the creamy texture of mayonnaise. Cheese, apples, and butter add balance between salty and sweet flavors, while yolks give the dish a velvety quality. Walnuts complete the composition by adding a pleasant crunch. This salad is served as a special festive delicacy and often becomes a centerpiece at gatherings. Its structure resembles a cake, making it not only a gastronomic delight but also an aesthetic masterpiece on the table. Try it with a glass of white wine to fully unveil its refined taste.
1
Chop the onion finely and marinate in vinegar for a day.
- Onion: 2 heads
- Vinegar: to taste
2
Separate the fish from the backbone and mash it with a fork. Boil the eggs, peel them, separate the whites from the yolks, and peel the apples.
- Canned fish: 1 jar
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Antonov apples: 2 pieces
3
Grate the yolks, whites, apple, cheese, and frozen butter separately on a coarse grater.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Antonov apples: 2 pieces
- Grated hard cheese: 100 g
- Butter: 100 g
4
Layer the dish with egg whites, then a layer of canned food and onions, and spread with mayonnaise.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Canned fish: 1 jar
- Onion: 2 heads
- Mayonnaise: 240 g
5
Next, layer the oil, cheese, apples, and yolks in order. Shape the salad into a cake and trim the edges in a circle.
- Butter: 100 g
- Grated hard cheese: 100 g
- Antonov apples: 2 pieces
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
6
Grease the top and sides with mayonnaise and sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts. Garnish the finished salad with parsley.
- Mayonnaise: 240 g
- Walnuts: 15 pieces