When the recipe for salad preparation "Mimosa" was invented and who was not able to establish it by its author. For the first time salad began to be cooked around the 1970s. We prepared it solely for the holidays. Ingredients that were used to make "Mimosa", even during the global deficit in the Soviet era, could easily be obtained at any grocery store.
In the classic salad recipe , the following ingredients are used: proteins and yolks of hard-boiled eggs, onions, hard cheese, canned salmon and mayonnaise, without which this salad is difficult to imagine. All the components of the salad are laid in layers in a salad bowl, and each layer is coated with mayonnaise. The top layer is also lubricated and sprinkled with grated egg yolk. Then the salad is sent to the refrigerator for cooling.
Nowadays there are a lot of recipes for preparing salad "Mimosa", and each hostess has his own. Often such recipes assume the addition of additional ingredients, for example, potatoes, rice, apples, carrots, melted cheese, walnuts, butter. At the same time traditional components of salad (canned fish, eggs, onions and mayonnaise) are present in any recipe. Canned fish can be of different types: pink salmon or salmon, and can also use canned cod, saury, tuna. Also, in some cooking options, "Mimosa" uses crab meat or crab sticks.
Each of the ingredients is rubbed on a grater, finely cut or kneaded with a fork. Fish canned food, if necessary, is released from the bones and, as a rule, kneaded with a fork. Rice, potatoes, eggs, carrots pre-boil. In what order to lay out the components, each hostess decides for herself. Many experienced housewives recommend to lay onions for fish to achieve the optimal taste combination. A butter can make the taste of the dish more gentle.
Spread the salad is best in a transparent salad bowl, crystal or glass. In this case, the layers of salad will be better visible, which will give it a more spectacular appearance when served on the table. Although this is not a mandatory rule. Any salad bowl that is available on the premises is also suitable. To make it more convenient to prepare the salad and lay out the layers, it is better that the salad bowl be flat-bottomed and not very deep.
As in the classic recipe for "Mimosa", the salad decoration is as follows: the top layer is greased with mayonnaise and sprinkled with grated yolk. This is the main distinguishing feature of this salad, which distinguishes it from other dishes on the table. Also, the salad can be decorated with dill, parsley and cut vegetables - it all depends on the culinary skills and imagination of the hostess.
"Mimosa" rightfully deserved its place on the festive table, and often it is prepared in everyday life. Salad can be cooked on weekends and on weekdays to pamper family members. In many culinary stores you can buy ready-made salad "Mimosa" and enjoy the exquisite taste of this dish.