We prepare an unusual salad "Tenderness"

You've probably heard about the salad "Tenderness", but if another person tells you what it includes, you can be very surprised. The fact is that there are so many variants of this dish that it will not be long to get lost.

Today we will talk about the general principles of cooking and the options for combining products.

What common?

• All varieties of salad dressed with mayonnaise or a mixture of it with sour cream
• In most cases, the dish is laid out in layers, and only in rare cases are mixed
• The main ingredients do not change and are only supplemented in different versions of the salad. You will definitely need meat, cheese, cucumbers, crab sticks, corn, eggs, prunes and beets.
• Traditionally, the salad is served in glass crockery, less often in deep glasses
• Components are also crushed roughly the same way: cubes or straws of the same size
• In most cases meat and vegetables for salad are boiled, less often - they are fried

Several recipes for salad "Tenderness"

With chicken and prunes

At first glance it may seem that this recipe is no different from the most common one. But the difference is that chicken is not boiled, but fried.

For cooking, you will need:

• fried chicken meat - 250 g
• eggs - 6 pcs.
• prunes - 200 g
• fresh cucumbers - 400 g
• nuts - 60 g
• mayonnaise - 1 small pack
• dill or green onions
• salt and pepper

Sequencing:

1. Prunes are steamed with boiling water, we take out a bone, we cool and cut into strips.
2. Chicken filets are slightly salted and fried in a pan until cooked. When it is slightly cool, cut into not too coarse straw.
3. Nuts grind in a mortar or blender.
4. Eggs are boiled and cleaned from the shell. The protein needs to be finely chopped, and leave the yolk for decoration.
5. Cucumbers can be peeled off if necessary, and cut into small strips.
6. Let's start the salad dressing. It is better to serve it in a deep transparent plate, you can use a serving bowl. First lay out cucumbers, then chicken, prunes and protein and the final layer will be walnuts. Be sure to cover all the layers with mayonnaise mesh to make the dish more juicy.
7. From above, too, grease with mayonnaise and decorate with chopped dill and green onions, yolk and kernels of nuts.

The second option: "Beef with champignons"

We will give a recipe with the number of products, calculated on four portions. Of course, you can serve a salad on a common dish, but it's best if each guest has his own personal plate.

Ingredients:

• boiled veal or soft beef - 200 g
• sweet and sour apples - 3 pcs.
• corn 50 g
• champignons - 100 g
• mayonnaise
• greens, cherry tomatoes and a few slices of lemon for decoration

How to cook properly?

1. Apples are peeled, cut into strips and immediately sprinkled with lemon juice, otherwise the fruit will darken and lose its attractive appearance.
2. Veal is boiled, cooled and also crushed straw.
3. Small champignons cut in half, larger - a few brusochkov.
4. In a separate plate mix half the meat and mushrooms with the apple and corn. Season it with mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper if necessary.
5. Take a flat dish and lay the remaining mushrooms on its bottom. Evenly cover them with lettuce leaves, and on them lay out dressed ingredients. Top the remaining meat and decorate with tomatoes and greens.

For a change, you can take as a basis boiled rice and crab sticks. Some use sun-dried tomatoes to give the salad "Tenderness" an unusual spicy taste.