New Year's Salad Recipes (2020)

New Year's Salad Recipes (2020)

Salads on the New Year's table carry the main load. Each hostess strives to please the guests and come up with some new and interesting salads so as not to repeat themselves. Thinking over the New Year's menu, you should, first of all, take care of your guests and take into account all the wishes. Perhaps there are people among your guests who are on a diet and would not like to overload themselves with salads with mayonnaise dressings. Or maybe your guests have other dietary restrictions, such as vegetarianism or food allergies. All this should be taken into account when choosing dishes for the New Year's table.

This year, which will be held under the auspices of the White Metal Rat, there are no food restrictions. Therefore, you can safely give free rein to your imagination, both when choosing ingredients and when decorating salads.

We have already given recipes for New Year's salads earlier, and here are a few more recipes that you and your guests will like.

An unsurpassed classic

If you associate the New Year's table primarily with the classic herring under a fur coat and Olivier salad - feel free to cook these salads! The white metal rat will be happy. She highly appreciates the traditions that have developed over the years. But we still recommend experimenting with the design.

Herring under a roll-shaped fur coat

This salad is as easy to prepare as a standard herring under a fur coat. But the presentation is different and will surely surprise your guests.

Ingredients:

Lightly salted herring - 1 pc.

• Medium potatoes - 4 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Small beets - 3-4 pcs.
• Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.
• Onions - 1/2 pc.
• Mayonnaise - 150 gr.
• Salt, sugar and 9% vinegar - for pickling onions.



How to cook a herring under a roll-shaped fur coat:

1. It is advisable to boil all vegetables in advance, cool and peel.
2. Grate vegetables.
3. Pickle the onions.
4. Peel the herring, remove the bones and cut into pieces.
5. Spread cling film on the table.
6. Lay out the first layer - grated beets, grease with mayonnaise
7. The second layer is carrots.
8. The third layer is eggs.
9. The fourth layer is potatoes.

Place herring fillets and pickled onions in the middle. Using cling film, roll the salad into a roll and put it in the refrigerator for several hours

Before serving, remove the cling film and decorate the salad with herbs.

A step-by-step recipe for making the classic "Herring under a fur coat" can be viewed on our website.

Mushrooms under a fur coat

This is another interesting version of the familiar herring under a fur coat. It tastes just as good! Try to surprise your guests.

Ingredients:

Boiled potatoes - 4 pcs.

• Boiled beets - 2 pcs.
• Boiled carrots - 2 pcs.
• Champignons - 400 gr.
• Smoked sausage cheese - 250 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Light mayonnaise - 5 tablespoons
• Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.
• Vinegar 9% - 2 tablespoons
• Water - 70 ml.



How to cook mushrooms under a fur coat:

1. Boil carrots, beets and potatoes. To peel.
2. Chop mushrooms at random, onions into cubes.
3. Stew the mushrooms in a saucepan with water and oil.
4. Transfer the stewed mushrooms to a deep bowl, add vinegar and onions. Marinate for 15-20 minutes.
5. Put mushrooms on a flat dish, grated potatoes on them.
6. Grease each layer with a little mayonnaise.
7. Grate the carrots and spread over the mushrooms.
8. Grate the sausage cheese and lay on top of the carrots.
9. The final layer is beets and mayonnaise. Serve chilled.

You will find a step-by-step recipe for mushroom salad under a fur coat on our website.

Olivier with capers

Olivier salad is perhaps the most famous New Year's salad. And each housewife has her own signature recipe for its preparation. Someone prefers fresh cucumber instead of salted, and someone adds chicken breast instead of sausage. This year you can experiment, we recommend trying Olivier with capers and Tofu cheese.

Ingredients:

Boiled potatoes (in their uniform) - 5 pcs.

• Cucumbers - 4 pcs.
• Boiled carrots - 2 pcs.
• Vegetarian smoked sausage - 200 gr.
• Capers - 200 gr.
• Tofu cheese - 150 gr.
• Light mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons



How to cook Olivier with capers:

1. Cut the cucumbers.
2. Peel and dice the potatoes and carrots.
3. Chop tofu and sausage.
4. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add the capers and mayonnaise. Mix.

This salad is suitable for vegetarians, but if you add eggs and ordinary sausage, and exclude tofu cheese, you get a hearty and savory version of everyone's favorite salad. A step-by-step recipe for Olivier with capers can be viewed on our website.

Olivier or Stolichny salad with chicken

This version of Olivier turns out to be very tender and tasty; instead of mayonnaise, you can use a dressing based on yogurt or sour cream, this will reduce the calorie content of the salad.

Ingredients:

Boiled chicken - 350 gr.

• Potatoes - 3 pcs.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.
• Boiled egg - 4 pcs.
• Canned green peas - 150 gr.
• Mayonnaise - 350 gr.
• Salt to taste.



How to cook salad Olivier or "Capital" chicken:

1. Dice the chicken, potatoes, cucumbers and egg.
2. Add green peas.
3. Salt (optional).
4. Season and stir.

You can also experiment with the design of this salad, for example, put it in a pastry ring, garnish with herbs, quail eggs or croutons on top.

Mimosa salad

Mimosa salad looks very beautiful and bright on the New Year's table, despite the fact that many associate this flower with another holiday.

Ingredients:

Boiled rice - 450 gr.

• Canned saury - 500 gr.
• Onions - 150 gr.
• Boiled eggs - 5 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - 100 gr.
• Butter - 1 tsp
• Dill - 5 gr.



How to make Mimosa salad:

1. Finely chop the onion and sauté in butter. Cool down.
2. Mash saury with a fork.
3. Lay in layers: grated egg whites, sautéed onions.
4. Lubricate with mayonnaise.
5. Then lay out a layer of canned food.
6. The next layer is boiled rice.
7. Sprinkle with grated cheese and brush with mayonnaise.
8. And the very last layer - yolks grated on the finest grater.
9. Decorate with a sprig of dill.

A detailed step-by-step recipe for Mimosa can be viewed on our website.

Light crispy salads

On New Year's Eve, not only mayonnaise puff salads should be on the table, but also light ones, with a lot of greens and fresh vegetables. Those who follow their figure will tell you: "Thank you very much" for taking care of them. And, of course, the most common version of a light salad is Greek, but cooking it from year to year is not so interesting. Here are some recipes for simple yet delicious, low-calorie salad dressings.

Greek salad with chickpeas

Greek salad in a new way. Try a familiar chickpea salad. The result will impress you.

Ingredients:

Canned chickpeas - 400 gr.

• Feta - 100 gr.
• Cherry tomatoes - 200 gr.
• Cucumbers - 100 gr.
• Olives - 25 pcs.
• Sweet onions - 1/2 pc.
• Parsley (5 sprigs) - 2 gr.
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp l.
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp l.
• Salt to taste.
• Allspice (freshly ground) - 1/4 tsp
• Croutons - 30 gr.
• Greens to taste.



How to make Greek Chickpea Salad:

1. Cut the tomatoes, cucumbers, cherry and olives into halves.
2. Cut the onion into half rings (it is better to choose a red onion).
3. For dressing, mix oil with lemon juice.
4. Put cucumbers, tomatoes, chickpeas, chopped feta in a salad bowl.
5. Decorate with croutons, herbs, season, salt and pepper to taste.

Moroccan salad

A salad with an unusual taste due to the combination of oranges and aromatic pumpkin. It reminds of a hot summer, it will look beautiful and bright on the New Year's table.

Ingredients:

Pumpkin - 400 gr.

• Oranges - 2 pcs.
• Walnuts - 40 gr.
• Greens - 50 gr.
• Salad onion - 10 gr.
• Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
• Wine vinegar (red) - 1 tbsp.
• Allspice (freshly ground) - 1/4 tsp



How to make Moroccan salad:

1. Peel the pumpkin from seeds, wrap in foil and bake in the oven until soft (about 40 minutes). Cool pumpkin and cut into slices.
2. Grate the zest of one orange.
3. Peel and cut the oranges.
4. Coarsely chop the nuts.
5. Tear the greens with your hands.
6. In a salad bowl, mix pumpkin, onion, orange pulp and herbs.
7. Sprinkle with zest, nuts and freshly ground black pepper on top. Season the salad with olive oil and red wine vinegar.

You will find a detailed step-by-step recipe for Moroccan salad on our website.

Beetroot and avocado salad

This is a very simple salad, but its whole trick is that the ingredients are cut coarsely and you can feel each one individually. Arugula perfectly complements this salad, while avocado brings out the flavor of the rest of the ingredients.

Ingredients:

Avocado - 1 pc.

• Beets - 1 pc.
• Arugula - 20 gr.
• Iceberg salad - 200 gr.
• Red onion - 1 pc.
• Feta cheese - 150 gr.
• Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Salt (to taste) - 1/4 tsp



How to make beetroot and avocado salad:

1. Peel and chop the avocado.
2. Boil and chop the beets.
3. Cut the onion into half rings.
4. Crumble the feta with your hands.
5. Chop the iceberg salad coarsely.
6. Mix all ingredients in a salad bowl.
7. Season with oil and lemon juice.

For even more zest, try swapping lemon juice for lime and adding freshly ground pepper to the salad. Also, if desired, you can add any nuts to the salad.

Original salads

New Year is the time to fantasize and surprise! What New Year's salads to cook so that the guests "gasp" with delight!

"Mouse" with squid and processed cheese

This is a very satisfying salad; for freshness, you can additionally add a cucumber or a green sour apple to it.

Ingredients:

Squid - 400 gr.

• Boiled eggs - 3 pcs.
• Processed cheese - 2 pcs.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise - 4 tablespoons
• Olives and carrots - for decoration.



How to make the Mouse salad with squid and processed cheese:

1. Boil squid meat, cool and chop.
2. Chop the onion, grate the eggs.
3. Mix squid, with onions, eggs and cream cheese, season with mayonnaise.
4. Form a mouse from the salad on a plate.
5. Make the eyes and nose from olives, and the ears from carrots. A piece of squid is suitable as a tail, and a mustache can be made from dill or green onions.

Christmas balls salad

A beautiful salad in the shape of Christmas balls will not go unnoticed on the table. It is better not to make balls with salad large, so it will be convenient to put them on a plate.

Ingredients:

Boiled chicken - 200 gr.

• Processed cheese - 200 gr.
• Hard cheese - 80 gr.
• Walnuts - 30 gr.
• Paprika - 1 tsp
• Turmeric - 1 tsp
• Fresh greens - 30 gr.
• Olives - 4 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons
• Garlic - 1 tooth
• Salt to taste.



How to make Christmas balls salad:

1. Finely chop the chicken fillet.
2. Crush the nuts.
3. Grate the melted cheese.
4. Finely chop the greens.
5. Cut the olives in half.
6. In a salad bowl, mix the chicken with the melted cheese, herbs and nuts. Leave some of the nuts and herbs for decoration.
7. Season with mayonnaise and add garlic.
8. Make balls from the resulting mass.
9. Make the balls colored. Roll each ball in one of the sprinkles: herbs, nuts, turmeric and paprika.
10. From olives to make a "fastening of a Christmas tree decoration". Branches of greenery are suitable for the loop.

Snow Maiden hat salad

The Snow Maiden's hat salad turns out to be delicious and compares favorably with the others thanks to the design in blue and white. Try to surprise your guests with this salad.

Ingredients:

Baked chicken breast - 300 gr.

• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Hard cheese - 200 gr.
• Coconut flakes (blue) - 30 gr.
• Mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons
• Cottage cheese - 30 gr.
• Salt to taste.
• Butter - 25 gr.
• Canned corn - 300 gr.
• Canned pineapples - 300 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.



How to cook the Snow Maiden's Hat salad:

1. Chop pineapples and chicken fillet.
2. In a bowl, mix pineapples with fillets, season with mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Form a "slide" or "hat" from the salad.
4. Sprinkle the salad with grated cheese (leave half of the cheese for decoration).
5. Grate the remaining cheese on a coarse grater, chop the coconut flakes in a coffee grinder.
6. Put cottage cheese, grated cheese, soft butter and garlic in a chopper bowl. Grind everything to a pasty state.
7. Make balls from the resulting mixture (make one twice the size of the others).
8. Roll the balls in blue coconut flakes. Arrange the balls around the perimeter of the salad, and place the largest in the center.

Cocktail salads

If you are planning a small party, in a narrow circle of family and friends, it would be appropriate to serve so-called cocktail salads to the table. They look very beautiful and are served in portions, as a rule, they consist of light ingredients: seafood, pineapples, vegetables. The main secret: the dishes for serving should be the same, then the salads will look beautiful and harmonious. Here are some recipes:

Shrimp salad in glasses

A simple, light, but very tasty salad.

Peeled shrimps - 300 gr.

• Lime - 2 pcs.
• Carrots - 200 gr.
• Cucumber - 300 gr.
• Apple - 2 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons



How to make a glass of shrimp salad:

1. Boil the shrimps in plenty of water, then drain the water.
2. Squeeze juice from one lime, leave the other for decoration.
3. Cut the cucumber, apple and carrot into strips.
4. Put vegetables in bowls, top with shrimps, sprinkle with lime juice.
5. Before serving, add mayonnaise to each bowl and garnish with a slice of lime.

Cocktail salad with chicken and oranges

This delicious and light chicken salad with oranges is served in transparent bowls, the ingredients are laid out in layers in random order.

Ingredients:

Egg - 4 pcs.

• Boiled chicken fillet - 200 gr.
• Hard cheese - 100 gr.
• Oranges - 1 pc.
• Cucumber - 1 pc.
• Canned corn - 150 gr.
• Mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons



How to make a chicken and orange cocktail salad:

1. Boil eggs, peel, chop.
2. Free the orange from white streaks, remove seeds, disassemble into slices.
3. Cut the cucumber into strips.
4. Disassemble the chicken fillet into fibers
5. Arrange all the ingredients in the bowls in layers in random order.
6. Top with mayonnaise and garnish with orange.

You can use tins made from orange to serve this salad. To do this, cut the orange in half and carefully remove the pulp with a teaspoon without damaging the peel.

Cocktail salad with avocado and crab sticks

Avocados in salads always impart a delicate creamy taste and act as a natural flavor enhancer for the rest of the ingredients. This salad is tender and satisfying at the same time. Like all cocktail salads, it is served in transparent glasses or bowls and laid out in layers.

Ingredients:

Crab sticks - 100 gr.

• Boiled chicken fillet - 200 gr.
• Boiled egg - 2 pcs.
• Avocado - 1 pc.
• Cherry tomatoes - 4 pcs.
• Olives - 8-10 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - 100 gr.



How to make a cocktail salad with avocado and crab sticks:

1. Cut the egg into strips.
2. Peel the avocado, free it from the pitted and cut into large cubes.
3. Cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters.
4. Cut the olives into rings.
5. Cut the crab sticks.
6. Arrange the salad in layers.
7. Put mayonnaise on top of each glass.
8. Garnish with olives before serving.

Avocado cocktail salad with salmon "Podruzhka"

The Girlfriend salad is very bright and will not go unnoticed, all the ingredients are perfectly combined with each other, and the dressing based on balsamic vinegar and oil will add spice. This salad can be served in portions, or in a large salad bowl. All ingredients for the salad are mixed.

Ingredients:

Lightly salted salmon - 200 gr.

• Avocado - 1 pc.
• Salad - 30 gr.
• Iceberg salad - 1 head of cabbage.
• Cucumber - 1 pc.
• Bulgarian pepper - 3 pcs.
• Sesame seeds - 20 gr.
• Balsamic vinegar - 2 tablespoons
• Olive oil - 4 tablespoons



How to make "Girlfriend" avocado salad cocktail with salmon:

1. Tear lettuce leaves with your hands.
2. Slice the iceberg lettuce.
3. Peel the avocado, pit and cut into cubes.
4. Cut the salmon fillet, cucumber and bell pepper.
5. In a salad bowl, mix all the ingredients, add sesame seeds.
6. For dressing, mix oil with balsamic vinegar.
7. Season the salad before serving.

New Year is a time to surprise. But try to be smart and don't cook too much. It is not at all necessary to put on the table all the salads that just came to your mind. Of course, the menu for the New Year's table is calculated based on the number of guests. Remember that in addition to salads, there will be snacks and a main course on the table.

On our site you can find a lot of interesting New Year's recipes. And also read articles about New Year's appetizers, desserts and main dishes.

Author: Elena Sh. (Specially for Calorizator.ru)

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