Salad "Monomakh's Cap" has acquired such an unusualthe name for a very banal and simple reason - and this is its appearance, which accurately naturalizes the cap of Prince Monomakh. In order to prepare such a salad, you need to stock up on a lot of creative and labor patience (the salad is laid out in layers and requires extreme accuracy to create a shape in the form of a cap), as well as a fairly large number of products. And in the end, the result will bring you only a lot of positive emotions and pride for the finished "royal" salad with an impressive and very appetizing appearance. Despite the fact that in the world of "haute cuisine" it is believed that there should not be more than four ingredients in a salad - the Monomakh's Cap salad is a "big" and pleasant exception. And all because the salad of royal origin must be impressively large and abundant! Despite the fact that the process of harvesting and preparing all the necessary ingredients for the Monomakh's Hat salad takes quite a lot of time, this does not stop many "hostesses" of the holiday on the way to achieving the set goal: "to surprise and delight the guests of the celebration or holiday."

Table decoration

Menu planning for small or largeholiday is always a difficult process. Stopping at Olivier salad, crab stick salad and potatoes is not an option if you want to surprise and pleasantly please your guests. In order not to wander in thought for a long time and not to solve "culinary puzzles", we suggest stopping at a worthy and indisputably correct choice - this is the inclusion of the Monomakh's Cap salad in the holiday table menu. Such a salad, as has already been tested in practice, is the highlight of the program among all the dishes and immediately attracts the attention of guests. By decorating the table with such an unusual "royal" salad, you can "kill two birds with one stone". After all, in addition to its attractive, unusual, rich appearance, it will also give a lot of pleasant and unforgettable taste sensations. Such a salad, thanks to its fairly high-calorie ingredients, will quickly help satisfy the hunger of guests. There are countless varieties of the Monomakh's Cap salad today, but all of these recipes have one feature - the finished salad in most cases has the shape and appearance of a cap, which is generously decorated with all sorts of "stones" and "furs". And this whole appetizing appearance and image of naturalness is helped to convey the ingredients that will be discussed below. Well, now we suggest that we begin to study several varieties of preparing this elite salad worthy of your attention.

The first version of the salad "Cap monomah", the most beloved among the housewife

For the first version of the Monomakh's Cap salad you will need:

• potatoes - 3 pcs .;
• beet - 1 pc .;
• eggs - 3-4 pieces;
• cheese hard - 100-150 g;
• pork - 300 g;
• carrots - 1 large;
• garnet (pomegranate seeds);
• green peas (for decoration);
• walnuts - 50 g;
• garlic - 1 piece;
• mayonnaise;
• salt.

Method of preparation:Boil the potatoes and beets. After cooling, peel and grate the vegetables on a coarse grater. Put the potatoes and beets in different plates. Grate the raw washed and peeled carrots on a fine grater. Boil the meat and cut it into cubes (or strips). Boil the eggs, peel and grate the whites on a coarse grater, and the yolks on a fine grater. Do not mix the cooked parts of the eggs and put them in different plates. Grate the cheese on a fine or coarse grater. Pass the garlic through a garlic press, mix with mayonnaise. Grind the nuts to powder using a coffee grinder or blender. So, the preparatory part is over, now we move on to the main and final stages - laying out and decorating the salad. Each layer will be greased with mayonnaise and garlic, while not forgetting to periodically salt these layers. Half a potato - beets - half a carrot - half walnuts and half meat - the remaining potatoes - egg yolks - half cheese - the remaining meat - the remaining carrots - mayonnaise in abundance. Decorate: Make a cheese edge along the bottom edge of the salad (lightly grease the cheese with mayonnaise). Sprinkle the cheese on top with grated egg white and chopped walnuts. To create a crown on top of the salad, cut the onion in half using a zigzag method. Pull out the base from one of the middles and leave 1-2 layers. Place the resulting “crown” on top of the salad and fill it with pomegranate seeds. Starting from the “crown” and ending with the lower rim of the “cap”, begin to lay out the salad with the remaining pomegranate seeds and diamonds cut from beets. After decorating, it is better to put the salad in a cool place for 8-12 hours so that it can infuse. Just before serving, place the peas on the “cap” along the rim of the salad and along its entire perimeter (use your imagination). That’s it, bon appetit!

"Monomach's cap", recipe for the second

The second salad "Monomakh's Cap" - the recipe takes about 30-40 minutes to prepare. This salad option also does not require many ingredients. So, you will need:

• potatoes boiled in a uniform - 2-3 pieces;
• boiled meat (chicken, pork) - 500 gr .;
• eggs - 4-5 pieces;
• walnuts - 200 g;
• cheese - 200 g;
• large carrots - 1 piece;
• garnet - 1 piece;
• mayonnaise.

Let's start cooking:As in the first option, we lay the ingredients in layers and spread each layer with mayonnaise. During the preparation process, we also do not forget about the shape of the salad (in the form of a cap). So, let's begin:

Potatoes (pre-cooked and grated on a large grater).

Cooked meat chopped into small pieces.

Boiled eggs (crumbled or grated on a large grater). We do not take all the eggs, as one will need

for decoration.

Detailed walnuts.

Raw carrots (three on a small grater).

Cheese (grated on a large grater).

Mayonnaise in abundant quantities, which completely cover the "cap".

Decorate the salad:Sprinkle the bottom rim of the salad with the remaining egg (we make a prototype of fur) and make a mound at the top in the form of a crown, decorate the "hat" vertically from top to bottom with pomegranate, and sprinkle everything with a small amount of walnuts. Enjoy your meal!

The third version of the salad "Monomakh's Cap"

The third cooking option is very simple andfast and differs only in the changed composition of ingredients, where the method of its preparation (laying out in layers) remained the same. So let's move on to the ingredients and instant preparation:

layer - smoked sausage (200-300 gr.), cut into strips;

layer - fried walnut (200 g), chopped large;

layer - boiled carrots (3-4 pcs.), grinding on a fine grater;

layer - boiled eggs (3 pcs.) on a small grater;

all poured with mayonnaise and abundantly decorated with pomegranate seeds, prunes and raisins.

Enjoy your meal! We recommend that you try to prepare this salad at least once – and you will see that it will decorate your table with dignity, and will pleasantly please your guests and you! We recommend reading:

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