As soon as a dish enters into fashion,every mistress considers it a matter of honor to cook it at least once. And that's interesting! Even if the vaunted recipe does not meet expectations, any woman will try to improve it. That's why the same dish every hostess turns out different. So, for example, the salad "Orchid", which is fashionable today, already exists far from being the only one and not the original one. No, of course, the original source remained unchanged ... But the results of culinary experiments are simply amazing! However, you can see for yourself if you compare such different recipes of the same salad.

Traditional Orchid

Recipe for the traditional salad "Orchid". In any case, it is in this composition that he is represented in all sorts of culinary collections. Ingredients:

• Korean carrots - 200 grams;
• Ham boiled and smoked - 300 grams;
• Marinated champignons - 1 jar;
• Dutch cheese - 200 grams;
• Chicken eggs - 3 pieces;
• Potato chips - 1 small package;
• Mayonnaise for refueling.

Preparation: For this salad pre-preparation will require only eggs that need to be hard-boiled. Then we cool them, clean and grind them with a small grater. One yolk is left to decorate the salad. Just turn the chips into cheese. Korean carrots can be washed, if it is very sharp, and you can leave it as it is. But in any case, it needs to be cut to shorten. Ham and marinated mushrooms are also cut into thin slabs. Ideally, both carrots, ham, and mushrooms should be the same size. But now you can collect salad, laying it in layers:

• carrot;
• mushrooms;
• ham;
• cheese;
• eggs.

When stacking layers, we will surely grease themmayonnaise, and then we remove the salad in the refrigerator so that it is infused. We decorate the salad with chips, forming petals of flowers from them, and making the middle of the crushed yolk. Note: Mushrooms can be replaced with pickled cucumbers, Korean carrots cooked, and chips add directly to the salad, pre-chopping them into a crumb. Only chips must be placed directly before serving on the table, otherwise they will get wet and lose their crunchiness.

"Orchid" with chicken

Another modified recipe for the traditional Orchid salad. The composition of the products is significantly different from the original, and salad otherwise. Ingredients:

• Chicken breast;
• Half a can of canned pineapple;
• 3 chicken eggs;
• 2 fresh cucumbers;
• Green onions;
• Salt;
• Mayonnaise;
• Potato chips, pomegranate and dill for decoration.

Preparation: First, boil the chicken breast in slightly salted water. Then we cool the meat and cut it into cubes. By the way, there is one small secret. If you cook the chicken beforehand and leave it to cool right in the broth, then the meat for the salad will turn out very juicy. We also need to boil hard-boiled eggs, cool and clean them, and then cut into cubes. Cucumbers are mine and cut into thin slabs, as we cut pineapples. Green onions shin less. All the prepared products are put in a bowl, season with mayonnaise and mix well. We shift the salad into suitable dishes and decorate with chips, dill and pomegranate seeds. From the chips we make flower petals, from the pomegranate the middle of the flower, and the fennel is laid out in the form of leaflets.

Wild Orchid salad

Unexpected recipe salad "Orchid". It is so different from the original version that even the name got different. Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken breast;
• A handful of prunes;
• 5 fresh large champignons;
• Head of onions;
• Leaf salad;
• 2 boiled eggs;
• Half a glass of chopped walnuts;
• 50 grams of cheese;
• 3 cherry tomatoes;
• Mayonnaise.

Preparation: Onions are cleaned, shredded and fried in vegetable oil until soft. Champignons mine, dried, cut, add to onions and fry all together until the mushrooms are ready. Then toss the frying pan to the colander and let the excess oil drain. Prunes are poured with boiling water, leave for about ten minutes, and then wash and cut the berries. From the chicken breast peel and cut the meat in small pieces. We put all the prepared foods in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Grind the cheese, mine, and dry the salad leaves. Lay the leaves on a dish, from above put the mixture from a bowl and water it with mayonnaise. Sprinkle the salad with nuts and cheese and decorate with boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes, forming flowers from them. Here are such different recipes. As you already knew, the main feature of this dish is in decoration. It is the flowers from the chips that this salad most likely owes its name. It turns out to be very beautiful and great for a festive table. And you can estimate the taste of this dish only by preparing it. So dare! It is possible that you will become the author of another version of this salad. The main thing is to cook with pleasure. Enjoy your appetite and success in the culinary field!

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