Oh, how we strive for something new andunusual! And even when setting the festive table, we try to follow the fashion. For example, we try to set the table according to all the rules of etiquette and “move” salads from large salad bowls into elegant tartlets. However, salads in tartlets have already become a quite common dish of the festive table. It is understandable - tartlets give any table a kind of Western-restaurant charm. And if it comes to a buffet table, then it is difficult to imagine it today without salads in tartlets. In fact, tartlets are not such an innovation as we think. They have been known oh-ho-ho! since what time - since the reign of Richard II. And this is no more, no less - medieval England. However, the French also claim the palm and claim that this is exclusively their invention. But we will not dispute anyone's authorship, especially since it does not matter at all for preparing salads in tartlets. It is much more important for us to find out which salads are best served in these edible cake-shaped plates. And although many hospitable housewives manage to fill tartlets with almost any salad, we will consider the most suitable salad options in tartlets.
Meat Salads
You can use lean poultry for them.meat, as well as some offal (liver, tongue, kidneys). Moreover, boiled, smoked or fried meat ingredients are suitable. Smoked chicken and mushroom salad and its ingredients:
- Paililo (or packaging) of fresh champignons
- 3 pickled cucumber
- 3 smoked chicken legs
- 5 eggs
- Green onions and dill
- Vegetable oil
- Mayonnaise for refueling
- Salt
Preparation: Boil and cool the eggs.Finely chop the mushrooms and fry them in vegetable oil. Drain them in a colander and let them cool, and drain the oil. Meanwhile, cut the cucumbers, chicken and eggs into small cubes and chop the onion and dill. Mix everything, add salt, season with mayonnaise and put into tartlets. You can serve it to guests. Chicken and cheese salad and its ingredients:
- Chicken breast
- 100 g of dried mushrooms
- 6 eggs
- Bulb
- 100-150 g of hard cheese
- Vegetable oil
- Mayonnaise for refueling
- Salt
Preparation: Boil the breast, mushrooms and eggs.Finely chop the mushrooms and fry in vegetable oil together with the onion (finely chopped), cool and "defat". Finely chop the chicken fillet and eggs, grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Mix everything, add salt, season with mayonnaise and put into tartlets.
Salads from fish
Salad in tartlets with canned fish and its ingredients:
- A can of canned fish (tuna, pink salmon or sardine)
- 3 eggs
- Processed cheese
- Bulb
- Mayonnaise for refueling
- A tablespoon of sugar
- Glass of water
- Half a glass of vinegar
Preparation: First, marinate the onion:finely chop and pour a solution of water, vinegar and sugar and leave for 15 minutes. Boil the eggs. Then grate them and the processed cheese. Drain the juice from the fish and mash it with a fork. Remove the onion from the marinade and dry it a little. Mix everything, season with mayonnaise and put into tartlets. Salad for tartlets Delicatessen and its ingredients:
- Packing of fresh-salted red fish in slicing
- eggs - 4 pcs.
- canned pineapple - to taste
- Mayonnaise
Preparation: Finely chop the fish, hard-boiled eggs and pineapples, mix and season. Instead of fish slices, you can take a piece of whole fillet and also add red caviar to the salad.
Vegetable Salads
For vegetable salads in tartlets, it is advisable to use not very "wet" vegetables, so that the juice flowing from them does not soak the dough. Hot carrot and mushroom salad and its ingredients:
- Large carrots
- Eggs quail - 12 pieces.
- Fresh mushrooms - 200 g
- Green peas - 2 tbsp. l.
- A teaspoon of butter
- Parsley and dill
- Mayonnaise for refueling
- Salt
Preparation: Boil the carrots and chop finely.We will also cut the mushrooms and fry them in butter. Chop the greens. Mix all this with green peas, season with mayonnaise and salt. We will put the salad into tartlets and pour a raw egg on each of them. We will send the tartlets to the oven - let them bake for about five minutes. Sweet pepper salad and its ingredients:
- Multicolored Bulgarian pepper - 3 pcs.
- 2 processed cheese
- Fennel greens
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Mayonnaise for refueling
- Ground red pepper and salt - to taste
Preparation:Peel the peppers, wash, dry and cut into small cubes. Grate the cheese. Chop the garlic very finely. Mix everything, season with mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Sprinkle the salad in the tartlets with herbs. In general, almost any "salad" set of products can be used as a salad in tartlets. The main condition is not to overdo it with the salad dressing. If you take mayonnaise, then only thick and fatty. If you make a lemon or vinegar dressing, do not pour it into the salad, but just sprinkle it a little for piquancy. You can also use mustard or cheese sauce, adjika or sour cream as a salad dressing in tartlets. It is advisable to chop the vegetables for such salads (grind in a blender) very finely or grate them. And if you prepare the salad in advance, put it in tartlets just before serving. You can buy ready-made tartlets (they are sold in almost all supermarkets). Or you can bake them yourself, using shortcrust, puff or yeast dough. Surely, salad in tartlets will become one of your favorite holiday dishes, which is equally suitable for a dinner party, a youth party or a romantic dinner. Try it! We recommend reading:
