For a festive table and not only: "Kaleidoscope" - a salad for a good mood

We are used to the fact that salads consisting of three or more ingredients are either mixed and dressed with sauces, or laid in layers. And only one kind of this dish is assembled so as to present a bright, elegant multicolor.

Advantages of the "Kaleidoscope"

It should be noted that the Kaleidoscope is a very democratic salad. His name was due to the fact that the products included in its composition, have a different color. And since they are laid out in a plate in the form of sectors (or petals of a flower) each separately, then all colors are clearly visible. That turns out to be a real kaleidoscope! Salad is also interesting because it can combine greens, roots, meat products, vegetables - raw, cooked, canned. Put on the table a few dishes with such food in different versions - and you can easily feed the guests tasty and varied. Can you imagine what success your venture will have ?! So do not hesitate, experiment, then he's a kaleidoscope! Salad, by the way, can be similar to the usual Olivier, Mimosa, etc. But the unusual design will help to present it as something new!

"Kaleidoscope" is vegetarian

To begin with, prepare this kind of vitamin refreshment. Tear on the small petals 300 grams of fresh spinach leaves. Lay them on a flat dish - this will be the first row or "petal". Continue the kaleidoscope (salad) white (or red) fresh cabbage: chop fine chopped straw, remember to become softer and juicier, then put to spinach. Now turn the carrot, also fresh: 2 pieces of sodium, as for carrots in Korean. Lay out the third sector. By the way, the salad "Kaleidoscope" with Korean carrots - prepared beforehand, already insisting, ostrenkoy - turns out to be wonderful. Again a light "petal" of boiled and diced potatoes. Add to them some canned peas. Another sector - from Bulgarian red or yellow pepper. Suitable and boiled or baked beet, which is finely chopped or grated on a grater (just drain the juice). Sprinkle all ingredients with toasted and chopped pumpkin seeds or sunflower and ground pepper. As a dressing, mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a spoonful of apple or balsamic vinegar, adding salt.

"Kaleidoscope" with meat

Lovers of delicious, no doubt, will please here this salad kaleidoscope, a recipe with a photo of which is given in the article. For him, boil and chop the meat of the poultry (fillets, gram 500-600), cubes - a few solid fresh tomatoes, add 300 g of pickled or roasted mushrooms, 150 g grated cheese, several pieces of Bulgarian pepper in different colors (peel off seeds and cut into small Half rings), chop a bunch of green onions. Add the meat and pepper, mix with a small amount of mayonnaise and lay out the first sector on a flat plate. Mushrooms chop, and if small, then put as is. You can also lightly flavored with mayonnaise. Then put the tomatoes, cheese, pepper, onions. Supplement the food can all the same Korean carrots. Do not replace it with fresh cucumbers. When laying the ingredients of the salad, try not to fill the middle. Put in it a mayonnaise. In this form, serve and serve. Everyone who is at the table will take the components they want. Also will remain are happy!

Delicious treats to you!