Each hostess wants to surprise and delight her loved ones by preparing something unusual, bright and truly festive for the holiday.
"With your own hands" collected for you 5 of the most original and delicious holiday salads. Any of these salads will become the highlight of your holiday table!
Red Riding Hood Salad

INGREDIENTS
- onion
- chicken breast (smoked or grilled)
- boiled potatoes
- walnuts
- boiled carrots
- boiled eggs
- hard cheese
- pomegranate seeds for decoration
PREPARATION
The salad must be laid in layers and each coat must be coated with mayonnaise.
1 layer - cut the onion into cubes or rings and pour over with boiling water to remove the bitterness.
2nd layer - diced potatoes
3 layer - finely chopped chicken breast
4th layer - walnuts (grate or grind them in a blender)
5 layer - diced carrots
6 layer - eggs, grated on a coarse grater
7 layer - hard cheese, grated
Garnish the top of the salad with pomegranate seeds.
Leshy salad

INGREDIENTS
- 1 chicken fillet
- 2 onions
- 400 g champignons
- 2 boiled eggs
- 100 g hard cheese
- 1/2 tbsp. shelled walnuts
- mayonnaise to taste
- salt, pepper - to taste
- olives for decoration
PREPARATION
- Boil the chicken breast and cut it into pieces. Chop the onion and champignons and fry them in turn in a frying pan.
- Coarse grated eggs and cheese. Then add the nuts, season the salad with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
- Take a flat dish and place a glass in the middle of it. Spread the salad around and press down a little with a spoon so that it does not crumble. Take a glass and decorate the salad with herbs and olives.
Puff salad

INGREDIENTS
- 1 can of any canned food (tuna, pink salmon, saury)
- 6 pcs. crab sticks
- half a can of corn
- 1 processed cheese
- 4 boiled eggs
- half an onion or some green onions
- 200 g mayonnaise
PREPARATION
Mash canned food with a fork. Chop crab sticks and onions. Grate the cheese. Divide the eggs into yolks and whites, mash both with a fork. Lay the salad in layers:
1 layer - canned food.
2nd layer - onions.
3rd layer - mayonnaise.
4th layer - cheese.
Layer 5 - corn.
6 layer - mayonnaise.
7 layer - crab sticks.
Layer 8 - mayonnaise.
9 layer - protein + mayonnaise.
Pickled mushroom salad

INGREDIENTS
- 1 can of pickled mushrooms
- bunch of green onions
- 300 g ham
- 3 pcs. boiled "in uniforms" potatoes
- 3 eggs
- mayonnaise
PREPARATION
Take a deep bowl and lay the salad in layers.
1 layer - pickled mushrooms.
2nd layer - green onions.
3rd layer - diced ham.
Layer 4 - diced potatoes.
5th layer - finely chopped boiled eggs.
Coat all layers with mayonnaise.
Then refrigerate the salad and flip it onto another plate before serving.
Salad "Women's whim"

INGREDIENTS
- potatoes
- fried honey mushrooms with onions
- carrot
- 1 egg
- cheese
- mayonnaise
PREPARATION
Lay the salad in layers, each layer under mayonnaise, add salt to taste.
1 layer - boiled potatoes, grate it.
2nd layer - fried mushrooms with onions.
3rd layer - boiled carrots.
4th layer - grated yolk
5th layer - grated cheese.
Layer 6 - protein.
Decorate the salad with boiled carrot roses.