If you have boiled eggs left over from Easter, you can use them as a base for one of the following salad meals. Salads made with boiled eggs are perfect for the days after Easter – they are nutritious and can replace any meal, and you will also use the boiled eggs that you probably have in excess.
Of course, you can always add these eggs to your favorite Russian salad, but if you want to taste something with a different flavor, we have some suggestions. To begin with, the famous “mimosa” which got its name from the decoration made of cords, and our grandmothers always made it during this period.
I MIMOSA SALAD
Necessary ingredients: 4 large potatoes, 6 eggs, 2-3 cups of sour cream, 1 mayonnaise of 100 g, grated ham 200-300 g, half a jar of pickles, 300 g of cheese/trappist/cheese, salt and black pepper to taste
Procedure: boil the potatoes, peel them, and after they have cooled, grate them on a large grater. Grate the hard-boiled eggs and then the cheese. Finely chop the ham and cucumbers, and you can also grate them.
Beat the sour cream together with the mayonnaise. Grease the bottom of a decorative glass bowl with a little oil. Then arrange a layer of grated potatoes, salt and pepper, then cover with a layer of mixed cream and mayonnaise.
Then arrange ham, then eggs, then cheese, then spread again with sour cream and mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Repeat the procedure once more, and finally decorate with grated egg yolk.
II POLISH SALAD
Required ingredients: 4 medium potatoes, 2 medium carrots, 4 eggs, 6 pickles, 2 small apples, 2 tablespoons of thick yogurt, 5 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of mustard, fresh herbs, salt and pepper to taste
Procedure: boil the potatoes and carrots, then cut them into cubes. Also cut boiled eggs, pickles and apples. Finely chop half a bunch of fresh chives/dill. In a separate bowl, mix yogurt, mayonnaise and mustard. Add the ingredients and stir until evenly combined. season to taste.
III FRENCH SALAD WITH EGG
Necessary ingredients: 4 eggs, 2 large potatoes, 80 g of green beans, 400 g of mayonnaise (or 60/40 mayonnaise/sour milk), juice of one lemon, 3-4 young onions, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and black pepper to taste , a few black olives
Procedure: wash the potatoes well, clean the green beans, then cook them together until they soften. Finely chop green beans into bite-sized pieces, salt and season with olive oil and juice of half a lemon. Grate the potato and season it with the second half of the lemon juice, salt and black pepper.
Peel the boiled eggs and also grate them. In a decorative salad bowl, arrange: a layer of green beans, a layer of potatoes, mayonnaise, eggs and repeat until the ingredients are used up. Garnish with grated eggs, chopped spring onions and black olives.
IV EASY EGG SALAD
Required ingredients: 8 eggs, 220 g sour milk, 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 teaspoon allspice/dill, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (or 2 teaspoons fresh), salt and black pepper to taste, 1/4 cup finely chopped celery, 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
Procedure: the eggs should be hard-boiled, and then cut into cubes. In a deeper bowl, mix sour milk, mayonnaise, mustard and add dry dill. Then add finely chopped onion and celery, then mix well. Add the chopped eggs to the resulting mixture and mix again. Season the salad and store it in the refrigerator. You can eat it as a salad or as a spread.
V AMERICAN EGG SALAD
Necessary ingredients: 6 eggs, 1 lemon, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon of mustard, 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise, celery, fresh parsley, spring onion (5-6 feathers), 1 teaspoon of brown sugar, salt and black pepper to taste
Procedure: peel the boiled eggs and cut them into larger pieces. Finely chop the parsley, celery and spring onion. In a deeper bowl, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon sauce, Worcestershire sauce to taste, then add salt, black pepper and brown sugar, also to taste.
Add the chopped eggs and finely chopped vegetables to this mixture. Mix well and cool the salad. It is served as a sandwich with wholemeal bread and some lettuce. You can also season it with a little ground chili.
VI EGG AND TUNA SALAD
Required ingredients: 6 eggs, 2 carrots, 60 g of cheese, 1 can of tuna in vegetable oil, 100 g of cream cheese, 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, 1 lemon, 6 pickles, salt and black pepper to taste
Procedure: boil the carrot, then cut it into smaller pieces. Chop the cucumbers, then mix everything with the mayonnaise, cream cheese and tuna. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Peel the lemon and cut it into small pieces, then add them to the salad and mix. Crush the cheese and chop the eggs finely, then add them to the salad. Mix everything and serve as a cold salad.