Salad Men's dreams: a classic recipe, with beef, pork, chicken

On the eve of any significant event or date, the hostesses think about what to prepare for the holiday in order to save time, and the guests liked it, and the relatives were delighted. Men's Dreams salad is very popular in Russia. It is prepared from common products found in every kitchen. It is hearty and amazingly tasty, but especially the male half of the family will like it.

How to make a salad Men's dreams

For the preparation of the Man's Dreams salad, only fresh, high-quality products are required. Particular attention should be paid to beef. If the meat is old, too stringy, it can ruin the dish. You should also carefully study the expiration dates and composition of finished products that are purchased in the store.

Important rules:

1. Fresh meat must be boiled or baked until tender. It should be remembered that the cooking time depends on the age of the animal, ranging from 1 to 3 hours.
2. Boil the egg in salted water for at least 20 minutes, cool.
3. Mushrooms must be chosen only fresh, plucked no earlier than a day before purchase, not overgrown. Any gifts from the forest, or grown on plantations, are perishable.

Boil the potatoes in their skins and then peel them. To make it easier, you can make several vertical cuts with a sharp knife before cooking. This procedure will shorten the cooking time and the skin will peel more easily.

How to pickle onions for salad Men's dreams

To give a special taste, the onions for the Man's Dreams salad must be pickled. You can take classic golden, white or salad red onions. You can marinate in various ways, adding herbs and spices to taste:

• pour boiling water for 2-3 minutes;
• put in the mixture 100 ml of water, 20 g of sugar, 5 g of salt, 20 ml of table vinegar for 10-25 minutes, squeeze;
• mix ½ glass of water and juice of 1 lemon with 8 g of sugar and 4 g of salt.

Soft, sweet onions can be pickled without added sugar or salt to avoid spoiling the original natural flavor.

Classic salad Men's dreams with veal

This is the simplest recipe for men's dreams salad.

Would need:

• veal meat - 0.83 kg;
• Dutch cheese - 0.4 kg;
• onions - 160 g;
• mayonnaise - 320 ml;
• dried or fresh garlic;
• salt pepper.

How to cook:

1. Grate the cheese with coarse shavings.
2. Cut the meat and eggs into cubes.
3. Chop the onion, pickle.
4. Put the food mixed with the sauce in a split form, seal well.
5. Sprinkle generously on the Men's Dreams salad with grated cheese, garnish with herbs, pomegranate seeds.

Onions for a snack Men's dreams can be pickled in apple cider vinegar 6% with the addition of a mixture of peppers

Simple classic salad recipe for Men Dreams with beef

A hearty, simple and very tasty salad “Men's Dreams” is perfect for everyday preparation and will certainly please the guests.

Prepare:

• beef - 0.67 kg;
• egg - 6 pcs.;
• boiled potatoes - 0.36 kg;
• onions - 120 g;
• hard cheese - 280 g;
• mayonnaise - 180 ml.

Cooking method:

1. Put chopped potatoes in the first layer, add salt, pepper, grease with sauce.
2. Then - cubes of meat mixed with mayonnaise and pickled onions.
3. On them a layer of grated eggs (leave 2 yolks for decoration), mixed with grated cheese and sauce.
4. Sprinkle with crushed yolk and a little cheese shavings.

When serving, decorate the Man's Dreams appetizer with parsley.

Boil potatoes in their skins, checking readiness with a knife or skewer

Salad Man's Dreams with Potatoes and Beef Liver

Another delicious beef liver recipe that is healthy and nutritious.

You will need:

• liver - 250 g;
• potatoes - 180 g;
• egg - 4 pcs.;
• processed cheese - 200 g;
• pickles - 160 g;
• mayonnaise or sour cream - 80 ml;
• greens, salt, pepper to taste.

How to cook:

1. Grate potatoes coarsely, add salt, put on a dish, coat with sauce.
2. On it - diced cucumbers and liver, a layer of sauce.
3. Then add grated eggs, mayonnaise and finely grated cheese.

Lettuce leaves are an excellent base for laying out a snack

Salad Men's dreams with pineapple and chicken

A wonderful light snack that is perfect as a table decoration.

Would need:

• chicken breast - 0.9 kg;
• pineapple - 0.43 l;
• egg - 8 pcs.;
• Russian cheese - 0.48 kg;
• sour cream - 350 ml;
• lettuce purple onion - 160 ml.

Cooking steps:

1. Lay out the products in layers, smearing with sour cream: meat cubes, pickled onions chopped into strips.
2. Pineapple pieces, grated egg.
3. Sprinkle a thick layer of sour cream with grated cheese.

Whipped unsweetened cream is perfect for decorating Men's dreams, you can add a little lemon juice to them.

Instead of canned pineapple, you can take fresh pineapple, peeling it and cutting the flesh.

How to make a salad of Men's Dreams with Ham

Easy and quick salad Men's dreams with a minimum of preparatory steps.

You need to take:

• ham (or any low-fat sausage) - 0.85 kg;
• pickled onions - 160 g;
• parmesan - 340 g;
• pine nuts - 140 g;
• mayonnaise - 240 ml.

Cooking method:

1. Lay out the Man's Dreams salad in layers, alternating with sauce: chopped ham, half rings of onion.
2. Finely grated eggs and nuts.
3. Top with grated parmesan.

Leave the finished snack in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes to soak the layers.

You can take any nuts in this recipe, but you will have to chop them.

Salad Men's dreams with pork

Tender young pork is well suited for this dish; it has its own slightly sweet taste and goes well with other products.

You need to take:

• pork pulp - 280 g;
• egg - 3 pcs.;
• Parmesan or Cheddar - 70 g;
• onions - 50 g;
• mayonnaise - 80 ml;
• salt pepper.

How to cook:

1. Lay in a salad bowl or in a dish in layers, greasing each with a sauce: chopped meat, pickled onions.
2. Grated eggs or shredded with a knife.
3. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan.

Decorate the Men's Dreams salad with greens.

You can prepare a snack on one common dish or lay it out in portions

How to cook salad Men's dreams with beef and tomatoes

An excellent dish, distinguished by its juiciness and unique taste.

You need to prepare:

• fillet of beef - 480 g;
• tomatoes - 170 g;
• onions - 80 g;
• Dutch cheese - 80 g;
• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• mayonnaise - 90 ml;
• salt pepper.

Cooking steps:

1. Prepared products must be laid out in layers, smearing with sauce and adding spices if desired.
2. Meat cut into strips or cubes, pickled onions.
3. Tomato slices, minced eggs.
4. Sprinkle with grated cheese.

You can customize the decoration for the snack as you like.

Olives are also a wonderful decoration that will complement the taste of the dish.

Recipe for cooking salad Men's dreams with nuts

Walnuts add a spicy touch to the overall flavor bouquet and are very healthy.

Products:

• meat fillet - 450 g;
• eggs - 7 pcs.;
• parmesan - 320 g;
• walnuts - 260 g;
• mayonnaise - 170 ml.

How to cook:

1. Divide the eggs into whites and yolks, chop, put the bottom layer of the protein mixed with the sauce.
2. Then - a layer of sliced ​​meat and sauce.
3. Grind the nut, put the yolks on it.
4. The top layer will be grated parmesan.

The finished dish can be given an unusual shape

Salad recipe Men's dreams with boiled pork

A wonderful appetizer, perfect for the New Years. Surprisingly aromatic, with a rich meaty taste.

You need to take:

• boiled pork - 0.75 kg;
• potatoes - 0.48 kg;
• pickled onions - 130 g;
• hard cheese - 320 g;
• eggs - 6 pcs.;
• mayonnaise - 190 ml.

How to cook:

1. Put onion half rings with the bottom layer, on them - pieces of boiled pork.
2. Smear with sauce, then - grated potatoes, seasoned with salt and pepper, mayonnaise again.
3. Next, add cubes of eggs with sauce and put grated cheese on top.

Salad Men's dreams can be decorated with pomegranate seeds

Salad recipe Men's dreams with mushrooms and potatoes

Mushrooms and potatoes combined with quality ham are a great choice for real men. Hearty and incredibly tasty!

You will need:

• ham - 450 g;
• pickled cucumbers - 240 g;
• potatoes - 370 g;
• pickled onions - 130 g;
• canned mushrooms - 320 ml;
• Russian or Edam cheese - 250 g;
• eggs - 9 pcs.;
• mayonnaise - 230 ml.

Cooking steps:

1. Spread the ingredients in layers, adding salt and spices as needed, smearing or mixing them with the sauce: grated potatoes, onions.
2. Ham cubes and cucumber julienne.
3. Shredded eggs and mushroom plates.
4. Grated cheese is the topmost layer.

Decorate with pomegranate seeds, herbs, tomatoes. Put in the refrigerator for an hour so that the appetizer is cooled and soaked in juices.

The salad should be served chilled

How and how to decorate a salad Men's dreams

Salad decoration Men's dreams entirely depends on the hostess's imagination. You can entrust the decoration of a festive dish to kids - they will gladly take part in an exciting activity. At the discretion of the culinary specialist, you can use different products for decoration:

• cherry tomatoes and ordinary, olives and olives;
• various greens - salad, dill, parsley, horseradish, rosemary and basil, mint, green onion, cilantro;
• pomegranate seeds, egg slices, red and black caviar;
• lingonberry, cranberry, currant, sea buckthorn berries;
• corn kernels and canned peas;
• boiled beets;
• boiled carrots and fried potato slices;
• salted red fish, nuts, cucumbers, bell peppers.

There are a lot of options. You just need to choose the best combination of products!

Kids can make an SUV salad with cucumber and green onions

Yolks and greens - an original way to decorate a ready-made salad

Slices of cucumbers and halves of eggs, lined with a beautiful pattern, will perfectly decorate the dish

Olives, greens and corn can give the finished dish a festive look

Pomegranate seeds always add solemnity and originality to dishes.

You can use dill greens and frozen currant berries

Red onions can be used to form a lotus flower

You can make a composition with physalis berries, which are very useful for the heart and blood vessels, tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs

You can arrange a salad in the form of a flower with onion feathers, carrots and pomegranates

Conclusion

Salad Man's Dreams has a surprisingly pleasant, unforgettable taste. It unites everything that is so beloved by men: a rich meaty taste, the sharpness of pickled vegetables, the freshness of greens and the soft sweetness of nuts, spicy notes of cheese and the tenderness of a boiled egg. It is not surprising that this particular salad is most popular among a strong half of the inhabitants of Russia. The hostesses willingly serve it on the table, because this dish does not require exotic products, it is very easy to prepare it without wasting precious time. The number of snack options is so great that you can pick up a recipe for any occasion. You can cook both for holidays and on ordinary weekends, surprising loved ones with unsurpassed culinary masterpieces.

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