Layered Chicken & Vegetable Salad

4 eggs,hard boiled
3-4 potatoes,cooked
2 carrots,cooked
cup of corn,can be from frozen
100 g pineapple pieces in juice
200 g cheese,grated
2-3 chicken fillets,cut into strips or pieces
cup of mayonnaise
handful of pecans

Fry the chicken on the pan with butter or olive oil,season with salt & chilli or paprika.
Grate the potatoes with big grater & place on to the bottom of the serving dish.
Now grate the carrots with big grater & lift onto the potatoes.
Spread some of the mayonnaise thinly over the first layer.
For the second layer scatter the cheese over the vegetables & cover with some mayonnaise.
Now lift in the pineapple pieces & crumbled egg yolks.Cover with mayonnaise.
Next layer will be corn & chicken pieces,spread with mayonnaise.
For the last layer slice the egg whites finely & scatter over the salad.
Decorate with walnuts or pecans & with some greens,like parsley or chives.

Swede & Carrot Salad with Raisins

1 big swede
3 carrots
1 orange
140 g raisins
1 tbsp sugar

Grate your carrots & swede with bigger grater.
Add raisins & juice of orange.
Mix in the sugar.

Chicken & Pasta Salad

300 g pasta
1 onion,chopped
1 red pepper,cut into fine strips or small cubes
100 g sweetcorn
parsley
150 g sour cream
300 g grilled chicken
3 tomatoes,cut into small pieces
salt,pepper

Cook the pasta until al dente.
Mix everything together,season.

Because its really cold & rainy here,I made it as a warm salad.
Fried onion with butter until soft,added chicken strips,pasta & corn.
Placed it all into the bigger bowl,added the rest of the ingredients,served it warm..
You can use smoked chicken instead & add some green grapes also.

Roasted Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Breadcrumbs

200 g green beans
300-400 g cherry tomatoes
100 ml breadcrumbs
50 g butter,cut in pieces
salt,pepper

Place the beans into the baking dish,scatter butter pieces & then breadcrumbs over.
On very top place the tomatoes.
Season with salt & pepper.
Bake at 220C for 30 min.Somewhere in halfway stir it all through..
Serve with mashed potatoes & Cold Sauce: 
100 ml mayonnaise
100 ml sour cream
season with chopped greens(dill,chives,spring onions..)

Carrot Salad

4 carrots
1 big sour apple,like Bramley
2-3 tomatoes
half of the lemon,juice
parsley,small handful
salt,pepper,pinch of sugar

Grate the carrots & apple.
Cut the tomato into pieces.
Chop the parsley.
Mix everything together,season.

This salad recipe is delicious and refreshing BBQ side dish,also great with all sorts of grilled sausages & pork ribs.

Summer Salad

All this brand new goodness in the garden!

radish
cucumber
carrots
spring onions
dill
Finely slice it all,season with salt.
You can also add sour cream or mayonnaise or both.
Brilliant

Russian Potato Salad

6-8 medium potatoes, boiled
2-3 eggs, hard-boiled
1 cup green peas, canned,drained
2 carrots,boiled
4 dill pickles, finely chopped
1 onion
300 g frankfurters,sliced
1 green apple
For dressing:
100 ml mayonnaise (or more according to taste)
~ 300 ml sour cream
salt  to taste

Peel the potatoes,carrots & eggs,cut into cubes.
Peel & chop very finely the onion.
Core the apple & cut into the small cubes.
Mix in peas,frankfurters & pickles.
Mix it all together.

Add the dressing,toss gently.

Coleslaw

3 carrots,peeled,grated
1/2 white cabbage,shredded
3 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
salt,pepper

Combine carrots & cabbage.
Whisk together  mayonnaise,oil,vinegar & pour over the vegetables.
Season & toss to combine.
Let coleslaw to sit for 30 min to allow flavours to meld.
Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Warm Potato & Tuna Salad

1 kg new potatoes
2 peppers,red & green,sliced
100 g canned sweetcorn,drained,or from frozen
2 onions,red,finely sliced
300-400 g canned tuna,drained
salt & pepper
lime wedges to garnish

Dressing:
4 tbsp mayonnaise
4 bsp sour cream
1 tbsp lime juice
2 garlic cloves,crushed,finely grated rind of 1 lime

Cook the potatoes until tender.Cut halves or quarter.Fry in the butter until crisp & nicely browned.
Place warm potatoes into large bowl.Add onions,peppers,sweetcorn.Arrange the flaked tuna on top.
Mix together the dressing & spoon over the salad.Garnish with lime wedges.

Roast Beetroot & Feta Salad

6 small raw beetroot,unpeeled
olive oil
salt,pepper
1 red onion,very finely sliced
50 g rocket
100g feta cheese,cubed
handful of mint leaves for garnish

For dressing:
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Preheat the oven to 200C.place the beetroot in a roasting tin.Pour little water around,drizzle with olive oil,season with salt & pepper.Cover with foil & roast for 1-1,5 h or until tender.Cool.Peel & cut into large cubes.
Put the beetroot & onion into the bowl & toss them in the dressing,then scatter rocket over.Top with feta cubes,garnish with mint.

Pink Pastasalad

150 g grated cheddar cheese
150 g garlic salami
500 g pasta shells
3 pickled gerkins
3 carrots
2 dl sour cream
3 tbsp tomato puree

Boil pasta & carrots.
Chop salami,gerkins,carrots.
Stir together sour cream & tomato puree.Season.
Mix everything.
Sprinkle on top some extra grated cheese & chopped parsley

Mom`s Mushroom Salad

1 pk button mushrooms
50 g butter
1 big onion or 2 small
200 ml sour cream

Fry sliced mushrooms in the butter until really crisp,season with salt & black pepper.
Chop onions finely.Add to the cooled mushrooms.Pour over the sour cream,mix well.
Serve with boiled potatoes.

Dumpling Salad

1 pack of dumplings of your choice,boiled
1 pack of radishes,sliced
1 small lettuce,chopped
1/2 cucumber,chopped
~300 ml sour cream

Mix everything,season.
Serve with heavily buttered brown bread...

Lemon-Apple Coleslaw

Ingredients:
1 small cabbage, shredded
2 apples, chopped
2 carrots, shredded
150 ml mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons minced onion
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Preparation :
Combine cabbage, apples, and carrots in a large bowl.

Whisk together mayonnaise and next 6 ingredients; toss with cabbage mixture. Cover and chill 1 hour.