Salad with squid cucumbers eggs

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a salad with squid, cucumbers and eggs? Prepare all the necessary ingredients according to the list. Squid can be used already peeled without skin or with skin. If you use unpeeled squid, you must first remove the skin from them, remove the insides.

2. Step 2:

   

   Boil the prepared squid carcasses. How to boil squid? Throw the peeled squid into salted boiling water. Cook them for 1-2 minutes. Do not cook longer!!! Otherwise, the squid will become hard as rubber and completely tasteless.

3. Step 3:

   

   Remove the squid from the water, dry it and let it cool. Then cut the squid into strips.

4. Step 4:

   

   Cucumber also cut into strips. The skin, if it is not rough, not damaged and not bitter, is not necessary to cut off.

5. Step 5:

   

   Boil hard boiled eggs, cool and peel. Also cut the eggs into strips.

6. Step 6:

   

   Wash the greens, dry them and chop them finely. I have a bunch of greens consisting of parsley, dill and a few leaves of frillis salad. You can also use other herbs to taste: green onions, spinach, basil, etc .

7. Step 7:

   

   If you don't have time, you can simply combine all the ingredients in a salad bowl, season with mayonnaise and mix. But I suggest a more elegant salad serving, forming it in a culinary ring. Place the ring on the plate (I have a diameter of 16 cm). Put half of the squid in the first layer and tamp it down. Top the squid with salt, pepper and pour mayonnaise. For convenience, I put the mayonnaise in a pastry bag and cut off the tip.

9. Step 8:

   

   Next, spread half of the greens on the squid.

10. Step 9:

    

    Spread the cucumbers on the greens, leaving a little to decorate the top of the salad. Season with salt, pepper and mayonnaise.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put all the eggs evenly on the cucumbers. Also add salt, pepper and mayonnaise.

12. Step 11:

    

    Then repeat the layers of the remaining squid and greens again. The last layer of chopped greens does not need to be watered with mayonnaise.

13. Step 12:

    

    Decorate the salad as desired. I decorated it with the remains of squid and cucumber straws and frozen cranberries. Before serving, it is advisable to cool the salad in the refrigerator for at least 20-30 minutes.

14. Step 13:

    

    Remove the cooking ring just before serving. Bon appetit!