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Cucumber, Mushroom, and Cheese Salad

Quick, very simple, and very tasty — for a celebration! This cucumber, mushroom, and cheese salad makes a great light appetizer for a holiday spread. It's flexible: you can swap any of the ingredients for others, or add new ones. You can make it layered or tossed.

naniki

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pickled mushrooms

Hard cheese

Eggs

Cucumbers

Carrots

Mayonnaise

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 26 % 6 g

Fats 65 % 15 g

Carbohydrates 9 % 2 g

173 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 20 min

Step 1:

How do you make cucumber, mushroom, and cheese salad? Gather the ingredients. You can use any mushrooms: salt-brined, pickled, or fried. Wash the vegetables and eggs and pat them dry. Any mayonnaise works here, including vegan. Hard-boil the egg.
Step 2:

If your cucumbers have thick or bitter skin, peel them. Then cut the cucumber into thin strips, julienne the peeled carrot into matchsticks, and grate the cheese.
Step 3:

Cut the hard-boiled egg into cubes.
Step 4:

Start building the salad in a suitable bowl. Ours is layered, so we'll lay it up in layers. The first layer is egg. Put the diced egg in the bottom of the bowl. Keep in mind the order of layers is flexible — you can arrange them however you like. Or you can simply toss all the ingredients together and dress them with mayonnaise.
Step 5:

Lay chopped or whole small pickled mushrooms over the egg.
Step 6:

Pipe a lattice of mayonnaise over the mushrooms.
Step 7:

Now add a layer of cucumber to the bowl.
Step 8:

On top of the cucumber, thin matchsticks of raw carrot.
Step 9:

Pipe on the mayonnaise lattice again.
Step 10:

Cover the top with grated cheese.
Step 11:

Garnish the salad with fresh herbs and a whole mushroom. I made an individual layered portion, but you can build it on a single platter.
Step 12:

The pretty, eye-catching cucumber, mushroom, and cheese salad is ready. Enjoy!

How do you tell if an egg is fresh? Crack it into a separate dish. First and foremost, there should be no off smell. The white of a fresh egg will be clear and clean. The yolk shouldn't spread, and it'll be glossy, domed, and even.
It's better to make your own mayonnaise — tastier and better for you. See some great homemade mayonnaise recipes here. You can also dress the salad with sour cream or plain yogurt instead of mayo, on their own or blended with mayonnaise in any ratio you like — that lightens the dish.