Starfish Layered Salad

This eye-catching salad is perfect for a holiday spread. Simple and quick to put together.

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Servings:

Chicken breast

Pickles (medium)

Eggs

Carrots

Potatoes

Crab sticks (imitation crab)

100

Garlic (2 cloves)

Mayonnaise

Parsley (for garnish)

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 19 % 6 g

Fats 59 % 19 g

Carbohydrates 22 % 7 g

220 kcal

GI: 86 / 14 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min

Step 1:

How do you make a starfish salad? The ingredients.
Step 2:

Stir together some of the mayonnaise and the minced garlic.
Step 3:

Pull apart and chop the cooked chicken breast.
Step 4:

Stir the chicken together with the garlic mayonnaise.
Step 5:

Grate the cooked carrots on the coarse holes of a grater.
Step 6:

Dice the pickles.
Step 7:

Dice the boiled potatoes.
Step 8:

Grate the hard-boiled eggs on the fine holes of a grater and mix them with mayonnaise.
Step 9:

Layer 1: arrange the chicken in the shape of a star.
Step 10:

Layer 2: pickles, spread with mayonnaise.
Step 11:

Layer 3: potatoes, spread with mayonnaise.
Step 12:

Layer 4: peel the hard-boiled eggs, grate them finely, mix with mayonnaise in a separate bowl, and spread over the previous layer.
Step 13:

Slice the crab sticks.
Step 14:

Arrange the crab stick pieces over the salad, working outward from the center.
Step 15:

Garnish with parsley.
Step 16:

Enjoy!

It's worth making your own mayonnaise — it tastes better and is better for you. You can also use sour cream or plain yogurt as the dressing instead of, or mixed with, the mayonnaise in any ratio you like, which lightens up the dish.
How do you choose good crab sticks (imitation crab)? Always check the use-by date. Surimi (minced white fish) should be the first item in the ingredient list. Important: don't buy them if there's frost on the package — that's a sign they've been refrozen. Fresh sticks should be free of gray and yellow spots, springy, and slightly moist. If they feel sticky, they've gone bad.
How do you hard-boil eggs? To keep them from cracking, start them in cold water over low heat. Boil for 9 minutes once the water comes to a boil, then transfer to cold water to cool — the sudden temperature change makes them easier to peel.