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Bride salad classic

Classic "Bride" Salad

Light, delicate, airy — for a holiday or any day! The classic "Bride" salad is simple in both its ingredients and its method. It's made entirely of white ingredients, which is how it got its name. They go together beautifully, and the salad turns out tasty and light.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Chicken breast

300

Potatoes

Eggs

Hard cheese

150

Onion

Mayonnaise

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 43 % 12 g

Fats 32 % 9 g

Carbohydrates 25 % 7 g

149 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 50 min

Step 1:

How do you make a classic Bride salad? Gather the ingredients. First, boil the chicken breast in lightly salted water until cooked — about 20 minutes over medium heat is enough (save the broth for soups). Let the chicken cool and cut it into small cubes.
Step 2:

Boil the potatoes in their skins: wash them, cover with cold water, and set over medium heat. Once boiling, cook for 25 minutes. Test with a knife — the blade should slide in easily. Cool, then peel the potatoes and grate them on the coarse side of a grater. Hard-boil the eggs, cool, and peel them, then separate the whites from the yolks.
Step 3:

Grate the whites separately.
Step 4:

And the yolks separately.
Step 5:

Peel the onion and finely chop it with a knife. To take the edge off the onion, cover it with boiling water, let it sit for 10 minutes, then drain.
Step 6:

Grate the hard cheese on a medium grater. Choose a natural, good-tasting cheese with a mild flavor so the salad stays delicate.
Step 7:

Assemble the salad. The Bride salad is usually built in layers — use a plating ring, or just mound the layers on a plate. Start with a layer of the boiled potatoes and spread a thin layer of mayonnaise over it.
Step 8:

Next comes the chopped boiled chicken, and another layer of mayonnaise. Scatter the chopped onion over the top.
Step 9:

Then add the grated egg yolks and cover with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
Step 10:

The next layer is the hard cheese; spread mayonnaise over it too.
Step 11:

Finish with the grated egg whites, sprinkling them generously over the top so the salad turns out snow-white and the other layers don't show through. Let the salad chill in the refrigerator to soak together, then serve. Enjoy!

How do you hard-boil eggs without cracking them? Start them in cold water and bring them up to a boil over low heat. Boil for 9 minutes after the water comes to a boil, then transfer to cold water to cool — the sudden temperature change makes them easier to peel.
It's even better to make the mayonnaise yourself — tastier and healthier. See here for some good homemade mayonnaise recipes. You can also use sour cream or plain yogurt in place of mayonnaise, on their own or mixed with mayo in any ratio you like, to lighten up the dish.
Make salads only with fully chilled ingredients. Assembled while warm, a salad can spoil quickly.