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Curly Spruce vegetarian salad

Vegetarian "Fluffy Fir Tree" Salad

This salad looks striking and is easy to make. The vegetarian "Fluffy Fir Tree" salad makes sure vegetarians don't miss out on a festive holiday centerpiece. It comes out very juicy, so it doesn't need time to soak. The key is not to overcook the broccoli. You can swap the Adyghe cheese (a mild, firm brined cheese, similar to a fresh farmer's cheese or paneer) for any other firm, rennet-free cheese.

MariaS

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Broccoli

250

Carrots

150

Adyghe cheese

150

Lemon juice

Salt (black salt!)

0.5

Sour cream

200

Prepared mustard

Turmeric

Ground black pepper

Lemon juice

Vegetable oil

Salt

0.25

Sugar

0.25

Dried spices

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 32 % 6 g

Fats 47 % 9 g

Carbohydrates 21 % 4 g

125 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

Peel the carrots and grate them on a julienne (Korean-carrot) grater. Toss with the vegetable oil, lemon juice, salt, sugar, and dry spices (including a little coriander). Set the carrots aside and stir them now and then.
Step 2:

Drop the broccoli into boiling salted water and cook for 3 minutes once it returns to a boil.
Step 3:

Lift the broccoli out of the water and let it cool. Trim off the stems and chop them, setting the florets aside for the final layer.
Step 4:

Combine all the ingredients for the sauce.
Step 5:

Stir until smooth.
Step 6:

On a large flat plate, arrange the chopped broccoli stems into the silhouette of a fir tree.
Step 7:

Spread on an even layer of sauce (a fork works well for smoothing it out). Top with the Adyghe cheese, grated on the fine side of a grater.
Step 8:

Add another layer of sauce over the cheese, then a layer of the carrots.
Step 9:

Then another thick layer of sauce.
Step 10:

For the final layer, arrange the reserved broccoli florets on top. Decorate the finished salad however you like — strips of pickled carrot, diced bell pepper, cranberries, corn, and so on.