Quail nest salad - recipe with photo. Suitable for any holiday table

The Quail's Nest salad has several recipes, and, moreover, very different from each other. But why do different, in fact, dishes remain under the same name? They have one thing in common - design. After all, it was because of him that the salad acquired its name, which made it memorable and recognizable.

Salad "Quail's Nest" is often prepared for the holidays, because it takes time and some effort. This is really not an ordinary dish. And that is why it is worth trying to cook it - at least one of the variations.

"Quail's nest" with noodles and cucumber

This salad recipe has an unusual ingredient - instant noodles. It can be replaced with ordinary noodles or durum wheat spaghetti, only these flour products take longer to cook, and therefore the salad itself will take longer.

So, to master this recipe, you should prepare:

instant noodles - 2 packs;
chicken fillet - 400 g;
chicken eggs - 4 pcs.;
fresh cucumber - 1-2 pcs.;
garlic - 3 cloves;
processed cheese - 1 pc.;
onion - 1 pc.;
mayonnaise;
salt, ground black pepper;
greenery.

Boil chicken meat until tender. Boil the eggs as well to make them hard boiled. Grind instant noodles and steam in hot water. Spices for noodles are not needed.

Advice! It is easier to grind such noodles if you open the package on one side and gently knead the contents. If you knead in a closed package, there is a high probability that it will burst from pressure - and the noodles will scatter throughout the kitchen.

Disassemble the fillet into fibers or cut into fairly large pieces, separate the proteins in the eggs, cut into small cubes. Finely chop the onion as well. Mix all.

Grate yolks, garlic and melted cheese on a fine grater. Mix all three ingredients in another bowl, add a few tablespoons of mayonnaise, salt and form balls from the resulting mass - an imitation of quail eggs, because the quail nest salad recipe would not look complete without them. So that the mass does not stick to the palms, you can grease them with vegetable oil.

Advice! To make the processed cheese rub better, put it in the freezer for 40 minutes - it will have time to "grab", but not too much, so it will rub and will not melt and spread in your hands.

Cut the cucumber into strips or grate on a special grater for Korean carrots, add half to the salad. Season the whole salad (fillet, squirrels, onion, cucumber) with spices and mayonnaise, mix. Put greens on the dish first, then lettuce. Moreover, do it so that a recess forms in the center. It is in this recess that “quail eggs” are laid out. They can be sprinkled with ground pepper. Decorate the edges of the salad with the remaining cucumber.

The recipe is not the easiest, but the result is both tasty and, I must say, very effective.

"Quail's nest" with fried potatoes

Another recipe for this salad. Here you don’t have to imitate quail eggs - they will be real. So, you will need:

chicken - 200 g;
red bell pepper - 200 g;
onion - 1 pc.;
potatoes - 150 g;
quail eggs 3-6 pieces;
mayonnaise;
salt pepper;
greenery.

Boil chicken meat and quail eggs. Cut the pepper into a thin strip, chop the onion into half rings, disassemble the chicken into fibers or cut into fairly large pieces.

Peel potatoes, cut into cubes. Fry the pieces in a well-heated deep-fryer. You can use both a fryer and a regular saucepan. Salt immediately after frying.

Advice! If, after frying, put the potatoes on a paper towel, it will absorb excess fat, and the product will turn out to be less high-calorie.

Mix chicken meat, sweet pepper and onion, salt and pepper, add mayonnaise and mix well. This recipe does not involve any recess in the design - just lay the salad in an even layer on the dish. Put fried potatoes along the edge with a wide strip, which will imitate a bird's nest, quail eggs in the center. Decorate with green sprigs.

To decorate the salad, you can use small mushrooms, olives and olives - an imitation of pebbles, which are often used in the construction of nests. You can also add a layer of carrots, and replace the processed cheese with hard cheese.

Salad "Quail's Nest" looks elegant, because it can be served for any special occasion. This is one of those dishes that are called a masterpiece, and which are remembered for a long time as evidence of the amazing culinary talent of the hostess.

A distinctive feature of this dish is its appearance: as a decoration, we will make a quail nest from edible ingredients. Therefore, the obligatory components of this salad are quail eggs. We will cook the bird's nest itself from fried potatoes. Otherwise, the salad consists of fairly simple ingredients, and its preparation will not take you too much time.

This dish is perfect as an appetizer for any festive table and will not leave anyone indifferent. It will take you about 30-40 minutes to prepare the salad. The recipe is for 4-5 servings.

Ingredients

Chicken fillet - 300 g
pickled cucumbers- 2 pcs.
Smoked cheese - 150 g
Potatoes - 3 pcs.
Quail eggs - 5 pcs.
Chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
Canned corn- 140 g
Mayonnaise - 200 g

Information

Salad
Servings - 5
Cooking time - 40 min

Salad "Quail's Nest": how to cook

First you need to prepare all the necessary ingredients: chicken fillet, cucumbers, chicken and quail eggs, potatoes, corn, cheese, mayonnaise and salt. We start preparing the salad with potatoes - from it we need to make “brushwood” for the nest. Wash, peel and grate the potatoes on a medium grater so that long strips are obtained.

Heat a frying pan, grease it with vegetable oil and fry the potatoes on it until a light brown hue is formed. Then transfer it to a separate bowl and set aside.

Let's move on to the salad. You should start with pickled cucumbers - they need to be cut into small cubes in a separate bowl.

Next, you need to add corn to the salad: open a tin can and pour one third (this will just be 140g) to the cucumbers.

Next in line we have chicken fillet and eggs. First we need to boil all the ingredients. Chicken fillet should be cut into small cubes, chicken eggs should be peeled and also finely chopped. Add food to salad.

We still have smoked cheese left - peel it from the packaging film and cut into cubes in a salad.

Dress the salad with mayonnaise and salt to taste. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

Put the resulting salad on a large plate, give it a rounded shape with a small notch in the middle.

Now we have to make a decoration for the salad in the form of a bird's nest. Put the quail eggs to boil. At this time, put potato brushwood on the salad and form a nest out of it. When the eggs are cooked, peel them and arrange nicely in the center. You can also add parsley leaves, dill sprigs and some corn for garnish if you like.

Great, a salad of fairly simple ingredients “Quail's Nest” is ready, you can serve it to the table! Enjoy your meal!

Recipe salad Nest with quail eggs:

Let's prepare the chicken. Cut the fillet off the bone (for those who will use the whole breast) and remove the skin. You can use the thigh instead of the fillet.

We put it in a saucepan, fill it with water and cook over low heat until tender. During cooking, add salt to the water, you can also add a bay leaf and a pea of allspice for flavor. We also boil chicken and quail eggs.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the potato pie. To do this, rub the peeled tubers on a grater for Korean carrots or cut into very thin long sticks. Immediately put the grated potatoes in cold water so that they do not darken.

The resulting potato straws are thoroughly washed under cold water.

Spread the potatoes in small batches on paper towels and, as carefully as possible, remove the remaining water.

Heat vegetable oil in a small deep saucepan or frying pan. The oil level should be about 4 cm, the potatoes should not reach the bottom of the pan during frying. Fry the potatoes in batches over medium heat in well-heated oil. We do not put too many potatoes at a time in the oil, because if the temperature of the oil decreases greatly, the potatoes will begin to boil in it. Fry potato chips until light golden brown. We take out the finished fried potatoes from the oil with a slotted spoon, put them on paper towels and sprinkle with a little salt (while the potatoes are still wet from the oil, the salt will stick well to its surface).

We cut the finished chicken fillet into strips or divide it into fibers with our hands.

Cut the cucumbers into thin slices.

Peeled chicken eggs cut into cubes.

Green onions (or ordinary onions), finely chop along with parsley leaves.

In a large salad bowl, mix all the chopped ingredients and half the potato pie. We mix.

We dress the salad with mayonnaise. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.

Put the salad in a deep salad bowl. On top of the salad, with the help of the remaining fried potatoes, we form a nest: we spread the potatoes in a circle with a small depression in the center.

In the center of the "nest" we lay out the peeled quail eggs, if desired, decorate with fresh herbs.

Salad "Quail's Nest" is ready, you can serve it to the table.

Salad "Quail's Nest" is an easy-to-prepare dish that is prepared from ordinary ingredients. Using the simplest and most affordable products, you can prepare a bright and original salad in the form of a bird's nest in the middle of which quail eggs lie neatly. It is not a shame to put a salad in the center of the festive table, it will be appropriate for a homemade lunch or dinner. Also pay attention to this salad when compiling the Easter menu. It contains golden and crispy french fries, which are liked not only by children, but also by adults.

Taste Info Festive salads / Salads with chicken

Ingredients

Potatoes 450 g;
Chicken fillet 200 g;
Chicken egg 3 pcs.;
Green onion 1 bunch;
Quail egg 3 pcs.;
Parsley 1 sprig;
Salt to taste;
Ground black pepper to taste;
Mayonnaise to taste;
Sunflower oil for frying;
Pickled cucumber 200 g;
Bay leaf 1-2 pcs.

How to cook Bird's Nest salad with fried potatoes and quail eggs

In the salad, we need chicken fillet, which must be pre-prepared. Instead of fillet, chicken thigh, breast, or any part of the chicken that has meat is perfect. Chicken meat must be boiled until tender. To do this, boil water in a saucepan, salt a little and add bay leaf. Lower the washed fillet. Simmer until tender about 25-30 minutes. Boiled meat is easily pierced with a fork. Remove the cooked meat from the broth and cool to room temperature.

Do not pour out the broth, but make soup from it, you can also freeze it.

Now let's prepare crispy potatoes. Peel the tubers, rinse. Grate for Korean carrots.

Place the grated potatoes in a sieve or colander and rinse thoroughly in running cold water. Leave for 15-25 minutes to make the liquid glass well. Place in small portions on a paper towel and dry well, or take a woven waffle kitchen towel and pat dry. Potatoes should not be wet.

Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan or a convenient saucepan. It should be 2-3 cm. Lower a small portion of potato straws. Fry over high heat until lightly browned. Continue frying in small batches.

Gather the fried french fries with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to remove any remaining oil. At the same time, send a saucepan with water and chicken eggs to the fire.