Salad "Anthill"

“Anthill” salad is a spectacular and incredibly tasty salad that can diversify any holiday table. Its main secret is that the list of ingredients includes thinly sliced ​​potato strips fried until crisp. The appetizer makes you fall in love with it from the first fork and flies off the plate very quickly, so it is recommended to immediately prepare it with a reserve, because guests will probably ask for more!

Anthill salad with chicken and potato strips

Let's prepare the original "Anthill" salad, which is based on boiled chicken fillet and ready-made potato strips. You can make such a component yourself; to do this, you need to thinly chop the peeled vegetable and fry it in a large amount of oil until a crust forms.

1. 
   Place boiled chicken, cut into cubes of the desired size, on the bottom of a flat dish. Please note that each layer must be coated with mayonnaise, salt and pepper, according to your preferences.
2. 
   Rinse the fresh cucumber with water, wipe dry with paper towels and cut into pieces - place on top of the meat.
3. 
   Remove the stem from juicy tomatoes, cut into slices and place in a third layer.
4. 
   Grind a piece of hard cheese using a grater with small holes and sprinkle on the vegetables.
5. 
   For cheese - potato straws. If desired, decorate with sprigs of fresh herbs and begin the meal. Bon appetit!

A simple recipe for Anthill salad with sausage

Let's prepare a bright vegetable salad with the addition of sausage, which is perfect for serving at the holiday table or for diversifying your family's usual diet. The ingredients used are all readily available and can be easily purchased at any grocery store.

Cooking time – 35 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Bell pepper – ½ pc.
• Sausage – 150 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 4-6 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare potato straws: peel the tubers and grate them on a special grater for chopping vegetables “Korean style”. Afterwards, we wash the grated potatoes in several waters to get rid of starch as much as possible. Fry the straws in vegetable oil until golden brown.

Step 2. Boil two medium eggs in salted water until tender, cool and finely chop.

Step 3. Cut the washed tomatoes into cubes.

Step 4. Grind half a bright bell pepper in a similar way.

Step 5. Combine eggs and vegetables in a deep salad bowl.

Step 6. Cut any sausage you like into cubes or cubes.

Step 7. Pour the meat component into a plate.

Step 8Season the salad with mayonnaise, add salt and mix. Form a mound with a spoon and decorate with potato straws. Bon appetit!

Anthill salad with French fries

The “Anthill” salad is named so for a reason; the secret of such an interesting name is that we lay out the finished appetizer in a high mound and decorate it with ruddy potato strips, imitating an ants’ house. The finished dish turns out incredibly tasty and satisfying.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Boiled chicken – 200 gr.
• Cucumbers – 1 pc.
• Tomatoes – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Potatoes – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Mayonnaise – 3-4 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the clove of garlic and pass it through a press. Mix with mayonnaise and the salad dressing is ready.

Step 2. Cut the boiled fillet into pieces or disassemble it into fibers. Place 2/3 of the meat on the bottom of a flat plate of suitable size.

Step 3. Apply a mesh of garlic mayonnaise on top of the chicken.

Step 4. The next layer is fresh cucumber, cut into thin strips (lay out most of it in the form of a slide).

Step 5. Distribute a juicy diced tomato on top of the cucumber (leave a little to repeat the layer).

Step 7. Lightly drizzle the dressing over the vegetables.

Step 8. Next, sprinkle the ingredients with grated cheese.

Step 9. Repeat the layers, imitating the top, and do not forget to grease the ingredients with garlic mayonnaise.

Step 10. Grind the peeled potatoes using a Korean carrot grater, rinse thoroughly under water and place in a colander, allowing excess liquid to drain. Then, transfer the potatoes to paper towels folded in half.

Step 11Heat the oil in a frying pan and lay out half the straws so that the heat treatment occurs evenly.

Step 12. Bring the potatoes until golden brown and remove from heat.

Step 13. We repeat this manipulation with the remains of the vegetable and transfer it to napkins when finished so that they absorb excess oil.

Step 14. Apply a mesh of garlic mayonnaise to the mound of vegetables and meat.

Step 15. Place the cooled French fries around the entire perimeter of the slide.

Step 16. Refrigerate the salad for one hour to soak and then serve. Bon appetit!

How to prepare Anthill salad with pork?

An incredibly tasty, aromatic and spectacular salad called “Anthill” will help us diversify the festive table and surprise our guests. Crispy potato strips will serve as an excellent decoration for a cold dish, and hard cheese and vegetables will help this “structure” perfectly keep its shape in the form of a “slide”.

Cooking time – 1 hour 15 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Pork fillet – 230-250 gr.
• Tomatoes – 1 pc.
• Potatoes (small) – 8-9 pcs.
• Canned corn - ½ can.
• Red onion – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 50-70 gr.
• Sour cream – 4 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil – 500 ml.
• Salt - to taste.
• Seasonings - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil three potatoes in their skins until tender (25 minutes over low heat), cool and remove the skin.Step 2. Drizzle a piece of pork with two tablespoons of oil, rub with salt and your favorite spices - wrap in foil and bake for 35-40 minutes. Afterwards, cool and cut into small cubes.

Step 3. Grind a large tomato in the same way and add it to the meat.

Step 4.Cut the boiled potatoes into pieces and add them to the already prepared ingredients.

Step 5. Finely chop the peeled onion, open the jar of corn, drain the liquid and transfer the vegetables to a salad bowl.

Step 6. Grate the cheese on a fine grater and add it to the salad along with sour cream and salt - mix and put it in the refrigerator, and in the meantime, let's make straws.

Step 7. Peel the remaining potatoes, grate them on a Korean carrot grater and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Then transfer the chopped vegetable to paper napkins to get rid of excess moisture.

Step 8. Heat a fairly large amount of oil in a frying pan or saucepan and fry the potatoes in impromptu deep fat until an appetizing crust forms. Place the finished straws on paper towels with a slotted spoon and let cool a little.

Step 9. Transfer the dressed salad to a flat dish, forming a neat mound.

Step 10. Place potato strips around the mound so that it completely covers the ingredients. Bon appetit!

Delicious “Anthill” salad with smoked chicken

The well-known “Anthill” salad is prepared with a variety of meat ingredients: poultry, meat and even sausage, however, today we present to your attention a recipe that includes aromatic smoked chicken. It is this ingredient that gives the dish its unique taste.

Cooking time – 35 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken breast – ½ pc.
• Potatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• Cucumber – 1 pc.
• Tomatoes – 1 pc.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp.
• Green onion – 2-3 feathers.
• Salt - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 6 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1.We start cooking with crispy straws: peel the potatoes and chop them using a grater designed for Korean carrots. Rinse with water several times, place on paper napkins and meanwhile heat the oil in a frying pan.

Step 2. Fry the straws until golden brown and place them again on napkins to get rid of excess oil.

Step 3. Remove the skin from the smoked breast and cut into cubes. Grind cucumber and tomato in a similar way.

Step 4. In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise with garlic, passed through a press.

Step 5. In a deep plate, combine all the prepared ingredients (except for the straws), season with sauce, add salt and stir. Lightly compact and carefully turn over onto a flat plate to form a mound.

Step 6. Sprinkle the salad with delicious straws, decorate with green onions and enjoy. Bon appetit!