Puff Salad with Ham, Cheese, Carrots and Apples

A salad with ham, cheese, fresh carrots, and apples, as well as boiled eggs and pickled onions, is an excellent dish for a festive table. Thanks to the carrots and apples, the salad is juicy and very fresh. Salad is dressed with mayonnaise.

Servings: 3

Ingredients

• Ham – 200 g
• Hard cheese – 200 g
• Carrots – 100 g
• Apples – 100 g
• Eggs – 3 pcs.
• Onions – 50 g
• Mayonnaise – 40 g
• Salt to taste

For pickling onions:

• Wine vinegar – 1 tbsp
• Sugar – 1-2 teaspoon
• Salt – 0.5 teaspoon
• Water (boiling water) – 2-3 tbsp

Directions

1. Boil the eggs hard-boiled for about 8-10 minutes in boiling water. Then cool the boiled eggs in cold water.
2. Peel and chop the onions into thin half-rings. Marinate the onions to remove excessive bitterness. Toss the onion, sugar, and salt. Pour in wine vinegar and boiling water.
3. Leave the onion to marinate for 5-7 minutes. Then drain all the liquid with a fine sieve.
4. Cut the ham into cubes.
5. Grate the cheese on a fine grater.
6. Grate the carrots on a fine grater. The juicier and sweeter the carrots, the better.
7. Peel and seed apples. Grate peeled apples with a coarse grater. If sourness is lacking, sprinkle the grated apples with lemon juice.
8. Peel the eggs and grate on a fine grater or chop finely and finely.
9. Collect the salad in layers in the following order: pickled onions, ham, cheese, carrots, apples, eggs. Repeat the layers, with the last layer of cheese. Salt each layer if necessary and grease with a minimum of mayonnaise.
10. If desired, the salad can not be laid out in layers, but put all the products in a salad bowl, season with mayonnaise, and mix.

Enjoy your meal!