Salad with shrimp and red caviar

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a salad with shrimp and red caviar? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Defrost the shrimp before cooking. It is advisable to do this gradually in the refrigerator. This way, the seafood will retain its useful substances and taste qualities as much as possible.

2. Step 2:

   

   Before cooking, rinse the shrimp under cold water. Add bay leaf and allspice to the boiling water. Boil the spices over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Salt the water, put the shrimp. I have medium-sized shrimp, they cook for 2-3 minutes from the moment of boiling. Remove the shrimp with a slotted spoon, cool. If you use king prawns, increase the cooking time to 7-8 minutes.

3. Step 3:

   

   Remove the head, shell and tail from the cooled shrimp.

4. Step 4:

   

   Hard-boil the eggs. How to cook hard-boiled eggs? So that the eggs do not crack when cooking, put them in cold water and put them to cook on a small fire. Boil the eggs for 9 minutes after boiling, then pour cold water and cool. From a sharp temperature drop, the shell will be better cleaned. Peel the cooled eggs, separate the whites from the yolks.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pre-cook potatoes in a uniform until ready. Check readiness with a knife, it should easily pierce the vegetable. Cool boiled potatoes, peel, grate on a coarse grater.

6. Step 6:

   

   Grate egg whites on a coarse grater.

7. Step 7:

   

   The salad can be formed in a serving ring or laid out in layers in a salad bowl suitable in size. I have a ring with a diameter of 14 cm. Put half of the shrimp in the first layer. A few shrimps can be left to decorate the salad (optional). If the shrimp are large, cut them smaller.

8. Step 8:

   

   Brush the shrimp layer with mayonnaise.

10. Step 9:

    

    Put the grated boiled potatoes in the next layer, level with a spoon.

11. Step 10:

    

    Apply mayonnaise on the potato layer.

12. Step 11:

    

    Then lay out the grated egg whites in a uniform layer, smooth them out. Brush with mayonnaise.

13. Step 12:

    

    Lay out the remaining shrimp. And mayonnaise again.

14. Step 13:

    

    Grate the egg yolks on a fine grater on top, evenly distribute them over the entire surface of the salad. Cover the salad with cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour to soak it.

15. Step 14:

    

    Before serving, carefully put red caviar on a layer of yolks. Remove the serving ring.

16. Step 15:

    

    You can decorate the salad with shrimp and herbs. Enjoy your meal!