SUNFLOWER SALAD

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This eye-catching Russian layered chicken and mushroom salad is perfect for any party or buffet. The salad is decorated to look like a sunflower, hence the name.

Provided by Ksysha

Categories Salad

Time 3h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 chicken legs, skin removed
salt to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, minced
3 ½ cups minced mushrooms
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 hard-boiled eggs, yolks and whites separated and grated
1 ¼ cups grated Cheddar cheese
1 (4.25 ounce) can pitted black olives, drained
1 (8 ounce) bag potato chips

Steps:

Place chicken legs into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until no longer pink at the bone, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and let cool. Shred chicken meat and season with salt.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until soft, 5 to 8 minutes.
Mix mayonnaise and garlic together in a bowl. Mix 1/4 cup of the mayonnaise with the chicken.
Spread chicken-mayonnaise mixture in the shape of a disk on a serving plate. Cover with onion-mushroom mixture and 1/4 cup of mayonnaise. Add grated egg whites and 1/4 cup of mayonnaise. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top; cover with remaining mayonnaise. Sprinkle grated egg yolks evenly over the top.
Cut olives into 4 wedges each and place on top to resemble sunflower seeds. Refrigerate salad for 2 hours.
Place potato chips around the salad to resemble sunflower petals.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 588.8 calories, Carbohydrate 20.6 g, Cholesterol 148 mg, Fat 47.3 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 12.2 g, Sodium 625.1 mg, Sugar 2.6 g