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Mimosa salad in a round shallow dish with one slice of serving gone from the plate.

Mimosa Salad (Layered Tuna and Egg Salad)

Nataliia
Mimosa salad is a popular Eastern European layered salad made with canned tuna, boiled carrots, potatoes, eggs, and mayo. Great as an appetizer or a light meal.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Eastern European, Ukrainian
Servings 6
Calories 352 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Box grater you will need fine and coarse shred
  • 1 shallow dish or glass bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans tuna in oil or water, drained
  • ¼ yellow onion, diced
  • 4 potatoes
  • 3 carrots
  • 5 eggs
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot boil carrots and potatoes for about 20-30 minutes or until fork tender, without peeling them. Remove the cooked vegetables from the water and let the cool down, then peel them.
  • In a smaller pot boil the eggs for about 12 minutes. Cool them under cold running water, then peel and separate the whites from the yolks.
  • In a small bowl combine both cans of tuna, chopped onion, and 1 Tablespoon of mayonnaise, black pepper and salt to taste. Mix well with a fork.
  • Begin with coarsely grating a layer of potatoes at the bottom of a shallow dish. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt, and press gently with a fork or a spoon.
  • Add a layer of the tuna and mayo mixture.
  • Grate the carrots coarsely on top of the tuna layer. You can also sprinkle the carrots with a little salt.
  • Grate the egg whites using a finer shred side and spread them as the next layer. Spread a layer of mayo on top of the egg whites.
  • And lastly, grate the egg yolks using a fine grater over the mayo layer, and distributing them evenly. Serve the salad right away or chill it in the fridge.

Notes

Tuna - you can use any canned dish, salmon or sardines are both great.
Save time - boil vegetables over night and store them in the fridge.
Layers - you can do them in a different order, just make sure the last one is the yolks to make the salad look like a mimosa flower.
Serving - this salad is great as a light meal or as an appetizer.
All nutrition facts are only estimate and should be used for information purposes only.

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 29.5gProtein: 18.7gFat: 18.2gSaturated Fat: 3.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4.6gCholesterol: 123mgSodium: 404.3mgPotassium: 786mgFiber: 4.5gSugar: 3.2g
Keyword mimosa layered tuna salad, mimosa salad
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