Shrimp and Caviar Layered Salad

Name: Shrimp and Caviar Layered Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Peeled shrimp — 85 g; Eggs — 1 pcs; Cucumbers — 60 g; Hard cheese — 35 g; Mayonnaise — 22 g; Red caviar — 10 g; Salt — 1 g

A festive layered salad with shrimp, hard-boiled egg, cucumber, cheese, and red caviar. Hearty but served in small portions for a spread.

Time: 25 min
Serving: 457 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $3.83
Protein: 36 g

High protein Salad

Ingredients

1 Peeled shrimppack 400 g ≈ $8.50 85 g
2 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 1 pcs
3 Cucumbers≈ $3.67 per kg 60 g
4 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 35 g
5 Mayonnaise 22 g
6 Red caviarpack 140 g ≈ $16.00 10 g
7 Salt 1 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Boil shrimp in salted boiling water for 2–3 minutes until pink, then cool.
Hard⁴-boil an egg for 9–10 minutes, cool, and peel¹.
Cube the cucumber³, grate the cheese and egg coarsely.
Layer cucumber³, egg, shrimp, and cheese, brushing each layer lightly with mayonnaise.
Chill the salad for 20 minutes to set the layers.
Top with red⁶ caviar before serving.

Tips

Why it works: Boil the shrimp for 2–3 minutes so they stay juicy and don't overcook to white. Overcooked shrimp lose their firmness and turn rubbery.
Substitutions: Instead of red caviar, use salted salmon (10 g) or thin strips of pickled pepper (15 g). Swap the mayonnaise for sour cream (22 g) if you want it lighter.
Common mistakes: If the layers go soft or blend together, the mayonnaise between them was too runny or the salad sat in the fridge longer than 20 minutes.
Storing and reheating: Keep in the fridge for 1 day. Serve it cold, without reheating.
Serve with: Serve with sparkling or dry white wine at a holiday dinner when you want something light but filling.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	457 kcal	23%
Protein	36 g	48%
Fat	32 g	46%
Carbs	3 g	1%
Per 100 g	171 kcal

Cost

≈ $3.83per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is peeled shrimp.

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