Beef Tongue Cocktail Salad

1. 1 Beef tonguepack 1 kg ≈ $14.00Not in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 80 g
2. 2 Button mushrooms≈ $7.50 per kg 60 g
3. 3 Cucumbers≈ $3.67 per kg 30 g
4. 4 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 1 pcs
5. 5 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 20 g
6. 6 Canned green peaspack 400 g ≈ $1.00 30 g
7. 7 Ketchup 10 g
8. 8 Mayonnaise 20 g
9. 9 Sunflower oil 5 ml

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

Method

1. Boil the beef¹ tongue in salted water for 2–2.5 hours until tender, cool, peel off the skin, and cut into cubes.

2. Hard⁵-boil an egg for 10 minutes, cool, peel, and grate.

3. Slice the mushrooms, pan-fry in oil for 7 minutes until all moisture evaporates, then cool.

4. Mix mayonnaise with ketchup to make the dressing. Dice the cucumber³ and grate the cheese.

5. Layer mushrooms, tongue, cucumber³, and egg in serving dishes, lightly brushing each layer with the sauce.

6. Top with cheese and peas.