New-Style Layered Salad

1. 1 Button mushrooms≈ $7.50 per kg 40 g
2. 2 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 9 g
3. 3 Gelatin 1 g
4. 4 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.89 0.5 pcs
5. 5 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.64 10 g
6. 6 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 16 g
7. 7 Pickled cucumberspack 680 g ≈ $3.20 30 g
8. 8 Chicken leg quarterspack 1 kg ≈ $2.50 25 g
9. 9 Potatoes≈ $2.15 per kg 40 g
10. 10 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 5 g
11. 11 Mayonnaise 16 g

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

Method

1. Cube 1 small onion² and 200g mushrooms

2. Sauté mushrooms until liquid evaporates, add onion², and cook until tender; let cool

3. Bloom gelatin in ¼ cup water, microwave 20–40 seconds until dissolved, cool, then mix with ½ cup mayonnaise

4. Grate 2 hard⁵-boiled egg whites and 2 yolks separately; mix yolks with 50g grated cheese and ½ cup mayonnaise

5. Line a dish with plastic wrap

6. Layer first: yolk-cheese mix

7. Layer second: sautéed mushrooms and onion², tossed with mayonnaise and gelatin-mayo (1:10–15 ratio; reduce gelatin-mayo in later layers, adding plain mayo for even binding)

In short

• In the planner this dish is cooked for two days: reheat on day two.