Escuche esta historia
--:--
5:10
A savory cake perfect for Christmas dinner
Savory tart is a light and delicious dish, perfect as a complementary or main dish for your Christmas Eve dinner. This is prepared simply and with few ingredients, so it is also an inexpensive option.
Next, we will explain how to make it, and we will give you some additional recommendations to make it perfect.
Savory tart ingredients
3 chicken breasts
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Olive oil
6 cloves of garlic
4 potatoes cooked with skin
Oregano, amount needed
5 natural tomatoes, peeled and seedless
5 boiled eggs
1 Lettuce, washed and drained
Mayonnaise, the amount you consider necessary
Cherry tomatoes for garnish
Steps for the preparation of the salty cake
Note: We will divide the process into several parts to make it easier to explain each process.
Cooking the breasts
Salt and pepper the breasts on both sides to taste.
Place a frying pan over medium heat and pour olive oil into it, the amount you consider necessary.
Wait until the oil is hot and add the chicken breasts that we had seasoned. Cover the chicken breasts and cook over medium heat.
When the bottom of the breasts are over medium heat, add four cloves of garlic and cook with it.
Flip the breasts and garlic and cook on the other side.
Once they are golden brown on both sides, remove the breasts from the heat and leave to rest on a plate.
Once the breasts are cool, cut into slices, very thin slices, or chunks.
Preparation of mashed potatoes
Boil some potatoes with their skin on and after cooking them, remove the skin.
With the help of a grater, scratch the potatoes on the thick side.
Once you have finished grating all the potatoes, scratch two garlic cloves, but this time on the thinner side.
Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Finally, add some oregano.
Mix all the ingredients very well and flatten with the help of a spatula, so that you obtain a creamy consistency.
Booking
Preparation of the tomatoes
Take the peeled tomatoes and remove the seeds, cutting them into quarters and cutting the entire central area of the seeds.
Cut the tomatoes into strips and finally into very small squares.
Preparation of the eggs
Grate four of the cooked eggs along the thick part of the ray and set them aside.
Scratch the last of the eggs and set aside in a separate bowl for final decoration.
Preparation of lettuce
Remove the stems from the lettuce.
Cut the lettuce into very thin strips.
Save the lettuce for last.
Assemble the savory cake
In a mold of approximately 23 centimeters, add half of the mashed potatoes and flatten with the trowel, in order to smooth out what will be the base.
Add a thick layer of mayonnaise over the mashed potatoes.
Clean the mold of any traces of mayonnaise that have remained on the walls.
Layer one layer of the chopped chicken on top of the mayonnaise, but calculate that the chicken has to last two layers.
On top of the chicken, add one more layer of mayonnaise, but this time it should be very thin, as if you were just spreading lightly on the chicken.
Add a layer with the tomato chopped into small pieces, distribute over the whole chicken with mayonnaise and flatten the surface, applying a little pressure.
Add a layer of mayonnaise, but this time it should be slightly thicker than the previous layer of mayonnaise.
Clean the walls of the mold again.
Add the other half of the potatoes to make a layer with the mashed potatoes, distribute it over the entire surface and flatten, applying a little pressure.
Add a new layer of mayonnaise, but this time a little thicker than the one you placed on top of the tomato pieces.
Layer the chicken pieces in a new layer on top of the mayonnaise. Remember that this is the last layer with the chicken pieces, so you must arrange them completely on the surface.
Add a new layer of mayonnaise over the chicken, but this time a little thinner.
Add a layer with the 4 grated cooked eggs and proceed to flatten a little, press lightly with the trowel or spoon to smooth the surface.
Put a new layer of mayonnaise over the eggs.
Finally, place the cut lettuce, distributing it over the entire surface.
Spread the grated egg that you had reserved, on top of the lettuce.
Top with cherry tomatoes for garnish.
Unmold and cut the pieces to serve on each plate.
What can I accompany the salty cake with?
The salty cake is a fairly complete dish, as it already includes meats, vegetables and a good caloric content. However, if you decide to use this as a main dish, you can accompany it with Christmas rice and a good dessert as a Christmas log.
As for the drink, on these dates you can not miss the classic alcoholic beverages such as red wine or cream punch. In fact, this is the perfect occasion to get your best whiskeys or the oldest rum from the cellar to share with your loved ones.
The salty cake is a very simple dish to prepare, with few ingredients and that can be perfect as a main dish or as a starter at dinner on Christmas Eve.
In addition, its flavor is a delicacy on the palate, which is why children still love it.
