Russian salad with croutons and smoked sausage is a tasty, hearty and remarkably simple appetizer that will be a real hit on your festive table. Despite the simplicity of the preparation (15 minutes and you're done!), the salad turns out very appetizing, bright and rich in flavor: the combination of smoked sausage, crunchy croutons, tender hard-boiled eggs and your favorite vegetables creates an ideal balance of textures and flavors. It's a great choice for a casual party, unexpected guests or a quick family dinner. Slice smoked sausage into matchsticks or small cubes, dice the eggs, coarsely grate hard cheese and dice tomatoes or cucumbers. Combine everything in a large salad bowl, add Korean carrots (optional), dress with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly. Add the croutons (bacon- or cheese-flavored) only just before serving so they don't go soggy. Proportions for 4 servings inside.

Salad with crab sticks and rice is perhaps the most popular of the possible dishes with corn.

For this simple salad, it's best to boil the beets in advance, then the cooking itself will take just a few minutes! This healthy dish has a distinct spicy flavor.

Caesar salad with smoked chicken is a quick and surprisingly tasty home-style take on the famous American salad, where the usual boiled or grilled chicken breast is swapped for ready-made smoked chicken — this speeds up the prep dramatically and gives the salad a rich aroma and a pleasant smoky note. All the main components — romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, grated parmesan, garlicky croutons and the signature creamy garlic dressing — come together in just 15 minutes. Cut the smoked breast into cubes or matchsticks, tear the lettuce by hand, halve the cherry tomatoes and gently toss everything with the dressing. Serve immediately, scattered with croutons and grated parmesan. The perfect salad for a light dinner, lunch or get-together. Proportions for 4 servings inside.

Salad with funchoza and chicken is a very delicious and filling salad that can easily replace a full meal for you, and it's also quite healthy – as it contains a lot of vegetables, meat, and vermicelli.

The "Heart Eater" salad with chicken hearts is very filling and has an exquisite taste. It's hard to imagine that such an exquisite dish can be made from a set of simple ingredients.

An exquisite salad with fried chicken liver and broccoli is easy to prepare. It will be a perfect dish for breakfast or dinner, containing a sufficient amount of proteins and vitamins.

A bright, beautiful salad of red cabbage with shrimp and mussels is delicious and very healthy. Red cabbage contains more vitamins, protein, and carbohydrates than white cabbages, and when combined with seafood, the benefits of the dish increase even more.

The cheekily named "High Chicken" salad lives up to the buzz with an unexpected and bold combination of flavors that somehow works perfectly together. It combines diced chicken breast, canned pineapple, sautéed mushrooms, grated cheese and corn, with chopped dried apricots or prunes adding a subtle sweet note that ties everything together. Toss everything with mayonnaise spiked with a touch of garlic for the dressing. The result is a bright, festive salad that balances sweet, savory and tangy flavors and always becomes the center of attention at holiday tables. I'll share traditional proportions for 4-6 servings and why this surprising combination works so well.

Russian Olivier salad with sausage and pickles is the classic Soviet New Year salad that — despite being significantly different from the original recipe by 19th-century French chef Lucien Olivier — has long become a classic in its own right and practically a national dish. Today this version with boiled sausage, pickles and green peas is an essential guest at every New Year, birthday or family festive table in any post-Soviet household. Boil potatoes and carrots in their skins, cool and dice. Dice the boiled sausage, pickles and hard-boiled eggs the same way. Add green peas, dress with mayonnaise, mix thoroughly and season with salt to taste. Rest in the fridge for 1-2 hours before serving. Proportions for 6-8 servings inside.