Prepare everything you need. Cook the vegetables and eggs in advance so that they have time to cool. Carrots and potatoes should be cooked until tender, eggs should be hard-boiled. Peel everything.
Finely chop the onion, put it in a bowl, pour boiling water over it. Cover and let it steam for 10 minutes. This will make the onion softer in texture and taste.
1 pcs onion
Chop the potatoes and carrots into cubes, approximately 1x1 cm. It is convenient to use a special tool for salads, but you can also do it manually.
250 g potato, 150 g carrot
Separate the eggs into whites and yolks. Chop the whites into small pieces, leave the yolks for now.
3 pcs egg
Remove the fish pieces from the liquid, remove any large bones and mash slightly with a fork. Add a couple of tablespoons of marinade from the canned food jar. This will make the salad more moist.
240 g sardine
When everything is ready, you can start assembling. It is convenient to use a cooking ring. Here the diameter is 16 centimeters. Place the potatoes on the bottom. Spread mayonnaise on this and each subsequent layer. For convenience, put the sauce in a plastic bag and cut off a corner.
250 g potato, 120 g mayonnaise
Then distribute the canned fish. Drain the onion from the liquid using a sieve.
240 g sardine, 1 pcs onion
Place on the salad, cover with mayonnaise, season with a little pepper and salt to taste.
120 g mayonnaise, 1 pinch pepper, 1 pinch salt
Next come the egg whites. Compact them well with a spoon.
3 pcs egg
And the carrots.
150 g carrot
Spread mayonnaise on top one more time. If you plan to store it for more than a few hours, put it in the refrigerator in this form, covering it with cling film.
120 g mayonnaise
Shortly before serving, grate the yolks on a fine grater and sprinkle the salad on top.
3 pcs egg
Remove the cooking ring, decorate the Mimosa salad as desired.