Smoked chicken salad

Smoked chicken salad is a simple and tasty appetizer for both the holiday table and the lunch menu. Smoked chicken is a versatile product that can be an ideal component in an endless number of different salad variations, and each of them will be worthy not only of serving for lunch or dinner, but such a salad can be served at a holiday table or family celebration.

Classic salad with smoked chicken and corn

An easy and tasty salad recipe that includes aromatic chicken meat, sweet corn, fresh cucumber and hard cheese. Garlic in mayonnaise dressing adds piquancy to the salad. It is important to cut the ingredients into cubes of equal size to make the dish more attractive.

1. 
   How to make a simple and tasty salad with smoked chicken? Peel the cucumber and cut into large cubes about 1 cm on a side.
2. 
   Remove the chicken meat from the bone and cut it similarly to the cucumbers.
3. 
   Place canned corn without liquid in a deep bowl.
4. 
   Coarsely grate the cheese, pass the garlic through a press or finely chop.
5. 
   Place all the salad ingredients in a bowl with the corn, mix the mayonnaise with garlic and season the salad. You can decorate the top with chopped herbs. Smoked chicken salad is ready!

How to prepare a salad with smoked chicken and mushrooms?

This salad is laid out in layers and can be served in portions. To make it look attractive on a plate, it is better to use a culinary ring, with the help of which the salad components are carefully laid out, and the ring is removed before serving.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Marinated mushrooms – 200 gr.
• Smoked chicken (breast) – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Boiled egg – 5 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Fresh chopped greens - for serving.

Cooking process:

1. Peel boiled eggs, separate whites and yolks, grate each part into a separate bowl.

2. Cut the chicken and mushrooms into small pieces so that they are the same size.

3. For hard cheese, it is better to take more aromatic varieties to make the dish tasty. You can take Maasdam or Russian cheese.

4. Mix pieces of meat with mayonnaise.

5.In a salad bowl or ring (if the salad will be served in portions), place the ingredients in layers: first the chicken, then the chopped mushrooms, coat them with mayonnaise, then put the grated whites, a layer of mayonnaise, cheese, another layer of mayonnaise, and spread a layer of chopped yolks on top. Let the dish soak for at least 15 minutes, garnish with herbs and serve.

Delicious salad with smoked chicken, pineapple and cheese

Chicken goes well with pineapple, so this recipe can be considered one of the most favorite among chefs. Garlic in mayonnaise adds piquancy, and hard cheese adds a variety of flavors.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken (leg) – 1 pc.
• Canned pineapple – ½ can.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Semi-hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Salt - optional.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Chopped greens - for serving.

Cooking process:

1. Boil the eggs in boiling water, they should boil for about 10 minutes, then immediately transfer them to ice water. Peel and finely chop.

2. Remove the meat from the leg; do not use the chicken skin for the salad. The meat is cut into small cubes.

3. Drain the syrup from a can of canned pineapples and chop the pineapples and coarsely grate the cheese.

4. In a bowl of suitable size, mix the ingredients of the salad, add salt if necessary, but this must be done with caution, since it is contained both in the ingredients for the salad and in the mayonnaise with which it is dressed. Mix mayonnaise with a finely chopped clove of garlic and pour it over the salad.

5. Before serving, decorate the dish with chopped herbs.

A simple and delicious salad recipe with smoked chicken breast and fresh cucumber

Cucumber adds freshness to this dish, and it can be served either in a deep bowl or in portions, using a culinary ring to lay layers on each plate separately. It is important to let the salad sit before serving so that the mayonnaise permeates all its layers.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Boiled egg – 3 pcs.
• Mayonnaise – 150 gr.
• Greens – 1 bunch.
• Cucumber – 150 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Separate the chicken meat into fibers and place it in a dense layer on the bottom of a dish or cooking ring if serving in portions.

2. You can peel the cucumber if it tastes bitter. Cut the vegetable into strips, squeeze lightly and distribute evenly over the chicken meat. Apply a layer of mayonnaise on top.

3. Spread the grated cheese in a fairly thick layer.

4. Next, distribute the grated or finely chopped egg and coat with mayonnaise.

5. Sprinkle generously with fresh chopped herbs on top, let it brew for about 30 minutes and serve. Bon appetit!

Salad with smoked chicken, prunes and walnuts

An original and very tasty salad recipe that perfectly combines spicy smoked chicken, sweetish prunes and tart walnuts, seasoned with sour cream. The dish is worthy of becoming an appetizer on the holiday table. It can be served in portions.

Cooking time: 35 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken – 400 gr.
• Prunes – 150 gr.
• Walnut – 100 gr.
• Boiled carrots – 2 pcs.
• Boiled potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Boiled egg – 4 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 300 gr.
• Champignons – 250 gr.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Sour cream – 250 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Peel potatoes and carrots, boiled in salted water. Cut the vegetables into even, beautiful small cubes.

2. Divide the champignons into thin slices and fry until golden brown with vegetable oil.

3. Peel the hard-boiled eggs and chop them as finely as possible.

4. Pass the garlic through a press and mix with salt and sour cream.

5. The cheese should be coarsely grated, the prunes should be washed and cut into strips, and the walnuts should be crushed into crumbs using a blender or coffee grinder.

6. Remove the smoked chicken from skin and bones, cut the meat into cubes or cubes.

7. Place cling film in a deep bowl of suitable size and lay the salad on top in layers. If you are preparing a portioned serving, the layers of salad are laid out on a stand plate using a cooking ring. First, put half of the prepared portion of cheese, then, by analogy, eggs, potatoes, all the champignons, half of the nuts and prunes, chicken and carrots. The layers need to be soaked in sour cream sauce. Then repeat the laying out of layers and sour cream sauce: the rest of the potatoes, cheese, eggs, nuts, prunes, chicken and finish with a layer of carrots. Cover the salad with film and leave to soak in the refrigerator for 1.5 hours. When serving in a bowl, turn it over into a dish and garnish with herbs; when serving as a portion, remove the ring and serve.

Salad with smoked chicken, canned beans and croutons

A very satisfying salad that combines meat (chicken) and vegetable (beans) proteins, and also uses croutons. Tomatoes and herbs add freshness to the salad. Suitable for a snack instead of a full lunch.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken – 300 gr.
• Tomato – 3 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Canned beans – 1 can.
• Salad – 1 head.
• Crackers – 1 pack.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Parsley - for serving.

Cooking process:

1. Separate the chicken meat from the skin and bones and cut into thin slices.

2. Wash the lettuce leaves, dry them and tear them into fairly large pieces.

3. Cut the tomatoes into cubes, first removing the stem.

4. In a deep bowl, mix lettuce leaves, tomato cubes and chicken slices, add beans, mix everything.

5. Before serving, season the salad with mayonnaise, sprinkle with very finely grated cheese and crackers. You can garnish with parsley leaves if desired.

Delicious salad with smoked chicken, Chinese cabbage and croutons

Another variation with meat and crackers, but compared to the previous recipe, this salad is lighter. It is important to add the croutons immediately before serving so that they do not become soft from the mayonnaise.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Peking cabbage – 200 gr.
• Smoked chicken – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 2.5 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Remove the Chinese cabbage from damaged or wrinkled leaves, then thinly slice and place in a bowl.

2. Clean the chicken meat from bones and skin, chop it so that you get small cubes or sticks.

3. For salad, it is better to take sweetish varieties of cheese - Maasdam, Gouda or Parmesan. The cheese needs to be grated – coarsely – to add to the salad, and a small amount – finely – to decorate the dish.

4. Mix all these ingredients in a salad bowl, add mayonnaise, salt and pepper.

5. Before serving, sprinkle with crackers and finely grated cheese.Serve immediately.

Quick salad with smoked chicken fillet, tomato and croutons

For this salad, it is better to choose crackers made from black bread with smoked or cheese flavors. You can also add a little more garlic for a more savory flavor.

Cooking time: 35 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken (fillet) – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Rye crackers – 50 gr.
• Tomato – 3 pcs.
• Garlic – 3-5 teeth.
• Salt - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the meat into small cubes or cubes.

2. Cut out the stem of the tomatoes and chop them into small slices or cubes the size of the chicken.

3. Place pieces of meat on a serving plate, distribute tomatoes on top, then cut into very small cubes or grated cheese.

4. Chop the garlic, mix with mayonnaise and pour over the salad.

5. Leave the dish in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, before serving, sprinkle with crackers and treat your family.

“Bride” salad with smoked chicken and melted cheese

An original salad recipe that amazes not only with its excellent taste characteristics, but also with its visual component. Such a dish will not go unnoticed on the holiday table, and its taste will conquer even discerning guests.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 2.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken (fillet) – 300 gr.
• Processed cheese “Druzhba” - 1 pc.
• Egg – 5 pcs.
• Boiled potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise – 150 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Peel the boiled potatoes and grate them on a coarse grater.

2. Cut the chicken into strips or cubes.

3. Boil the eggs, separate the white and yolk, and chop separately.

4.Cut the processed cheese into very small cubes or grate it. You can pre-freeze it slightly to make the grinding process more convenient.

5. Cut the peeled onion into half rings and blanch to remove the bitterness by pouring boiling water over it for a minute.

6. Place the salad on a dish or in a serving plate in layers: first, potatoes, which are carefully covered with a thin layer of mayonnaise, then chicken - repeat the procedure with mayonnaise after each layer. Then add the onion, then the chopped yolk, melted cheese and cover the salad with a layer of chicken protein on top. To make the dish more juicy and tasty, let the salad soak for about an hour. Enjoy!

Salad with smoked chicken breast and pickled honey mushrooms

Marinated honey mushrooms are an excellent addition to a salad with smoked chicken. They add spice and sourness to the dish. The salad can be seasoned with either mayonnaise or sour cream to make it more dietary and balance the salt in the mushrooms.

Cooking time: 45 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 3.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken (fillet) – 200 gr.
• Marinated honey mushrooms – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Boiled egg – 5 pcs.
• Mayonnaise or sour cream - to taste.
• Greens - for serving.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the meat into cubes and mix with salted sour cream or mayonnaise.

2. Large mushrooms should be divided into slices, small ones can be left whole.

3. Divide the eggs into yolks and whites and chop into different dishes.

4. Wash the greens, let them dry and chop them, grate the cheese into shavings.

5. Lay out the salad in layers: first meat with mayonnaise or sour cream, mushroom slices, then egg whites, a layer of sauce, grated cheese, sauce, and spread the yolk on top.Let the dish soak for about 30 minutes, sprinkle with herbs and serve.