Chicken salads

Chicken salad is a dish that is particularly tender and nutritious. There are many recipes for chicken breast salads. We tried to collect 10 of the most delicious and varied recipes in this article.

Caesar salad with chicken and croutons - classic recipe

Delicious, tasty and aromatic Caesar salad with chicken and homemade croutons. Salad can be served as an appetizer on a holiday table and on a weekday.

1. 
   Chicken salad is very easy to prepare. Boil eggs hard in salted water. Then peel them, separate the white from the yolk. The white is not needed in the recipe, but the yolk is needed for the sauce.
2. 
   Rub the chicken breast with spices and pour olive oil. Heat a frying pan and sear the chicken breast over moderate heat on both sides. Place the cooked chicken on a cutting board and season with salt. When the meat has cooled, cut it into cubes.
3. 
   Cut the white bread into cubes, sprinkle them with olive oil, add spices and stir. Then fry the crackers until golden brown in a dry frying pan.
4. 
   Prepare the sauce. In a bowl, mix mustard, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, chopped garlic and yolk.
5. 
   You can start assembling the salad. First, place the Chinese cabbage leaves on a plate and tear them into large pieces. Then grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
6. 
   Next, add croutons, chicken and tomatoes. Pour the sauce over the salad and serve.

Bon appetit!

A simple and delicious recipe for salad with chicken and mushrooms

The cool combination of chicken fillet and mushrooms could not help but be used in preparing a delicious salad. This is a very filling and nutritious salad and can even be served as a main dish for dinner with garlic croutons.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Cheese – 150 gr.
• Canned mushrooms – 400 gr.
• Chicken breast – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Sour cream – for dressing.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the bell pepper, remove seeds and membranes, cut the pulp into strips.

2. Cut the canned mushrooms into slices.

3.Boil the chicken breast in salted water, cool it in the broth and cut into cubes.

4. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

5. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, add salt and season to taste.

6. Season the salad with sour cream, mix and serve.

Bon appetit!

How to prepare a delicious salad with chicken and pineapple?

Fast, beautiful and elegant. If the chicken meat is already ready, it will take you no more than 10 minutes to prepare the salad. This dish will give you an incredible taste experience due to the unusual combination of chicken and pineapples.

Cooking time: 45 min.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Canned pineapples – 400 gr.
• Chicken fillet – 350 gr.
• Canned corn – 250 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Cheese – 150 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 50-70 ml.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Boil chicken fillet in salted water, cool in broth and cut into large cubes.

2. Drain the juice from canned pineapples and cut them into cubes.3. Finely chop the onion. Grate the cheese or cut it into cubes.

4. Hard-boil the eggs, cool, peel and finely chop.

5. Place all the chopped ingredients in a bowl, add canned corn, season with mayonnaise, salt and season to taste.

6. Mix the salad and serve.Bon appetit!

Salad with smoked chicken and Korean carrots

At the same time tender and spicy salad with smoked chicken and carrots in Korean. This is one of those salads that you can whip up because you just need to chop and mix all the ingredients.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings: 3-4.

Ingredients:

• Smoked cheese – 100 gr.
• Smoked chicken breast – 1 pc.
• Korean carrots – 100 gr.
• Cherry tomatoes – 10 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Greens - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - for dressing.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the smoked breast into small cubes.

2. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

3. Wash the tomatoes and cut into cubes.

4. If necessary, cut the Korean carrots into shorter strips.

5. Transfer the ingredients to a salad bowl, season with mayonnaise and salt to taste.

6. Decorate the salad with herbs and serve it.

Bon appetit!

Salad with chicken, egg, cheese and cucumber

This is a juicy and satisfying salad: cucumbers are responsible for the first, chicken, eggs and cheese for the second. The ingredients can be simply mixed in a bowl or layered.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 300 gr.
• Cucumbers – 200 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Onions – 50 gr.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Mayonnaise – 120 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Boil chicken fillet in salted water. Hard boil the eggs separately.

2. Peel the onions and cut into thin half rings. Pour boiling water over the onion and leave for 5 minutes.3. Peel the cucumbers and cut into cubes.

4. Peel the eggs and chop finely.

5. Cool the meat in the broth, then cut it into cubes.

6. Grate the cheese.

7. Take a flat dish. Place half of the chicken meat in the first layer and place the onion on it. Lubricate the layer with mayonnaise.

8. Next, lay out the eggs; also coat this layer with a small amount of mayonnaise.

9. After this, make a layer of cucumbers and cover it with mayonnaise.

10. Then lay out the remaining meat and brush it with mayonnaise.eleven.Finish the salad with a layer of grated cheese. Decorate the salad to your liking and serve.

Bon appetit!

Salad with chicken, prunes and walnuts

This salad is undoubtedly worthy of a festive feast. It looks beautiful, has an unusual taste and is also filling enough to slightly satisfy the hunger of long-awaited guests, but not to interrupt the desire to try the main course.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 250 gr.
• Prunes – 150 gr.
• Cheese – 70 gr.
• Walnuts – 50 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Apple – 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise - for dressing.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Boil chicken fillet in salted water, cool and cut into small cubes.

2. Hard-boil the eggs, peel them and cut them into cubes.

3. Chop the walnuts with a knife. Rinse the prunes with hot water and cut into smaller pieces.

4. Grate the apple and cheese on a coarse grater.

5. To make the salad look beautiful and appetizing, use a culinary ring. Place the ring on a flat plate, place the layers in the following order: chicken fillet, prunes, eggs, apple, cheese and nuts. Grease all layers except the top with mayonnaise.

6. Then carefully remove the ring and serve the salad.

Bon appetit!

Salad with smoked chicken and corn for the holiday table

Smoked chicken gives the salad a special subtle taste and aroma; chopped garlic and ground pepper will help emphasize it even more. In addition, this version of the salad is quickly prepared.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4-6.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken – 300-400 gr.
• Canned corn – 100 gr.
• Cucumbers – 2-3 pcs.
• Cheese – 70-100 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the cucumbers, peel and cut into cubes.2. Cut the smoked chicken fillet into cubes. Place the ingredients in a salad bowl.

3. Drain the canned corn and add it to a bowl.

4. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

5. Mix mayonnaise with chopped garlic. Add the dressing to the salad, add salt and season to taste.6. Mix the salad, add herbs to taste and serve.

Bon appetit!

Quick salad with chicken and canned red beans

This recipe will give you a healthy, protein-rich salad made from simple, affordable ingredients. It looks very bright and always attracts attention, both men and women will like it.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Canned red beans – 0.5 cans.
• Chicken fillet – 1 pc.
• Onion – 0.5 pcs.
• Iceberg lettuce – 0.5 pcs.
• Daikon – 0.5 pcs.
• Bell pepper – 0.5 pcs.
• Green onions - to taste.
• Dill - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

For refueling:

• Olive oil – 3 tbsp.
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.
• Mustard beans – 1 tbsp
• Chili sauce – 0.5 tsp.

Cooking process:

1. Finely chop the bell pepper and onion.

2. In a bowl, mix olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, mustard and chili sauce.

3. Mix onions with dressing and leave to marinate.

4. Grate the daikon on a coarse grater.

5. Boil the chicken fillet in salted water, then separate it into fibers.

6. Mix crushed ingredients in a bowl.

7. Add beans, salad and dressing, stir.

8. Finely chop the greens, add to the salad, mix again and serve.

Bon appetit!

Delicious salad with chicken, Chinese cabbage and croutons

You can make a juicy, crispy and tasty salad from chicken fillet, Chinese cabbage and croutons. It can be served as a cold appetizer at a lunch or dinner party.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Servings: 2-3.

Ingredients:

• Peking cabbage – 100 gr.
• Bell pepper – 150 gr.
• Salad onion – 30 gr.
• Chicken fillet – 200 gr.

For crackers:

• Loaf – 50 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Basil - to taste.

For the marinade:

• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
• Sesame – 1 tbsp.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

For the cheese balls:

• Curd cheese – 150 gr.
• Dill – 2-3 branches.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.

For refueling:

• Mayonnaise – 50 ml.
• Soy sauce – 0.5 tbsp.
• Orange juice – 1-2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Prepare the marinade: mix vegetable oil, soy sauce, sesame seeds and ground pepper. Cut the chicken fillet into cubes and pour the marinade over it, leave for 20 minutes.

2. Next, proceed to preparing crackers. Crush a clove of garlic with the flat side of a knife, put it in a bowl and fill it with vegetable oil. Microwave the oil for 20-30 seconds.

3. Cut the crust from the loaf, cut the flesh into cubes, place them on a baking sheet, pour in aromatic oil, sprinkle with spices and mix. Dry the crackers in the oven at 150 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

4. Fry the marinated chicken fillet in a frying pan until golden brown.

5. Place the curd cheese in a bowl, add chopped dill and garlic, add salt to taste, and stir.

6. Form the cheese mixture into balls and place them in the refrigerator.

7. Prepare salad dressing. Mix mayonnaise, orange juice and soy sauce.

8.Cut the Chinese cabbage, bell pepper and lettuce into strips. Mix these ingredients with chicken meat.

9. Place the salad base on a plate, pour over the dressing and sprinkle croutons on top. Place cheese balls on top of the salad and serve.

Bon appetit!

Salad with chicken, tomato, cheese and croutons

The presence of fresh vegetables in the salad makes the dish more juicy and fresh. A salad with chicken, tomatoes, cheese and croutons is an excellent appetizer and satisfies light hunger well.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Servings: 2-3.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken – 300 gr.
• Tomatoes – 3 pcs.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• White bread – 100 gr.
• Mayonnaise - for dressing.
• Poppy seeds - for sprinkling.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. For the salad, you can use boiled or smoked chicken fillet. Cut the meat into bars, place on a dish, pour over mayonnaise, add a little salt and season.

2. Wash the tomatoes, cut into cubes, lay them out in the next layer, and make a mayonnaise mesh on top.3. Next, grate the cheese on a coarse grater, and also cover the cheese layer with mayonnaise.

4. Cut the bread into cubes and fry it in a dry frying pan.

5. Cool the croutons and sprinkle them on the salad, make a mayonnaise mesh on top and sprinkle with poppy seeds. The salad can be served immediately so that the croutons do not have time to get soggy.

Bon appetit!