Salads with prunes

Salads with prunes are dishes with an unusual, refined taste and a set of vitamins and minerals. Prunes in any salad add a festive touch to any table. The combinations of ingredients for the salad are not strict and you can choose them according to your taste preferences, be it any meat, vegetables, fish or nuts.

Salad with chicken, prunes and walnuts

Salad with chicken, prunes and walnuts has long become a favorite for many and a must on the holiday table. It is based on chicken breast with dried plums, complemented by walnuts, egg and hard cheese. In this recipe, boil eggs and chicken in advance. We form the salad in layers, portions and with the help of a culinary ring, which will make it beautiful to serve. Season the salad with mayonnaise.

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   Pour boiling water over the prunes for 5 minutes, then rinse well and cut into small cubes.
2. 
   Cut the pre-boiled and cooled chicken fillet into small cubes.
3. 
   Grind the walnuts into coarse crumbs using any method. Divide the hard-boiled eggs into whites and yolks and chop them individually on a coarse grater. Grind a piece of hard cheese in the same way.
4. 
   To form the salad, take portioned salad bowls and a small-diameter cooking ring. Place the sliced ​​chicken fillet in the ring as the first layer.
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   Apply a mayonnaise mesh onto it and sprinkle with grated yolk.
6. 
   Place the next layer of prunes also with a mayonnaise mesh.
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   Then add grated cheese and cover with mayonnaise.
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   Smooth the mayonnaise over the cheese.
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   Next, add a layer of chopped nuts and cover them with mayonnaise.
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    Place the last layer of grated egg whites without mayonnaise.
11. 
    Press the lid tightly onto the salad and carefully remove the ring. Decorate the prepared salad with chicken, prunes and walnuts to your liking and can be served immediately. Bon appetit!

Salad with prunes and beets

A salad based on prunes and beets is distinguished by the complete harmony of taste of the tandem of these two ingredients, so its popularity does not decrease. Initially, it was considered a “medicine”, but is now in demand on any table, and not only by PP adherents. Beets for salad are boiled in advance, but it is better to bake them in any way. In this recipe, we add garlic to the salad.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Beets – 2 pcs.
• Prunes – 50 gr.
• Garlic - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the boiled or, better yet, baked beets and chop them on a coarse grater. Immediately transfer it to the salad bowl.

Step 2. Soak the prunes in hot water for 5-7 minutes and then cut into small pieces.

Step 3. Peel the garlic cloves and chop through a garlic press. Add chopped prunes and chopped garlic to the beets.

Step 4. Then add salt and mayonnaise to these ingredients according to your taste.

Step 5. Mix the salad well with a spoon, take a sample and adjust the taste.

Step 6. Place the prepared salad with prunes and beets into portioned salad bowls and serve immediately, decorating with fresh herbs. Bon appetit!

Salad with chicken, mushrooms and prunes

Salad with chicken, mushrooms and prunes is a festive option for a beautiful and tasty appetizer, although the ingredients for it are simple, the salad is not difficult to prepare, but the palette of flavors is multifaceted. This recipe offers you the option of beautiful salad assembly and decoration. Thermal treatment of ingredients (chicken fillet, mushrooms and eggs) is carried out in advance.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Boiled chicken fillet – 400 gr.
• Champignons – 200 gr.
• Sweet and sour apples – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Prunes – 120 gr.
• Boiled egg – 4 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 120 gr.
• Cucumber – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• For decoration - pomegranate seeds, herbs, nuts to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil the chicken fillet in salted water in advance. Boil the eggs hard. Fry the champignons with onions until cooked. Grind prunes, cucumber, eggs and peeled apples. To assemble the salad, place a cooking ring on a flat salad bowl and place a small glass in the middle of it.Place the chicken fillet cut into small pieces in the ring as the first layer, sprinkle it with salt and pepper and apply a mesh of mayonnaise.

Step 2. Place the second layer of coarsely grated apples and compact them with a spoon.

Step 3. Place the third layer of champignons fried with onions with a mesh of mayonnaise.

Step 4. Place chopped prunes in the fourth layer.

Step 5. Place the fifth layer of finely chopped cucumbers with a mayonnaise mesh.

Step 6. Place the sixth layer of chopped eggs, also with a mesh of mayonnaise.

Step 7. Place the last layer of grated cheese. Carefully remove the ring and remove the glass. Decorate the prepared salad with chicken, mushrooms and prunes with pomegranate seeds, herbs, nuts and serve the dish. Delicious and successful dishes!

Birch salad with prunes

The main feature of the “Berezka” salad is not the composition of the ingredients, but its design in a form similar to a birch tree and the addition of prunes gives good taste to the remaining ingredients, the set of which is determined by the taste of the housewife. In this recipe, you are invited to prepare “Berezka” based on onions, champignons, chicken fillet, cucumbers, eggs and hard cheese, but by changing the composition of the ingredients, you can prepare a dish with a new taste.

Cooking time: 50 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 12.

Ingredients:

• Prunes – 150 gr.
• Champignons – 200 gr.
• White onion – 1 pc.
• Blue onion – ½ head.
• Boiled/baked chicken fillet – 300 gr.
• Cucumber – 3 pcs.
• Egg – 3 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 300 gr.
• Apple cider vinegar – 1 tbsp.
• Sugar – 2 tsp.
• Vegetable oil – 4 tbsp.
• Greenery - for decoration.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Marinate blue onions, chopped into small cubes, for a few minutes in a mixture of apple cider vinegar and sugar. Boil chicken eggs hard and cool in cold water. Cut the champignons into slices and fry until tender with a finely chopped white onion.

Step 2. Soak the prunes in hot water for 15 minutes. Then rinse it, cut it into small pieces and place it in an even layer on a salad plate.

Step 3. Cover the sliced ​​prunes with a mayonnaise mesh.

Step 4. Place the fried champignons with onions in an even layer on top of the prunes and spread a mesh of mayonnaise on them.

Step 5. Spread the pickled blue onions evenly over the mushrooms.

Step 6. Peel fresh cucumbers, cut into thin slices and place on top of a layer of blue onions. Then place a layer of chicken fillet cut into pieces and cover it with a mayonnaise mesh.

Step 7. Place the next layer of eggs grated on a coarse grater and brush them with mayonnaise.

Step 8. Place the last layer of finely chopped hard cheese. Using mayonnaise, make a “trunk” of a birch tree with strips of prunes and branches of fresh herbs. The prepared “Berezka” salad with prunes can be served immediately at the table. Bon appetit!

Salad with smoked chicken and prunes

Salad with smoked chicken and prunes will be an original snack for you due to the special smoked taste that goes well with prunes. There are different salad options, and in this recipe we will supplement these main ingredients with fresh cucumber, egg, hard cheese and walnuts. To serve the dish effectively, form the salad in portioned glass glasses so that all layers are visible and repeat them twice.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Smoked chicken breast – 250 gr.
• Fresh cucumber – 2 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Walnuts – 130 gr.
• Boiled egg – 2 pcs.
• Prunes – 120 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 5 tbsp.
• Sour cream – 5 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First, chop the salad ingredients indicated in the recipe. Cut the smoked chicken into small cubes. Cut the prunes into thin slices. Grate the eggs on a medium grater, and grate the cucumbers and cheese on a coarse grater. Grind the nuts in a mortar. For dressing in a bowl, mix mayonnaise with sour cream, which will be less calorie.

Step 2. Roughly divide the prepared ingredients into two portions for two glasses and into four portions for double layering. Place the chicken slices in the first layer on the bottom of the glasses. The second is a grated egg and a mesh of sauce.

Step 3. The third layer will be grated cucumber.

Step 4. Fourth – prune slices with a mesh of sauce.

Step 5. Fifth - chopped nuts and sixth - grated cheese with sauce.

Step 6. Then repeat all the layers in the same order and make a cheese “cap” on top of the salad, without the sauce. You can immediately serve the prepared and beautifully decorated salad with smoked chicken and prunes to the table. Bon appetit!

Salad “Tenderness” with prunes

Salads called “Tenderness” are prepared from a set of different ingredients, but they are united by one common property - a delicate and soft consistency, similar to the classic “Mimosa”, and the addition of prunes gives the salad a special note. In this recipe we prepare a salad with chicken breast, fresh cucumber, egg and walnuts. Season the salad with a mixture of mayonnaise and mustard. Assembling the salad in layers or mixing the ingredients is the personal choice of the housewife.

Cooking time: 2 hours 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 200 gr.
• Prunes – 150 gr.
• Walnuts – 100 gr.
• Fresh cucumber – 160 gr.
• Egg – 2 pcs.

For refueling:

• Mayonnaise – 4 tbsp.
• Mustard – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Dill - for decoration.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately you need to prepare all the ingredients for the salad, according to the recipe. Boil the chicken fillet in water with salt and cool in the broth until it remains juicy. Boil eggs hard and cool in cold water. Wash the cucumbers and dill and remove excess moisture with a napkin. If prunes are dry, soak them in hot water for 10-15 minutes, then rinse and dry. Measure out ingredients for dressing.

Step 2. Cut the chilled chicken fillet into small cubes. Cut the cucumbers and prunes into thin strips. Divide the eggs into whites and yolks. Grind the whites on a coarse grater and crumble the yolks with a fork. Grind walnuts in any way. In a bowl, mix mayonnaise with mustard, salt and black pepper.

Step 3. Place the prepared chopped ingredients into a salad bowl. When choosing to form a salad in layers, take a culinary ring and place the ingredients in it in this order: chicken, prunes, walnuts, protein and cucumbers, applying a mesh of prepared dressing to each layer. Sprinkle the salad with yolk crumbs on top. Cover the bowl with the salad with cling film and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour to soak.

Step 4. Then transfer the prepared and cooled “Tenderness” salad with prunes to a beautiful salad bowl, decorate with finely chopped dill and serve the dish to the table. Bon appetit!

Salad with prunes “Caprice”

Salad with prunes “Caprice” is one of the variants of a wide range of salads under the same name, which are prepared using an unexpected combination of ingredients, which always creates an unusual taste. There are “Ladies’ whim” and “Men’s whim”, and for the latter, hearty meat products are taken, and prunes add a piquant taste to all options. In this recipe we prepare a salad based on ham, which will appeal to both women and men.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Ham – 200 gr.
• Prunes – 80 gr.
• Walnuts – 1 handful.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Fresh cucumber – 200 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 4 tbsp.
• Mustard – 20 gr.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse the prunes for the salad well under running water, remove excess moisture with a napkin and cut them into small longitudinal pieces. Grind the peeled walnuts into medium crumbs using any method.

Step 2. Cut the washed and dried cucumbers into thin strips.

Step 3. Place the first layer of sliced ​​cucumber in the portioned salad bowls and sprinkle with a little salt.

Step 4. Remove the ham from the packaging, cut into thin slices and place on top of the layer of cucumbers.

Step 5. Grind the hard-boiled chicken eggs on a coarse grater and place them in a third layer on top of the ham.

Step 6. Place sliced ​​prunes on top of the eggs and pour mayonnaise over these ingredients evenly.

Step 7. Then sprinkle the salad with nut crumbs on top.

Step 8. Serve the prepared “Caprice” salad with prunes immediately to the table. Bon appetit!

Turtle salad with prunes

“Turtle” salad is a classic serving of this dish, prepared on the basis of various ingredients, the invariable of which are eggs with nuts, and prunes only deliciously complement the salad with their unusual notes. In this recipe for “Turtle” we take chicken fillet with hard cheese, onion, egg, apples and prunes. The “turtle’s shell” will be walnuts, and the “head” will be a chicken egg. Season the salad with mayonnaise.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 250 gr.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Egg – 4 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Apples – 2 pcs.
• Walnuts – 150 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 150 ml.
• Prunes – 100 gr.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Greens – 100 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare the ingredients for the salad immediately, according to the proportions of the recipe, so that everything is at hand. Boil the chicken fillet and eggs in advance and cool them.

Step 2. Divide the hard-boiled eggs into whites and yolks. Leave half of one along the cut egg, this will be the turtle's head. To form the salad, take an oblong dish and place this half of the egg on it on one edge. Grind the remaining egg whites on a coarse grater and place on the dish in the first layer. Cover them with a thin layer of mayonnaise.

Step 3. Place a second layer of onion or (optional) green onion cut into small pieces.

Step 4. Cut the boiled chicken fillet into small cubes, place in a third layer and cover with a mayonnaise mesh.

Step 5. Chop the yolks into crumbs with a fork, sprinkle them on the chicken fillet and also cover with the mayonnaise mesh.

Step 6. Place peeled apples grated on a coarse grater in an even layer on top of the yolks and brush them with mayonnaise.

Step 7Place the next layer of finely grated hard cheese with a small amount of mayonnaise.

Step 8. Rinse the prunes, dry with a napkin, cut into cubes and spread evenly over the surface of the salad.

Step 9. Use halves of peeled walnuts to form the “shell” of the turtle, add prunes to the egg like “eyes and nose”. Give the prepared “Turtle” salad with prunes some time to soak the layers in mayonnaise, and you can serve the dish. Bon appetit!

Salad “Lady's whim” with prunes

A good appetizer option for your holiday table might be the “Lady's Caprice” salad, prepared with chicken meat, egg, hard cheese and complemented with prunes in tandem with walnuts. We will add freshness of taste with cucumbers. In this recipe, we marinate the chicken fillet in soy sauce and fry it, although it can be boiled, or simply fried, or take smoked breast. We form the salad in layers.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 500 gr.
• Boiled egg – 4 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Fresh cucumber (or canned) – 2 pcs.
• Prunes – 100 gr.
• Walnuts – 100 gr.
• Parsley – 30 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 100 ml.
• Mustard – 1 tbsp.
• Soy-ginger marinade “Torchin” – 100 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut the chicken fillet for the salad into thin slices in advance, pour in the soy-ginger marinade, mix and leave in a cool place for a couple of hours to marinate. This marinade can be replaced with just soy sauce.

Step 2. After the marinating time, fry the fillet pieces in vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides and cool.

Step 3. Cut the cooled fillet into small pieces.

Step 4.Then grind all the other ingredients specified in the recipe. Cut fresh cucumber with prunes into thin strips. Grate the egg and cheese on a coarse grater. Grind the nuts with a rolling pin or blender, and chop the greens with a knife. For the sauce, mix mayonnaise and mustard in a bowl.

Step 5. To form the salad, place a cooking ring on a flat plate. Place the egg in the first layer and cover with sauce.

Step 6. Place the second layer of sliced ​​cucumbers and cover with the sauce, adding chopped parsley to it.

Step 7. Place fillet pieces in a third layer and brush with mayonnaise sauce.

Step 8. Place the fourth layer of sliced ​​prunes and sprinkle evenly with grated cheese.

Step 9. Spread the salad with sauce and decorate with chopped walnuts. Cover the prepared “Lady's whim” salad with a piece of cling film and place in the refrigerator to infuse for 1-2 hours. Bon appetit!

Genghis Khan salad with prunes

Salad "Genghis Khan" with prunes, as a dish with a rich and rich taste, beautiful and tasty, is prepared mainly for the festive table. Its main ingredients are baked chicken fillet and beets. Prunes and walnuts give the dish a special flavor. We form the salad in layers and season with mayonnaise, decorate with a boiled egg. We bake chicken and beets in advance according to any recipe, but you can simply boil the chicken fillet.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 250 gr.
• Boiled egg – 2 pcs.
• Baked beets – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 1 clove.
• Hard cheese – 80 gr.
• Prunes – 30 gr.
• Walnuts – 50 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 50 ml.
• Greens - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Prepare the ingredients for the salad immediately according to the recipe and the number of servings you need. Boil the chicken fillet for 15 minutes in broth with added salt. Mix mayonnaise with minced garlic.

Step 2. To form the salad, place a cooking ring on a flat dish. Peel the baked beets, chop them on a coarse grater and place half of this mass tightly in the ring as the first layer. Sprinkle the beets with salt and black pepper and cover with mayonnaise sauce.

Step 3. Grind the walnuts into coarse crumbs using any method and sprinkle them evenly over the beets.

Step 4. Use your hands to separate the cooled chicken fillet into individual fibers, place it on top of a layer of walnuts and cover with sauce.

Step 5. Place the next layer of finely chopped hard cheese.

Step 6. Cut the prunes (if dry, soak them in hot water in advance) into strips and spread evenly on top of the cheese.

Step 7. Place the rest of the grated beets tightly in the last layer.

Step 8. Divide the boiled eggs into yolks and whites and cut the latter into semicircles. Arrange the protein beautifully on the surface of the salad. Add the decor with yolks, herbs, large drops of mayonnaise sauce and place the dish in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then carefully remove the prepared Genghis Khan salad from the ring and serve it to the festive table. Delicious and successful dishes!