The harmonious combination of tender chicken breast, sweet grapes and cheese was embodied in the recipes of many salads. They differ not only in minor ingredients, but also in the ways of serving, dressing. In the article, we offer you five interesting and original options for how to cook a salad with cheese and grapes, and chicken, including the famous recipes “Bunch” and “Tiffany”.
Of course, now on the Internet there are a lot of variations on this subject, but they are not always tested, and sometimes abound not only with rare ingredients, but also with too many of them. To make the taste harmonious, 3-4 main components and seasoning are enough. Otherwise, the served salad risks being like a hodgepodge of all that is left in the refrigerator.
Bunch of Grapes Salad: Recipe
The salad recipe is extremely popular and is actively used in the holiday menu. Perhaps this is due to the fact that it has all the components that are needed: a meat, light fruit note and a rich cheese flavor. Variations are also different. We bring to your attention the simplest and most delicious salad "Bunch of Grapes." By the way, this name determined not only the presence of berries in the ingredients, but also a special form of serving.
Essential ingredients and preparation
- 400 g smoked chicken breast;
- 300 g of hard cheese;
- 3 hard boiled eggs;
- 300 g of grapes;
- mayonnaise;
- parsley - for decoration.
Prepare all products initially. Chicken eggs need to be cleaned and divided into yolks and proteins, grated. Smoked chicken fillet cut into small cubes, or split with a fork into thin fibers (as you like). Grate cheese on medium or large grater.
Then lay the salad on the dish in layers in the form of a bunch. The sequence is as follows: proteins, chicken, yolks, cheese. Coat each layer with a small amount of mayonnaise. This salad with cheese and grapes, and chicken is effective in serving. Gently top the halves of grapes, as in the photo. Before serving, decorate with parsley, which will play the role of vines and leaves. We recommend choosing grapes pitted, what color and shape it will be - you decide. A certain variety will give its own, special taste to the whole dish as a whole.
Tiffany Salad
To say that the Tiffany salad with chicken and grapes has many variations is nothing to say. How and where it came from is not known. There is an opinion that the author posted it on one of the many culinary sites, signing with the name Tiffany. Wandering from one place to another, he gradually gained many incarnations, sometimes even remotely not similar to each other. At its core and essence, it resembles the previous recipe, but almost always walnuts are added to the main ingredients.
Tiffany Salad Recipe
In order to prepare a Tiffany salad with chicken and grapes, which has become almost traditional, you will need the following set of products:
- 400 g of chicken (boiled);
- 3 boiled chicken eggs;
- 150 g of Dutch cheese;
- 50 g of walnuts;
- 200 g of grapes.
The food preparation procedure is similar to the previous recipe, and walnuts need to be finely detailed. Spread salad with chicken and grape layers. The sequence is slightly different and is repeated twice. Layers: chicken, cheese, eggs. A small amount of mayonnaise is applied after each ingredient. Then the layers are repeated, and only at the end the salad is sprinkled with walnuts, and then decorated with halves of grapes. For the beauty of serving, it can be spread on a large dish on the leaves of a green salad.
Gourmet Salad Recipe: Chicken with Grapes and Gorgonzola Cheese
The uniqueness of the salad in a surprisingly harmonious combination of products. The tart and rich taste of blue cheese emphasizes the tenderness of chicken meat, and grapes add a sour-sweet fruity note. You will need:
- 320 g chicken breast (smoked);
- three slices of prosciutto;
- 60 g of blue cheese;
- 55 g of walnut;
- 600 g of grape raisins;
- a small bunch of basil and celery;
- 2 tbsp. l olive oil;
- 1 tbsp. l red wine vinegar.
Bake the prosciutto under the grill or just in the oven until crispy, and then let cool and divide with a fork into large fibers. In a separate bowl, whisk the olive oil and vinegar until smooth. Tear green leaves with your hands into large pieces, combine in a deep bowl together with grapes, chopped large chicken breast, blue cheese, prosciutto, walnuts and half dressing. Mix all the ingredients well so that they are saturated with each other's juices. This salad with cheese and grapes and chicken is served in portions, the second part of the dressing sprinkle it before serving.
Unusual salad with pecans and spicy dressing
If you need an original recipe that has not yet snapped up and tastes great, then it's time to make a light salad with grapes, soft cheese and chicken in a sweet and sour dressing. Its highlight are pecans. In order to prepare this salad with cheese and grapes and chicken, you need to take:
- 350 g chicken meat (breast);
- 140 g of a mixture of green salad (arugula, rosso, etc.);
- ½ cup pecans (coarsely chopped and toasted);
- 60 g of loose goat cheese;
- 1.5 cups of red grapes;
- ½ part of the red onion;
- ½ tsp dried and chopped thyme and rosemary;
For refueling:
- 70 ml of olive oil;
- 1 tbsp. l honey;
- 2.5 tbsp. l balsamic vinegar;
- 1 minced clove of garlic;
- 1.5 tsp Dijon mustard;
- Pepper and salt.
It will take some time to prepare this original salad with grapes. A recipe with a photo will help you with this. Chicken breast should first be beaten with a hammer, greased with olive oil, grated with rosemary and thyme, pepper and salt. Then grill it in a pan or oven. Cool the meat and cut into thin strips. Put together with the chicken all the ingredients in the salad bowl.
Whip all components of the sauce with a whisk until a homogeneous emulsion. Add half the dressing to the salad and mix all the ingredients so that they have time to soak. Put the second part in the refrigerator and serve in the saucepan directly to the table.
And finally, the dish that will surprise guests and allow you to enjoy the fruit and creamy taste is a light sweet salad with grapes. The recipe with the photo is presented below. Cooking is simple.
Fruit salad with cheese and grapes
Cheese and grapes can not only successfully shade meat components, but they themselves are excellent companions. Take on board a very simple and quick to prepare sweet fruit and cream salad. For him you will need:
- 500 g of red and green seedless grapes;
- 120 g non-sour cream;
- 120 g of soft cream cheese;
- 50 g sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla essence;
- 100 g pecans.
Mix sour cream, soft cheese, sugar (you can take less than the original amount of food, it all depends on your taste preferences) and vanilla essence. Pour the mixture of grapes, sprinkle with pecans on top (chopped not too finely and toasted). It is recommended to leave the salad overnight so that it is saturated. Before serving, you can decorate the top with slices of grapes.