It is no coincidence that chicken salads have enjoyed such popularity over the years. This is one of the most delicious and healthy ingredients in such dishes. In addition, it has a beneficial advantage, combined with a large number of other components. Chicken will be appropriate along with boiled and fresh vegetables, pineapple, cheese, mushrooms. But boiled chicken can be replaced with smoked, enjoying a wide variety of new tastes.
Caesar with Chicken
Among chicken salads, Caesar is considered one of the most beloved and popular. For those who do not know, it must be emphasized that its name is in no way connected with the famous Roman emperor. The fact is that this recipe was invented by an American chef of Italian origin, whose name was Caesar Cardini. He first filed it in 1924 at the celebration of US Independence Day. Since then, Caesar salad with chicken has been one of the most popular dishes on the menu of most restaurants in the world.
Like many brilliant things in this world, the recipe appeared in many ways by accident. At that time, prohibition reigned in America. Finding alcohol in catering was almost impossible. True, Cardini never experienced a problem with alcohol, because his restaurant was located on the border with Mexico, from there they delivered large quantities of alcohol. But there were problems with food and snacks in the restaurant. Therefore, once Cardini decided to make a salad of everything that was found in the restaurant's kitchen, Caesar appeared. The guests liked the salad so much that they began to demand each time to repeat this dish. Interestingly, there was no chicken in the original recipe. Only with time, when various variations of the dish appeared, did it become one of the key and required ingredients. Today it is almost impossible to imagine Caesar salad without chicken .
For a classic chicken caesar salad recipe, we need the following ingredients:
- 300 grams of chicken;
- two cloves of garlic;
- a bunch of lettuce;
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- eight cherry tomatoes;
- half a lemon;
- 50 ml of olive oil;
- one yolk;
- one teaspoon of mustard;
- spices to taste.
Caesar salad fillet with chicken is pre-boiled or marinated in a single piece. In any case, at the final stage it is fried in a pan. Before this, be sure to dry the meat with paper towels.
Caesar salad dressing with chicken should be mixed in the most thorough way until a homogeneous mass appears. To do this, combine the yolk, olive oil, mustard, spices and lemon juice.
Grate the cheese on a fine grater, and cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Cooked and fried fillet for Caesar salad with chicken, cut into equal cubes.
In a large dish on slightly dried lettuce leaves spread all the ingredients in layers, and sprinkle with grated cheese on top. Pour our Caesar salad with chicken sauce and serve.
Option with crackers
During the existence of the dish, many of its options have appeared. For example, a Caesar salad recipe with chicken and crackers has recently been popular. To cook it, we need:
- 250 grams of chicken (if desired, you can take a breast);
- 50 grams of loaf;
- two cloves of garlic;
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- five lettuce leaves; six cherry tomatoes;
- one teaspoon of mustard;
- two tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- half a teaspoon of vinegar;
- spices to taste.
To make chicken meat soft and aromatic, it is recommended to soak it for one hour in a marinade, consisting of two teaspoons of honey, one tablespoon of vegetable oil and salt.
After that, fry the chicken in a pan in one piece, without cutting. Only then divide the meat into small slices. Remove the crust from the loaf and cut into cubes, dry it a little in the oven.
Spread all the ingredients in a flat salad bowl, adding cherry tomatoes, cut into four parts. Sprinkle grated cheese on top . Pour your chicken salad into the sauce and finally pour the fried crackers.
Homemade Salad
Among a variety of chicken salads, Homemade is also well-deserved. It’s not difficult to cook it. You can quickly prepare for the arrival of guests, the appearance of which became known at the last moment.
To prepare the homemade salad with chicken, take:
- 350 grams of boiled chicken (note that it should be boneless);
- two pickled cucumbers;
- vegetable oil (it will be required exclusively for frying;
- two carrots;
- one onion;
- two cloves of garlic;
- mayonnaise;
- parsley;
- salt and pepper to taste.
The whole process of preparing this chicken salad (photos of some dishes are presented in this article) will take no more than ten minutes. Chicken fillet should be cut as finely as possible, but just do not chop the meat, so it will lose its presentation. Put it in a salad bowl.
Cucumbers need to be grated or cut into strips, as you like. Send them to the chicken next to the salad bowl.
In vegetable oil, fry the onions until it becomes transparent, and the carrots. After removing them from the pan, allow the vegetables to cool slightly. Add them to the dish with finely chopped parsley, pressed garlic, pepper and salt. Season with mayonnaise and mix well.
Classic recipe
Many recognized culinary specialists can find the recipe for a classic chicken salad. It is believed that it selected the most optimal combination of products. If you want to try it at home, take:
- four chicken fillets, each weighing about 200 grams (it should already be without bone and skin);
- 130 ml of mayonnaise (if desired, you can make homemade, it will not be as harmful as a store);
- two teaspoons of lemon juice;
- one teaspoon of mustard with grains;
- two petioles of celery;
- one shallot;
- several branches of parsley and basil;
- Iceberg lettuce leaves, which will be needed for the original serving.
- salt, black pepper - to taste.
The recipe for a classic chicken salad is simple. Pour one and a half liters of cold water into a pan with a thick bottom, adding two tablespoons of salt. Dip the chicken breasts into the water, heat the water to about 80 degrees, but do not let it boil. After that, close the lid for a quarter of an hour with the gas turned off.
After laying the chicken on a tray, cover it with paper towels, when the meat has cooled to room temperature, put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.
At this time, in a deep bowl, mix mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and a quarter teaspoon of black pepper. Peel the celery and cut into small and neat cubes, do the same with shallots. Chop the greens finely. Cut the dried chicken fillet into slices half a centimeter thick and put in a bowl with dressing. Add greens, celery and shallots.
Serving it is recommended in the original boats from lettuce leaves.
Chicken and Cheese
Chicken surprisingly successfully combined with a large number of products. But many will agree that one of the most beneficial is a salad with chicken and cheese. These two ingredients will make the dish unforgettable. For it, you will need to stock up on the following components:
- 500 grams of skin-free chicken;
- four boiled eggs;
- 200 grams of cheese is necessarily a hard variety;
- one onion;
- mayonnaise;
- salt and pepper to taste.
This amount of food is enough for eight servings, in total it will take about 40 minutes to cook.
To begin with, boil the chicken and finely chop it. The peeled eggs should be finely chopped and the cheese grated. We cut the onion in half rings and pour boiling water to relieve it of bitterness. It should stand for 10 minutes in water, after which it can be drained.
In a deep bowl, mix the chicken with onions, eggs and grated cheese. After mixing, salt and season with mayonnaise as you like.
You can give this chicken salad recipe originality if you add canned pineapple or corn from a jar to it.
Smoked Chicken Recipe
There are several dozen smoked chicken salad recipes. In addition to the quite ordinary and expected, there are several copyright, even having original names. This fully applies to the pomegranate bracelet salad. It is guaranteed to become a table decoration at any celebration.
For four servings of this salad, take:
- 200 grams of smoked chicken;
- two beets;
- one onion;
- two potatoes;
- two carrots;
- two grenades;
- two chicken eggs;
- 65 grams of walnuts;
- 50 grams of mayonnaise;
- salt and black pepper to taste.
Cook carrots, beets, eggs and potatoes. Grind all the vegetables and eggs on a coarse grater. Each component - in a separate bowl.
Cut the chicken fillet into cubes or strips. Simultaneously fry finely chopped onions. In order for the salad to get an original form that would correspond to the name, put a small glass in the center of the dish on which you are going to serve it. Lay the salad around the glass in layers to form a bracelet.
First a layer of potatoes and mayonnaise, then half a beetroot with mayonnaise, the third layer mayonnaise and carrots, the fourth layer walnuts, the fifth half fried chicken with mayonnaise, the sixth fried onion, the seventh eggs with mayonnaise, the eighth second half chicken with mayonnaise , ninth - the remaining beets.
At the very end, take out a glass and carefully coat the salad with mayonnaise on all sides. Garnish the surface with plenty of pomegranate seeds.
Chicken and Pineapple
Salad with chicken and pineapple is prepared according to the original recipe, which you will not be difficult to repeat at home. Take:
- two boiled chicken fillets;
- three chicken eggs;
- 200 grams of canned pineapple;
- 150 grams of grated hard cheese;
- one pack of mayonnaise;
- 30 grams of walnuts.
Cut the chicken breast into small cubes, put in a dish and generously spread with mayonnaise. Dice the pineapples in a second layer. Separate the whites from the yolks and grate on a fine grater. They will be the next layer. Then grated cheese is laid out, and after - yolks. Salad sprinkled with chopped walnuts. After that, he needs to give time to soak.
After a quarter of an hour you can serve. Recipes with photos of chicken salads will help you to repeat these culinary ideas in your kitchen.
Chinese style
Chicken salads are extremely popular not only in America and Europe, but also in Asian countries, in particular in China. If you want to cook an original dish to surprise guests and loved ones, grab a Chinese-style chicken coleslaw recipe. No one has obviously tried this.
To make this salad you will need:
- 200 grams of chicken;
- 200 grams of red cabbage;
- 100 grams of ketchup;
- 12 ml of sesame oil;
- 40 ml of soy sauce;
- 30 grams of honey;
- 15 grams of red onion;
- a quarter of a teaspoon of sesame seeds;
- 70 grams of peanut butter.
Take a small saucepan in which pour cold water. Put the chicken fillet in it, bring the water to a boil. After cooking for no more than a minute, remove from heat. Chicken should be allowed to cool directly in the water for about a quarter of an hour. So it will be possible to ensure that chicken meat becomes as juicy as possible.
Cut red cabbage into thin strips, add one teaspoon of salt and leave for a quarter of an hour. When preparing the sauce for this salad, it is recommended to arm yourself with special scales so as not to be mistaken.
For the first sauce, we need 30 ml of soy sauce, ketchup, 10 ml of sesame oil and honey. Whisk everything thoroughly with a whisk.
Prepare the second sauce from peanut butter with two ml of sesame oil, 10 ml of soy sauce and two tablespoons of water. Everything is whipped with a whisk until the consistency of mayonnaise.
Cut the chicken into thin slices. Put them on a plastic wrap, tighten them tightly in a bag and put them in the refrigerator for a quarter of an hour. Cabbage, which managed to soften during this time, needs to be washed, add red onion and a tablespoon of red sauce to it. Mix everything thoroughly.
We spread the cabbage on a plate and make a recess in the center so that the shape resembles a bird's nest. Chilled chicken in the form of dense balls is placed in the resulting cabbage nests. Spread peanut sauce on top. Garnish with a sprig of parsley, pour over the rest of the red sauce and serve.
English salad
In addition to the salad according to the Chinese recipe, there is an English version, which also has to find its fans. For English Chicken Salad, stock up on:
- a piece of chicken breast;
- 285 grams of canned corn;
- 500 grams of champignons;
- three tomatoes;
- 100 grams of crackers;
- 150 grams of mayonnaise.
Chicken breasts should be boiled, and the mushrooms cut as finely as possible. Cut the breast into cubes and put it together with the mushrooms in a bowl.
Add a whole can of corn and two packs of crackers. In the store you can find crackers with all kinds of tastes, it is best to take the most ordinary with salt, so that unnecessary aromas do not interrupt the pleasure of the salad.
Finely chop the tomatoes and mix them in the salad. After adding mayonnaise, gently mix and serve.
Mushroom glade
Another original chicken salad is called "Mushroom Glade." In it, chicken successfully combines with champignons. It is not difficult to cook it, but the dish turns out to be tasty and satisfying. For the salad you need:
- three potatoes;
- 200 grams of mayonnaise;
- three chicken eggs;
- a bunch of green onions;
- half a kilogram of chicken;
- one can of canned champignons.
To prepare the Mushroom Glade salad, we need a deep bowl that needs to be generously lubricated with vegetable oil. On it we spread the mushrooms with their hats down. On top we form a layer of green onions.
Chicken fillet is cut into small and neat cubes and spread as follows. Boil eggs, finely chop and put together with boiled potatoes, which are also diced. Do not forget to coat each of the layers with mayonnaise so that the salad is well saturated. We leave it to infuse for two hours.
After this time, we turn the bowl on a plate so that we have the mushrooms with their hats up, as if they are growing in a forest clearing.
Salad can be served at the table.