What dishes can not do a holiday table? The answer is simple - no salads. So the traditions have developed in our country, which is necessary, when preparing treats for guests, we primarily think about these dishes. Long before the celebration, the hostess begins to look for new interesting recipes. In this article, we will describe the preparation of such goodies as a salad with chicken, mushrooms and prunes. Here are three options for this delicious dish. Choose the one that you like.
Learning to cook an appetizing snack. Product List and Process Description
Salad with chicken, mushrooms and prunes is made from the following ingredients:
- mayonnaise 45-50% fat;
- chicken meat - 300 g;
- pitted prunes - 200 g;
- pickled mushrooms - 500 g;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- vegetable oil;
- nuts (peanuts or walnuts) - a handful;
- chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
- greens (parsley, dill).
Boil the meat until tender, cool and chop into cubes. Drain the prunes for several minutes in boiling water and cut into small pieces. Throw the mushrooms on a sieve, when the marinade drains, lightly fry them in oil along with onions. Nuts must be cut or crushed with a rolling pin. Boil and chop eggs.
Next, a salad with chicken, mushrooms and prunes is formed in layers in a deep bowl. It is desirable that the vessel is transparent, then all tiers will be visible. And this dish looks very beautiful and appetizing. So, we lay out the layers in the following sequence: prunes, mayonnaise, meat, mushrooms with onions, mayonnaise, nuts, eggs, mayonnaise. Top salad sprinkled with chopped herbs or simply decorated with whole twigs.
Cooking a festive salad (chicken, mushrooms, prunes, cheese)
This version of the snack is even more nutritious than the first, because it also contains potatoes. So, what will be needed in order to prepare such a dish? We study the list of ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 400 g;
- potatoes - 3 pieces of medium size;
- fresh champignons - 300 g;
- prunes - 200 g (pitted);
- hard cheese - 200 g;
- fresh or pickled cucumber - 3-4 pieces;
- mayonnaise (low-calorie);
- rock salt;
- chicken egg - 3 pieces.
Do you want to make such a salad with chicken, mushrooms and prunes? Then read the instructions.
Put the meat in boiling salted water and cook it for about half an hour. Next, remove from the pan and leave to cool. In the meantime, prepare other foods. Cook potatoes in a peel. Cut the mushrooms into slices and fry in sunflower or olive oil. Hard-boiled eggs. Drain prunes with boiling water. Next, cut into small pieces potatoes, meat, prunes. Grind eggs, cheese and cucumbers. In a bowl, lay out all the constituent snacks in layers in the following order: prunes, meat, potatoes, mushrooms, eggs, cheese, cucumbers. Apply mayonnaise through one coat. Top the salad with yolk, greens, and olives.
Russian dish "Native Birch"
What ingredients does this salad include? Chicken, prunes, mushrooms, cucumber. And this is not the whole list of products. There are many components in this appetizer, and their “ensemble” gives the dish an unrivaled aroma and taste. Do you want to make sure of this? Then prepare the salad "Native Birch".
We will need the following ingredients:
- dill and parsley;
- fresh or canned cucumbers - 5 pieces;
- chicken eggs - 3 pieces;
- breast (chicken meat);
- sunflower oil - 2 large spoons;
- fresh or frozen mushrooms (champignons, oyster mushrooms);
- prunes - 200 g;
- mayonnaise;
- medium sized onion.
Cook eggs and chicken meat. Soften the prunes by holding it for 2-3 minutes in boiling water. Cut the mushrooms into pieces and fry together with the onion in oil. All these products cool. Blot the mushrooms with a napkin to remove excess fat. Cut meat, prunes and eggs into cubes, and cucumbers - into strips. Now we lay out all the components in the salad bowl in tiers: prunes (2/3 of the total amount cooked), mushrooms, meat, eggs, cucumbers. Lubricate each layer with mayonnaise or through one. Top the dish with the remaining prunes and sprigs of dill and parsley. Such decor gives the salad a resemblance to a birch, therefore its name is appropriate.
How to keep the dish until guests arrive?
Since snacks contain a wide variety of products, it can go bad very quickly. Therefore, it is very important to adhere not only to the technology of its preparation, but also to the storage rules. How to keep the salad fresh before the celebration? Immediately after cooking, put the container with the treat in the refrigerator and keep it there until serving. Keep in mind that storing this snack for more than a day is not recommended.
Salads prepared according to these recipes will become a real decoration of the festive table. Their aroma and mouth-watering appearance alone will make your guests swallow drool and praise the diligent hostess-cook. Tasty dishes, pleasant company and a happy celebration!