Salads, which combine sweet and salty ingredients, have long been not a novelty for our tables. Especially the Russian housewives liked the salad with chicken and grapes: fresh, original and versatile for a festive table, and for a casual meal.
Recipe for light salad with chicken and grapes
Ingredients:
For salad:
- potatoes - 300 g;
- chicken fillet - 1 piece;
- lettuce - 1/2 pcs .;
- green onions - 6-7 feathers;
- red grapes - 1 cluster;
- cheese "Parmesan" (grated) - 1/4 of a century;
- cheese with mold - 1/4 tbsp.
For refueling:
- lemon juice - 1/4 of a century;
- Dijon mustard - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- honey - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- olive oil - 1/2 tbsp.
Preparation
In the pan pour olive oil and send it sliced and dried from excessive moisture potatoes. Stir the tubers with salt and pepper, and fry for softness (10-12 minutes), then let cool to room temperature, laying on a paper napkin.
In the same frying pan fry the chicken, cut into strips, not forgetting about the seasonings.
In a deep bowl we combine pre-torn lettuce, potatoes, chicken, grapes cut in half, green onions and both kinds of cheese.
We fill the salad with a mixture of lemon juice, mustard, honey and seasonings.
Light salad with chicken , grapes and cheese, served to the table immediately after cooking.
Salad with grapes and chicken barbecue
Ingredients:
- dried onions - 1 teaspoon;
- paprika - 1 teaspoon;
- ground chili - 1 teaspoon;
- chicken fillet - 500 g;
- green grapes - 3/4 items;
- red grapes - 3/4 items;
- mushrooms - 400 g;
- salad onion - 1/2 pcs .;
- olive oil;
- mayonnaise - 1/4;
- vinegar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- orange juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation
Dried onions, paprika, chili and salt are mixed and rubbed with chicken breast. Heat the olive oil and fry the chicken on it for 2 minutes on each side, until a ruddy crust appears. Cover the frying pan with chicken with foil and put in the oven for 10 minutes at 200 degrees.
Baked chicken meat is sliced, or divided into fibers and allowed to cool. Mushrooms fry in a pan, seasoning with salt and pepper. The grapes are cut in half, we slice the thin rings of salad onions with boiling water to get rid of the bitterness. We combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl.
In a separate dish, we make a dressing from mayonnaise, vinegar, orange juice, salt and pepper. We fill this mixture with our salad of chicken, grapes and mushrooms.
Salad with chicken, grapes and nuts
Ingredients:
For salad:
- smoked chicken - 300 g;
- grapes - 1/4 of a century;
- onions - 1/4 pcs .;
- celery - 3 stems;
- pecans - 1/2 st;
- Parmesan cheese - to taste.
For refueling:
- mayonnaise - half a century;
- sour cream - 1/2 table;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- cayenne pepper - pinch.
Smoked chicken is broken down into fibers, or grinded in any convenient way (the skin is pre-removed).
Onion cut into thin rings and soak in a mixture of water, sugar and vinegar for 5-7 minutes, then squeezed and mixed with chicken. We cut the herring with thin blocks, grapes are divided into 2-4 parts. Nuts are fried, wrapped in a rag napkin and shredded blows rolling pin, or frying pan. We combine all the ingredients together and add "Parmesan" to taste.
For filling, mix one part of sour cream with an equal amount of mayonnaise, add lemon juice, salt and two kinds of pepper: black and cayenne. We fill our salad and let it soak in the refrigerator for 30 minutes - 1 hour.
In a salad with grapes and chicken, you can add pistachios, or walnuts, instead of pecans. Ready meals are served independently, or in the form of a sandwich with plain bread, crackers, or croissants.