Salad with chicken breast and fresh cucumbers

Delicious and hearty salad for the festive table! Chicken meat has a neutral taste and aroma, so it goes well with many products and is often used in the preparation of various salads. When vegetables are added to chicken meat, the salad becomes quite light, but, nevertheless, very satisfying. Salads with chicken breast are easy to prepare, so they are perfect not only for ordinary family dinners, but are also popular on the festive table. The ingredients will use the most common.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 31 % 9 g
Fats 52 % 15 g
Carbohydrates 17 % 5 g
191 kcal
GI: 40 / 60 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make a salad with chicken breast and fresh cucumbers? To prepare the salad, first of all boil the chicken breasts and eggs. You can do this in advance so that they have time to cool down.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Finely chop the cooled chicken breast.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Put the sliced meat in a salad bowl. Brush a little mayonnaise.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Drain the liquid from the canned corn. Add the corn to the salad bowl. This layer is also slightly lubricated with mayonnaise.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Wash cucumbers and avocados. Peel the avocado and remove the stone. If the cucumbers are fresh, then you can cut them like that. And if their skin is dense, it will be better to peel it. Cut the fresh cucumbers and avocado into small cubes.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Lay out the cucumbers and avocado in the next layer. Also add a little mayonnaise.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Put the chopped boiled eggs in the last layer. It is not necessary to mix the salad. Brush a little mayonnaise on top and garnish with fresh parsley. The finished salad can be served immediately to the table. Enjoy your meal!

Chicken breast for salad can be boiled, baked or fried. In combination with fresh cucumbers, there will be a very fresh and juicy salad, to which you can add ingredients that are brighter to taste. For example, such as corn. You can also take smoked chicken for a salad. Then the salad will get a brighter taste and aroma.
You can prepare a salad both in puff form - laying out each layer in turn and smearing with mayonnaise, or just mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl. And you can present it in a portion serving. In any case, you will get a very tasty and hearty salad, which is eaten very quickly. As a dressing, you can use not only mayonnaise, but also sour cream. Try to cook! Very tasty!

It is better to prepare mayonnaise yourself. It will be tastier and healthier. See here interesting recipes for homemade mayonnaise.
Also, as a dressing, you can use not only mayonnaise, but also sour cream or natural yogurt. They can be taken separately or mixed with mayonnaise in any proportion to your taste - this will reduce the calorie content of the dish.

How to buy canned corn correctly? Be sure to check the expiration date on the jar. If the container is glass, carefully consider the grains. They should be the same size and color, solid and spotless. The composition should not contain dyes, preservatives and flavor enhancers.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Fresh cucumbers - 15   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157   kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45   kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352   kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118   kcal/100g
  • Avocado - 208   kcal/100g
  • Salad mayonnaise of 50 % fat content - 502   kcal/100g
  • Light mayonnaise - 260   kcal/100g
  • Provencal Mayonnaise - 624   kcal/100g
  • Provencal mayonnaise - 627   kcal/100g
  • Table mayonnaise - 627   kcal/100g
  • Canned sweet corn - 79   kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast - 113   kcal/100g

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