Chicago salad with smoked chicken

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a delicious layered Chicago salad with smoked chicken? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Smoked chicken meat can be used not only from the legs, but also from the breast or drumsticks. Which is better - choose according to your taste. You can replace smoked chicken with boiled, fried or baked chicken. Any cheese is suitable for this dish - hard, semi-hard. The main thing is that it is tasty, of high quality, without milk fat substitutes and melts well.

2. STEP 2

   

   Separate the smoked meat from the bones and cut into small pieces.

3. STEP 3

   

   Wash the champignons, dry and cut into slices. If you use frozen mushrooms, then take them with a reserve of one and a half times more, because when defrosting and frying there will be literally a handful of them left.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Grate the cheese on a coarse or medium grater.

6. STEP 6

   

   Boil the eggs hard, cool, peel and grate on a coarse grater. If you wish, you can separate the eggs into whites and yolks and grate them separately. And then decorate them in separate layers.

7. STEP 7

   

   Wash the tomatoes and cut into semicircles. Take ripe but strong tomatoes. Soft fruits do not hold their shape well; during the cutting process they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

8. STEP 8

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and fry until transparent.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add mushrooms to the pan and fry, stirring, for about 15 minutes until golden brown and excess moisture has evaporated. At the end, salt everything. Cool the mushrooms and onions.

10. STEP 10

    

    You can simply mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl, but I prefer to make the salad in a cooking ring so that all the layers are visible. A ring with a diameter of 14-16 cm is suitable. Place the smoked chicken in the first layer and pour mayonnaise over it. I put the mayonnaise into a piping bag and cut off the tip. It's more convenient than using a spoon. Mayonnaise can be partially or completely replaced with sour cream or natural yogurt. This will reduce the calorie content of the dish.

11. STEP 11

    

    The next layer is grated cheese. Sprinkle it with mayonnaise too.

12. STEP 12

    

    Next, distribute half the grated eggs and mayonnaise.

13. STEP 13

    

    Place mushrooms fried with onions on top of the eggs. Add mayonnaise as desired, since the mushrooms were already fried in oil.

14. STEP 14

    

    Spread the remaining grated eggs in the last layer.

15. STEP 15

    

    Place chopped tomatoes on top. Place the salad in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to soak.

16. STEP 16

    

    Remove the cooking ring before serving. Garnish the salad with fresh herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Yara

14.11.2023

4.6

Thank you! I will try! Instead, I'll give you this recipe:

Irikha

14.11.2023

4.5

Yummy! I'm picking up Chicago salad with smoked chicken at KK! Thank you!

Irina

14.11.2023

4.6

The appearance of the Chicago salad with smoked chicken is beyond praise. The ingredients included in it create an amazing taste. The combination of chicken with mushrooms and cheese, how can you pass this up!

Anyuta

14.11.2023

4.8

Thank you very much for the recipe for an unusual Chicago salad with smoked chicken! It went down with a bang, the guests all praised it