Today, in an age of universal enthusiasm for a healthy diet, the desire for harmony, bordering on leanness, so sometimes you want to treat yourself to not only tasty, but also hearty nutritious food. For example, a salad. Imagine a tender, lightly smoked, chicken white meat, juicy sweet corn, exotic pineapple melting in your mouth, a piquant taste of champignons, but all this abundance, seasoned with fresh mayonnaise, delicious ... Well, did you become salivating?
Some will say - mayonnaise, smoked meat, this is also harmful for health and figure. And they will be absolutely right, almost. To buy for food mayonnaise, cooked with the help of the chemical industry, or meat smoked in "liquid smoke", really is not worth it. There is always a way out, you can prepare yourself.
Mayonnaise is prepared within 10 minutes of affordable and inexpensive products: eggs, vegetable oil, mustard, lemon or vinegar, salt and sugar. Such a set can be found in any kitchen.
Smoky meat and other products can be done with a special smoker-pressure cooker, but this is an expensive option. Not bad smoked products are obtained in a conventional oven using dry cereals, rice or buckwheat, as well as with the addition of fragrant herbs.
So do not be discouraged. The one who searches will always find a way out, the main thing is to want. And then any dish cooked with love with your own hands, will be useful for health and beauty.
Salad with pineapple, chicken and corn
Ingredients:
- meat of smoked chicken - 800 g;
- canned corn - 1 pot;
- canned pineapple - 1 can;
- apple - 1 piece;
- stalks of celery - 4 pcs .;
- sweet red pepper - 1 pc .;
- mayonnaise - 5 tablespoons;
- sugar, salt, pepper.
Preparation
We chop the smoked chicken meat into small pieces. Pineapples are taken out of the jar, let the marinade drain, cut into small cubes. We cut the stalks of celery. We peel the apple and cut it into small cubes too. We remove the corn from the can and let the marinade drain off. All the prepared and sliced components of the salad are combined and poured with mayonnaise. Add salt, sugar and pepper to your liking. We decorate with thin slices of red bell pepper and greens.
Salad of mushrooms, corn and chicken
Ingredients:
- white chicken meat - 200 g;
- apple - 1 piece;
- peas canned - 1 glass;
- canned corn - 1 glass;
- champignons marinated - half a cup;
- cube of broth - 1 piece;
- walnut kernels - 50 g;
- green onions;
- mayonnaise.
Preparation
Boil the chicken meat in water with the addition of a bouillon cube. Ready meat is cooled and cut into cubes. Cut the apple, together with the peel, into small slices. With mushrooms, corn and peas, we strain the whole marinade. All parts of the salad are mixed and poured with mayonnaise. Top with sprinkled walnuts and finely chopped green onions.
Salad from corn, chicken and eggs
Ingredients:
- boiled chicken meat - 100 g;
- canned corn - 3 tablespoons;
- boiled egg - 1 piece;
- raisins - 1 tablespoon;
- grated fresh carrots - 2 tablespoons;
- salt, mayonnaise, herbs.
Preparation
We chop the chicken in small cubes, crush the egg, steam raisins. We combine all the ingredients, season with mayonnaise, salt to taste. We decorate with branches of greenery.
Chicken salad with corn and cucumber
Ingredients:
- chicken ham - 1 pc .;
- potatoes - 3 pcs .;
- eggs - 5 pcs .;
- onion - 1 piece;
- fresh cucumber - 1 piece;
- champignons - 200 g;
- prunes - 200 g;
- canned peas - 2 tablespoons;
- canned corn - 2 tablespoons;
- mayonnaise;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation
First we boil the whole leg, cool it and separate the meat from the stone. Cut the meat into small pieces. Cook separately potatoes and eggs. Onions with mushrooms are fried in oil. Potatoes and eggs finely rubbed on a large grater, chop prunes. Lay out layers on a dish, watering each layer (except mushrooms) with mayonnaise.
We also recommend to prepare a salad "Pineapple with chicken" or a cocktail with ham for a holiday or a party. They will certainly decorate any table.