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Salad with smoked chicken, pineapple cheese and corn

Salad with Smoked Chicken, Pineapple, Cheese, and Corn

Bright, festive, tasty, simple, and quick! This salad with smoked chicken, pineapple, cheese, and corn has a wonderfully balanced flavor, and it's quick and easy to put together. It's perfect for a celebration — elegant and colorful!

Maria

Recipe author

Salad with smoked chicken, pineapple cheese and corn

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Smoked chicken (breast or thigh)

300

Canned corn

200

Pineapple (canned)

200

Napa cabbage

200

Hard cheese

100

Eggs

Carrot

Mayonnaise

Ground black pepper

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 33 % 8 g

Fats 42 % 10 g

Carbohydrates 25 % 6 g

142 kcal

GI: 17 / 83 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1:

How do you make a salad with smoked chicken, pineapple, cheese, and corn? It's very simple and fast. First, gather the ingredients from the list. You can use smoked chicken from the breast, the thighs, or the drumsticks — pick whichever you prefer. You can use store-bought or homemade mayonnaise.
Step 2:

Shred the smoked chicken into strands with your hands, removing the skin. I used half a smoked breast.
Step 3:

Drain the canned pineapple and pat it dry. If it's in rings, cut it into small pieces. It's a good idea to squeeze the pineapple lightly so the salad doesn't turn out watery.
Step 4:

Finely shred the napa cabbage. For a more tender texture, it's best to use the green part of the leaves and trim off the white part.
Step 5:

Boil the carrot in its skin until tender. Then peel it and grate it on the coarse holes.
Step 6:

Hard-boil the eggs, cool them, peel them, and grate them on the coarse holes. If you like, you can separate the whites and yolks and grate them separately, then arrange them in their own layers.
Step 7:

Drain the canned corn and pat the kernels dry.
Step 8:

Grate the cheese on the coarse holes.
Step 9:

You can simply layer all the ingredients in a salad bowl, but I prefer to assemble the salad in a food ring (16–18 cm / 6–7 in. in diameter) so all the layers show. For the first layer, spread out the pineapple and drizzle it with mayonnaise. I put the mayonnaise in a piping bag and snipped off the tip — it's easier than using a spoon.
Step 10:

For the next layer, spread out the smoked chicken and drizzle mayonnaise on top. Try to pack each layer down well, so the salad doesn't fall apart when you lift off the ring. If you like, you can sprinkle some layers with salt and pepper. I usually don't add seasonings to mayonnaise salads.
Step 11:

Next, the grated eggs and mayonnaise.
Step 12:

Then the grated carrot, which also needs to be drizzled with mayonnaise.
Step 13:

Spread the canned corn over the carrot and press it lightly into the layer below to hold the kernels in place. Drizzling the corn with mayonnaise is optional.
Step 14:

Sprinkle grated cheese over the top and pipe a lattice of mayonnaise.
Step 15:

The final layer is shredded napa cabbage. It doesn't need any mayonnaise. You can arrange the ingredients in a different order to suit your taste. If you don't have the time or the means to assemble the salad in a ring, you can simply toss everything in a bowl and dress it with mayonnaise.
Step 16:

Garnish the finished salad with pineapple, corn kernels, fresh herbs, and bright berries. Chill the salad in the fridge for 1 hour. Carefully lift off the food ring before serving. Enjoy!

It's better to make the mayonnaise yourself — it'll be tastier and healthier. Look here for some interesting homemade mayonnaise recipes. You can also use sour cream or plain yogurt as the dressing instead of mayonnaise. Use them on their own or mix them with mayonnaise in any ratio you like — that will cut down the calories in the dish.
How do you buy good canned corn? Always check the expiration date on the can. If it's a glass jar, take a careful look at the kernels: they should be uniform in size and color, whole, and unblemished. The ingredient list shouldn't include dyes, preservatives, or flavor enhancers.
Since everyone's sense of saltiness, sweetness, bitterness, heat, acidity, and pungency is different, always add spices and seasonings to your own taste! If you're using a particular seasoning for the first time, keep in mind that some are especially easy to overdo (chili pepper, for example).