Ladies' caprice salad with chicken and prunes

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a Lady's whim salad with chicken and prunes? Prepare the products. Boil the chicken fillet. Wash, clean the breast from the films and excess fat, Pour about 1.5 liters of water into a saucepan. When it boils, add salt and send the meat there. You can add peppercorns and bay leaf. Cook under the lid (about 20 minutes after boiling). If the fillet is easily pierced with a knife, then it's ready. Cool without removing from the broth so that the meat does not dry out.

2. Step 2:

   

   Dried pitted prunes, rinse in cold water. Transfer to a bowl and pour boiling water. Let it stand for about 10 minutes, then flip it into a colander, let the liquid drain.

3. Step 3:

   

   If the skin of fresh cucumbers is not damaged and does not taste bitter, do not cut it off. Wash the vegetables, cut into small pieces or grate on a vegetable cutter with a large straw.

4. Step 4:

   

   Grate the delicious hard cheese on a grater, preferably on a shallow one, so that the layer of cheese on the salad is airy.

5. Step 5:

   

   Cut the cooled chicken meat into small cubes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Boil the eggs. To do this, fill them with cold water, add salt (about 1 teaspoon), bring to a boil and cook for about 8-10 minutes. Then drain the hot water and fill with cold. When cool, peel the boiled eggs and chop into cubes with a knife or using a mesh. You can grate it coarsely.

7. Step 7:

   

   Dry the steamed prunes with paper towels and cut into small pieces.

8. Step 8:

   

   Place cooking rings or detachable sides from the cake pan on a flat dish.

9. Step 9:

   

   First lay out a layer of sliced chicken.

10. Step 10:

    

    Grease the chicken meat with mayonnaise.

12. Step 11:

    

    Next, lay out a layer of cucumbers.

13. Step 12:

    

    Also smear them with mayonnaise.

14. Step 13:

    

    Spread the chopped boiled eggs evenly on the cucumber layer.

15. Step 14:

    

    Coat the egg layer with the remaining mayonnaise.

16. Step 15:

    

    Put the chopped prunes on the egg layer, but not all of them, leave it a little to decorate the top.

17. Step 16:

    

    Cover the layer of prunes with grated cheese.

18. Step 17:

    

    Decorate the top of the salad with the remaining pieces of prunes.

19. Step 18:

    

    Carefully remove the ring and the salad "Ladies' caprice with chicken and prunes" is ready.

20. Step 19:

    

    Serve the dish on the table and accept compliments from the guests!