Classic Waldorf salad with celery apple and chicken

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a classic Waldorf salad with celery, apple and chicken? Start the salad preparation with the dressing. You can use any mayonnaise to taste, I have olive, but you can also use homemade. In addition to these ingredients, you can add liquid honey and lemon zest to the dressing, but this will be a departure from the classic recipe.

2. Step 2:

   

   Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice and spices in a bowl. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

3. Step 3:

   

   Now prepare the main ingredients for the salad. Romano salad can be replaced with a ready-made salad mixture.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pre-boil the chicken fillet in boiling water with the addition of salt, allspice, bay leaves and celery stalk. Remove the finished fillet from the broth, dry and cut into small slices.

5. Step 5:

   

   If the grapes are large, cut them in half. Grapes should preferably be taken seedless, red or green, to taste. If the grapes have pits, remove them.

6. Step 6:

   

   Wash the lettuce leaves, dry and cut into large pieces.

8. Step 7:

   

   Wash the celery stalks and cut into small slices.

9. Step 8:

   

   I advise you to rinse walnuts thoroughly (chemicals are applied to them to keep them longer), and then calcinate in a dry frying pan.

10. Step 9:

    

    Wash the apple, peel it from the core and cut it into small slices. It is better to use juicy apples, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, etc. varieties are suitable. It is better to cut the apples the very last so that they do not have time to darken. To make the salad not only delicious, but also bright, beautiful, choose red apples.

11. Step 10:

    

    In a bowl, combine chicken, apples, Romano salad, celery, grapes and walnuts.

12. Step 11:

    

    Mix everything carefully. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix gently. You can immediately serve the salad to the table. Bon appetit!