Layered Chicken Salad for the Holidays

A festive layered salad with smoked chicken breast that's sure to be a hit at the holiday table—everyone will love its rich, savory flavor!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 32 % 8 g
Fats 36 % 9 g
Carbohydrates 32 % 8 g
142 kcal
GI: 88 / 0 / 13

Cooking method

Cooking time: 25 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Gather all the ingredients for this festive smoked-chicken salad.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    For the marinade, finely chop one onion.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Put the chopped onion in a deep bowl.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Add half a tablespoon of salt to the onion.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Add half a tablespoon of sugar.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Add one tablespoon of vinegar essence.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Pour in boiling water and stir everything together well.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Cut one smoked chicken breast into small cubes.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Cut two red bell peppers into small cubes.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Grate three potatoes (boiled in their skins) on the large holes of a grater.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Spread the grated potato as the first layer on a plate, smooth it out, and pipe a thin lattice of mayonnaise over the top.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Add the diced chicken breast as the next layer.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Press the layer down well and add a lattice of mayonnaise.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Rinse the marinated onion under cold running water and drain it completely.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Spread the onion as the next thin layer and add a lattice of mayonnaise on top.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    Add a layer of red bell pepper, press it down well, smooth it out, and add another lattice of mayonnaise.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Add and press down a layer of the four grated egg whites, then coat the top and sides with mayonnaise.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18

    Spread coarsely grated hard cheese over the top and sides of the salad, then add a thin lattice of mayonnaise.

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19

    Add and gently press down a final layer of the four grated egg yolks.

  20. Step 20:

    Step 20

    Decorate the top with corn, finely julienned bell pepper, green peas, and black olives.

  21. Step 21:

    Step 21

    Enjoy, and happy holidays!

  • This showstopping holiday salad is the kind of recipe worth keeping on hand for every celebration. Tired of the same old bland dishes on the holiday table? This one is something a little different and genuinely delicious—tender, juicy, and surprisingly fresh-tasting, with guests reaching for seconds right away.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Dutch cheese - 352  kcal/100g
  • Swiss cheese - 335  kcal/100g
  • Russian cheese - 366  kcal/100g
  • Kostroma cheese - 345  kcal/100g
  • Yaroslavsky cheese - 361  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese 50% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Soviet cheese - 400  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'steppe' - 362  kcal/100g
  • Uglich cheese - 347  kcal/100g
  • Poshekhonsky cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Lambert cheese - 377  kcal/100g
  • Appnzeller cheese with 50% fat content - 400  kcal/100g
  • Chester cheese with 50% fat content - 363  kcal/100g
  • Edamer cheese with 40% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Cheese with mushrooms of 50% fat content - 395  kcal/100g
  • Emmental cheese with 45% fat content - 420  kcal/100g
  • Gouda cheese with 45% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Aiadeus cheese - 364  kcal/100g
  • Dom blanc cheese (semi-hard) - 360  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'lo spalmino' - 61  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'etorki' (sheep, hard) - 401  kcal/100g
  • White cheese - 100  kcal/100g
  • Fat yellow cheese - 260  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Kaunas cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Latvian cheese - 316  kcal/100g
  • Limburger cheese - 327  kcal/100g
  • Lithuanian cheese - 250  kcal/100g
  • Lake cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Gruyere cheese - 396  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Fresh green peas - 280  kcal/100g
  • Canned green peas - 55  kcal/100g
  • Salad mayonnaise of 50 % fat content - 502  kcal/100g
  • Light mayonnaise - 260  kcal/100g
  • Provencal Mayonnaise - 624  kcal/100g
  • Provencal mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Table mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Olives - 166  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Canned sweet corn - 79  kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast - 113  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g
  • Acetic essence - 11  kcal/100g

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