"Tenderness" Layered Salad with Chicken, Eggs, and Cucumber

This tender, hearty salad is perfect for a holiday spread. We make it for every family celebration — and no one ever quite guesses what's inside.

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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 33 % 11 g
Fats 48 % 16 g
Carbohydrates 18 % 6 g
188 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Get all the salad ingredients ready.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Cut the cooked chicken breast into small cubes.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Separate the egg whites from the yolks and finely chop the whites.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Cut the prunes into thin strips.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Peel the fresh cucumber and cut it into thin strips.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Pulse the walnuts in a blender until chopped.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    On a plate, build the salad in layers: spread the cucumber in two layers and coat with mayonnaise. Add the chicken and coat with mayonnaise. Then the prunes and chopped egg whites, and coat with mayonnaise. Finish with the walnuts and a little more mayonnaise.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Repeat for a second round of layers: cucumber + mayonnaise + chicken + mayonnaise + prunes + egg whites + mayonnaise + walnuts.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Garnish however you like. The salad is ready — enjoy!

  • The "Tenderness" salad. Your guests will love it and ask for the recipe.

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

  • Fresh cucumbers - 15  kcal/100g
  • Walnuts - 650  kcal/100g
  • Black Walnut English Walnut - 628  kcal/100g
  • Black Persian Walnut - 651  kcal/100g
  • Walnut oil - 925  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
  • Prunes - 227  kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast - 113  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g

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