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Watermelon slice salad with chicken and mushrooms

Watermelon Wedge Salad with Chicken and Mushrooms

This salad comes together easily and looks stunning on any party table. It's a simple, light recipe that pairs with just about anything, and you can serve it with a few spicy condiments on the side.

luba60

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Watermelon slice salad with chicken and mushrooms

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Chicken fillet

150

Oyster mushrooms (I used oyster mushrooms, but any mushrooms will work)

100

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Hard cheese

150

Mayonnaise

Salt

Raisins

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 40 % 8 g

Fats 45 % 9 g

Carbohydrates 15 % 3 g

127 kcal

GI: 67 / 33 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

Gather all your ingredients ahead of time. Any fresh mushrooms will work for this recipe — I used oyster mushrooms. You can swap sour cream for the mayonnaise if you prefer.
Step 2:

Boil the chicken breast in salted water.
Step 3:

Rinse the mushrooms and cut them into smallish pieces.
Step 4:

Sauté the mushrooms in a little vegetable oil — but don't overdo it. At the start, you can cover the pan and let them sweat over low heat until the released liquid evaporates; they'll cook faster and turn out more tender.
Step 5:

While the chicken and mushrooms cook, prep the rest of the salad components.
Step 6:

Cut the tomatoes into small dice.
Step 7:

Scrape the skin off the cucumbers using the coarse side of a grater.
Step 8:

Cut the boiled chicken fillet into small pieces with a knife.
Step 9:

In a bowl that's roomy enough for mixing, combine the sautéed mushrooms, chicken, and half of the grated cheese, and season with salt to taste. Dress with mayonnaise or sour cream and stir until evenly blended.
Step 10:

Mound the filling into a half-circle on a salad plate or wide flat dish.
Step 11:

Now shape the watermelon wedge. Spread the diced tomatoes over the filling (the red "flesh"), then sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly along the curved edge.
Step 12:

Use the grated cucumber to form the watermelon rind, and dot the raisins on as "seeds." You can use olive slices instead of raisins.