Pineapples are a very controversial ingredient for salads. Half of the cooks are positive to the addition of pineapples in dishes with cheese and meat, the other half is sharply negative.
However, to say with complete certainty that pineapples in salads is bad or good – it is impossible. The fact is that this product in dishes is subject only to the taste of the cook himself.
Pineapples began to be added to salads around the XIX century
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Then in the world of cooking it was a big trend. Now the popularity of pineapple salads does not leave us. Let’s tell about one of the simple salads with pineapples.
Ingredients for salad “Hawaiian”:
- chicken breast – 300 g;
- eggs – 3 pcs;
- pineapples – 8 rings;
- cheese – 100 g;
- mayonnaise – 3 tbsp.
Preparation of salad “Hawaiian”:
Boil in salted water with oregano pepper and bay leaf chicken breast for 20 minutes. Then leave the breast to cool slightly in the broth, put it in the refrigerator until it cools down completely.
Cut the chicken breast into small cubes
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Boil cold hard-boiled eggs in salted water, then cool, peel and cut into small cubes.
Grate cheese on a coarse grater, cut small pieces of pineapple rings. In a bowl combine chicken breast, eggs, cheese and pineapple, dress with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
It is desirable to use homemade mayonnaise for the recipe. To make the salad more dietary, we also suggest replacing the mayonnaise dressing with sour cream.
