New Year’s Eve is the time for unusual holiday salads that will definitely surprise guests. Many people are already bored with classic salads like “Olivier” or “Herring under a fur coat”. Of course, these salads are a tradition, a necessary element for the holiday table. But, it is better to dilute the classics with no less delicious unusual salads. For example, it is worth preparing a salad with chicken and oranges.
This dish creates an interesting contrast of flavors. Tender chicken is mixed with sweet orange. The harmony of flavors is complemented by slightly tart walnuts. It makes the flavor of the salad more spicy.
Creamy flavor and tenderness of the salad gets at the expense of cheese and eggs. These components also make the dish more nutritious, which is important for an appetizer salad. The
composition is completed by a light garlic flavor, which balances the sweetness and tartness of the other ingredients.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast/two thighs – 250 g;
- Orange – 1 pc;
- Hard cheese – 100 g;
- Eggs – 4 pcs;
- Walnuts – 100 g;
- Garlic – 1 clove;
- Mayonnaise.
Preparation of the salad:
Boil the chicken meat until ready, leave it to cool in the broth.
Remove
the meat
from the bone, remove veins and skin, cut into small cubes
.
Put the meat in a salad bowl, salt and pepper to taste, cover with a mesh of mayonnaise.
Cut the peeled orange into small cubes, put to the next layer on the meat. Dry nuts on a dry pan, and then chop in a blender.
Sprinkle nuts on the layer of oranges, smear with mayonnaise
.
Grate hard cheese on a coarse grater, sprinkle the nut layer with it. Press garlic cloves through the press and
cover the
cheese layer with
mayonnaise
.
Cut eggs finely and put them on the cheese layer.
Cover the egg layer with mayonnaise and sprinkle with the rest of nuts.
You get an unusual tasty salad with orange and chicken.
