Chicken and Tomato "Red Poppy" Salad

This salad is a real culinary masterpiece! Thanks to the interesting decoration of the salad, it turns out very beautiful and will definitely attract all the attention of your guests. Making such a decoration is much easier and faster than it seems at first glance. The main thing is that to make the petals more beautiful, you need to use tomato rings before the cavities with seeds begin. Then it will look more like real petals.
cook time: 3h
Miles Denholm
Chicken and Tomato "Red Poppy" Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

172
Calories
13g
Fat
2g
Carbs
11g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Tomatoes 150 g
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Hard cheese 150 g
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Champignon 250 g
Mayonnaise 80 g
Olives 100 g
Chicken fillet 300 g

Decoration:

Dill to taste
Olives 50 g
Cherry tomatoes 50 g
Poppy food 20 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make Red poppies salad with chicken? Prepare your ingredients. To prepare the salad we will need: chicken fillet (boil and cool first), tomatoes, champignons, pitted olives, dill, cheese, vegetable oil for frying mushrooms, ground black pepper, salt and mayonnaise.

Step 2

Step 2
First boil the chicken fillet in salted water until cooked. Remove the meat from the broth, cool and cut into small cubes.

Step 3

Step 3
Wash the champignons, dry and cut into slices.

Step 4

Step 4
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the champignons over high heat until golden brown. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and remove the pan from the heat. Cool the champignons.

Step 5

Step 5
Remove the olives from the brine, dry and cut into rings.

Step 6

Step 6
Wash the tomatoes and dry them. Since I didnʼt have cherry tomatoes to decorate, I cut the rings I needed for the petals from the back of medium-sized tomatoes. You need the whole part without seeds.

Step 7

Step 7
Cut the tomatoes into small cubes.

Step 8

Step 8
Grate the cheese on a medium grater.

Step 9

Step 9
Place the chicken fillet in one layer on a flat dish and coat it with mayonnaise. It is better to make a thin mesh.

Step 10

Step 10
Place a layer of fried mushrooms on top. Since the mushrooms are already fatty, I didn’t top them with mayonnaise.

Step 11

Step 11
Place tomatoes on top of mushrooms. Sprinkle with mayonnaise.

Step 12

Step 12
Next, lay out the olive rings. Lubricate the olives with the remaining mayonnaise.

Step 13

Step 13
Sprinkle the entire surface of the salad with grated cheese.

Step 14

Step 14
Cut the cherry tomatoes into not very thick slices. It is advisable to use only whole parts without seeds for decoration. Finely chop part of the dill, leaving 1-2 sprigs whole.

Step 15

Step 15
Sprinkle the entire circumference of the bottom edge of the salad with chopped dill. In the center of the salad, form poppy petals from tomato slices. Place an olive in the center of each flower. Sprinkle poppy seeds around the olives. Make leaves from whole dill sprigs. Place the salad in the refrigerator for 2 hours to soak. Bon appetit!

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