Chicken Cucumber Tomato Salad

Summer-light, the healthiest, amazingly delicious! A salad with chicken, cucumbers and tomatoes will appeal to everyone who watches their diet and figure. It is low-calorie, bright, filling due to the chicken. A great option for a quick breakfast or dinner!
cook time: 30 min
Logan Winslow
Chicken Cucumber Tomato Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

118
Calories
8g
Fat
3g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Onion (not big) 1 pc
Olive oil (or refined vegetable) 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Hard cheese 20 g
cucumbers 1 pc
Lettuce 40 g
Chicken fillet 150 g
Cherry tomatoes 100 g
Red wine vinegar (or lemon juice) 1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a salad from chicken, cucumbers and tomatoes? Prepare all ingredients according to the list. Take cherry or regular tomatoes, you can use white lettuce, red or shallot onions. Instead of chicken breast, it is permissible to take turkey fillet.

Step 2

Step 2
First, boil the chicken breast. Fill it with water, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the resulting foam, lightly salt the water and leave on moderate heat for 20 minutes. Next, drain the water and cool the meat.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the onion. Rinse cucumber, tomatoes, onions and dry with napkins. If the cucumber has rough, damaged skin, it is better to cut it off. To brighten the finished salad, I used cherry tomatoes of different colors.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the lettuce in clean water. Each leaf should be washed separately to get rid of sand and remaining soil. Dry the leaves with a kitchen towel or napkins. There should be no excess moisture on the green salad. Instead of lettuce, it is permissible to use other leaves such as: iceberg lettuce, spinach, romaine, corn lettuce, lollo rossa, or mix several types at the same time.

Step 5

Step 5
Tear the leaves with your hands and place in a salad bowl.

Step 6

Step 6
Cut the cooled chicken breast into thin slices.

Step 7

Step 7
Place chicken on top of lettuce. Next, add the cucumber, cut into thin circles or semicircles.

Step 8

Step 8
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half or into quarters. Very small tomatoes can be left whole. Add tomatoes to salad.

Step 9

Step 9
Next comes the turn of onions, cut into thin rings or half rings, and grated hard cheese.

Step 10

Step 10
Evenly distribute olive or refined vegetable oil in a thin stream throughout the salad.

Step 11

Step 11
Sprinkle with red wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Instead of vinegar, you can use freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Step 12

Step 12
The salad is ready, serve while all the ingredients are fresh.

Step 13

Step 13
Immediately before eating, mix the salad well, taste for salt and add salt if necessary.

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