Smoked Chicken and Pineapple Festive Salad

Bright, festive, tasty, simple, quick and easy! Salad with smoked chicken, pineapple, cheese and corn is very balanced in taste. Itʼs quite quick and easy to prepare. This salad is perfect for a holiday — it’s elegant and colorful!
cook time: 30 min
Miles Denholm
Smoked Chicken and Pineapple Festive Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

142
Calories
10g
Fat
6g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Eggs 2 pc
Hard cheese 100 g
Carrot 1 pc
Mayonnaise 4 tbsp
Pineapples (canned) 200 g
Canned corn 200 g
Smoked chicken (breast, leg) 300 g
Chinese cabbage 200 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a salad with smoked chicken, pineapple, cheese and corn? Very simple and fast. To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. You can use smoked chicken meat from the breast, legs or drumsticks. Which is better — choose according to your taste. You can use store-bought or homemade mayonnaise.

Step 2

Step 2
Use your hands to separate the smoked chicken into fibers, removing the skin. I took half a smoked breast.

Step 3

Step 3
Drain liquid from canned pineapples and dry. If the pineapples are rings, then cut them into small pieces. It is advisable to lightly squeeze the pineapples so that the salad is not watery.

Step 4

Step 4
Finely chop the Beijing cabbage. To make the salad more delicate in structure, it is better to take the green part of the leaf and cut off the white part.

Step 5

Step 5
Boil the carrots in their skins until tender. Then peel and grate on a coarse grater.

Step 6

Step 6
Boil the eggs hard, cool, peel and grate on a coarse grater. If you wish, you can separate the eggs into whites and yolks and grate them separately. And then decorate them in separate layers.

Step 7

Step 7
Drain liquid from canned corn and dry the grains.

Step 8

Step 8
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

Step 9

Step 9
You can simply place all the ingredients in layers in a salad bowl, but I prefer to make the salad in a cooking ring (Ø 16-18 cm) so that all the layers are visible. Place the pineapples in the first layer and pour mayonnaise over them. I put the mayonnaise into a piping bag and cut off the tip. Itʼs more convenient than using a spoon.

Step 10

Step 10
Spread the smoked chicken in the next layer and pour mayonnaise on top. Try to compact each layer better, then the salad will not fall apart as soon as you remove the culinary ring. If desired, you can sprinkle some layers with salt and pepper. I usually donʼt add spices to salads with mayonnaise.

Step 11

Step 11
Next — grated eggs and mayonnaise.

Step 12

Step 12
Next are grated carrots, which also need to be poured with mayonnaise.

Step 13

Step 13
Spread the canned corn over the carrots and lightly press into the previous layer to secure the kernels. It is not necessary to top the corn with mayonnaise.

Step 14

Step 14
Sprinkle everything with grated cheese on top and make a mesh of mayonnaise.

Step 15

Step 15
The last layer is chopped Chinese cabbage. There is no need to top it with mayonnaise. You can arrange the ingredients in a different order to suit your taste. If you donʼt have the time or opportunity to form a salad in a ring, you can simply mix everything in a salad bowl and pour over mayonnaise.

Step 16

Step 16
Decorate the finished salad with pineapples, corn kernels, fresh herbs and bright berries. Place the salad in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Before serving, carefully remove the cooking ring. Bon appetit!

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