Chinese (Peking) cabbage appeared onour tables not so long ago and, it must be said, many people liked it. Its heads are less dense than the usual white cabbage, the leaves are more tender, and the taste is something between lettuce and cabbage. By the way, it is also called "salad cabbage" or "pestai". And now this vegetable has become not only a familiar, but sometimes simply an irreplaceable product for us. Chinese cabbage is a great base for light salads, but more hearty snacks are also made with it. For example, a salad of Chinese cabbage with chicken. Considering that chickens are no less popular with us than cabbage, this salad will definitely find its admirers.
Chinese cabbage salad with chicken and pineapple
This salad will appeal to those who like salads with added fruit. The sweet taste of pineapples pleasantly sets off the taste of chicken meat, and the cabbage as a base makes this salad light. Ingredients:
- Chinese cabbage - 400 g;
- Chicken fillet - 200 g;
- Canned pineapples - 1 pot;
- Onion - 1 pc .;
- Salt;
- Mayonnaise.
Preparation:Boil the medium chicken fillet, cool it and cut it into cubes. Take twice as much Chinese cabbage, shred it and mix it with the chicken. Add finely chopped medium onion and a can of canned pineapple (drain the syrup from the pineapple first). Mix all the ingredients and season the salad with mayonnaise and salt to taste.
Chinese cabbage salad with chicken and corn
Ingredients:
- Chinese cabbage - 800 g;
- Chicken fillet - 400 g;
- Canned corn - 1 pot;
- Onion - 1 pc .;
- Salt;
- Mayonnaise.
Preparation:First, boil the chicken fillet in salted water. Wash, dry and finely chop the head of Chinese cabbage. Cut the cooled boiled chicken into cubes and the onion into half rings. Put the onion in a salad bowl, add a little salt and lightly “squeeze” the onion with your hands so that it gives off juice. Then add the chicken, cabbage and corn to the onion. Season the salad with mayonnaise. Note: If you are making this salad with boiled chicken breasts, let it sit. Then the breast will be soaked in mayonnaise and onion juice and will not be dry.
Salad with Chinese cabbage, chicken and cheese
Quick to prepare, very tasty and very beautiful salad. In addition, the combination of products in this salad is considered a win-win. Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts - 2 pcs .;
- Chinese cabbage - 1 small head;
- Fresh tomato - 1 pc .;
- Cheese hard - 100 g;
- Green olives without pits - 10-15 pcs.
- Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons;
- Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon;
- Salt and black pepper - to taste.
Preparation:Wash, dry and chop all the vegetables: shred the cabbage, cut the tomatoes into cubes. Boil the chicken breasts in salted water, cool and also cut into cubes. Grate the cheese. Cut the olives into three or four pieces. Lay out the salad in layers on a large round dish. But lay out the layers in a special way: not on top of each other, but in stripes-paths, starting from the center of the dish. So, the two central paths are cabbage and tomato (red and green stripes). On the sides of them are paths of chicken meat, and the two outer paths are laid out of olives. Sprinkle the salad with grated cheese on top and pour over the dressing. For the dressing, mix the oil with lemon juice, add ground black pepper and salt and shake everything well. Note: This salad can be served in portions, beautifully laid out on separate plates. For a festive option, you can add pine nuts or walnuts to the salad.
Chinese cabbage diet with chicken
Agree that chicken meat can be safely eatenbe classified as a dietary product, and there is nothing to say about cabbage: it is the most suitable food for those losing weight. And the absence of fatty mayonnaise dressing in the salad makes it an exclusively dietary dish. Ingredients:
- Chicken meat - 300 g;
- Chinese cabbage - 1 kochanchik;
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 piece;
- Fresh tomato - 1 piece;
- Onion - 1 pc .;
- Feta cheese - to taste.
Preparation:Boil the chicken in salted water, cool it and split it into fibers. Wash, dry and chop the cabbage, finely chop the onion. Wash the fresh red tomato and sweet bell pepper and cut into thin slices, and divide the cheese into pieces. Mix all the ingredients and put them in a salad bowl. If desired, add greens to the salad (preferably cilantro).
Chinese cabbage salad with smoked chicken
This salad can be used as a magic wand. In any case, it is prepared very quickly. Ingredients:
- A cabbage of Chinese cabbage;
- Smoked chicken leg;
- Mayonnaise.
Preparation:Wash, dry and shred the cabbage, then lightly crush it with your hands. Remove the meat from the leg and cut it into cubes. Mix the chicken with the cabbage and season the salad with mayonnaise. Add croutons to the salad before serving.
Chinese cabbage salad with chicken and beans
This salad turns out very filling. So this recipe can easily be used to prepare the salad as a separate dish, for example, for dinner. Ingredients:
- Peking cabbage - 300 g;
- Chicken fillet - 300 g;
- Eggs - 4 pieces;
- Beans - 250 g;
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Mayonnaise.
Preparation:Boil the chicken in salted water, cool and cut into cubes. Wash and shred the cabbage. Wash, peel and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Finely chop the hard-boiled eggs and rinse the canned beans to remove the sauce. Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, mix and season with mayonnaise and salt. The salad is ready. Note: You can use boiled beans instead of canned beans. And put white beans in this salad, because red beans will color the chicken and mayonnaise an unsightly brownish-brown color. Choose a recipe to your taste: sweet salad with pineapples, tart with olives, hearty with beans or dietary with feta cheese. In any case, you will get a light and at the same time hearty salad. Cook on weekdays or holidays, for yourself or for guests. And cook with pleasure! We recommend reading:
