A few years ago, no one knew and did not know,what is celery. At least, it was not so often mentioned in newspapers, culinary shows and in manuals on proper nutrition. However, negative environmental factors are increasingly affecting human health, undermining and so exhausted with stress and hours of work immunity. We become weak and unprotected, often sick. Celery is one of the main helpers in the fight against this problem of civilization. About such medicinal qualities of the vegetable has been repeatedly mentioned by scientists. In addition, the celery is low-calorie, so it is often used for cooking all kinds of dishes not only in the most expensive and exquisite restaurants in the world, but also in home cuisines. He took the main place in the diet of the beautiful half of humanity, which carefully watches his figure. Dishes from celery are very nutritious, useful and at the same time not heavy - they do not linger in the human body in the form of extra pounds. Do you want to always stay healthy and beautiful? Then a salad of chicken with celery is "what the doctor prescribed"! We will tell you about several delicious and absolutely simple recipes. 
Salad "Appetizing" with chicken and celery
This salad with celery and chicken - not onlyAppetizing, but also very useful dish. Eating it, you get the maximum benefit and the minimum number of calories. And what else does a modern woman need? Ingredients:
- celery stalks - at your discretion
- one fresh cucumber
- 30 grams of walnuts (peeled and crushed)
- 200 grams of fresh chicken (fillet or breast)
- a few spoons (messes) of not very fatty sour cream
- a pinch of table salt (or without it)
- freshly ground black (or white) pepper - optional
- 150 grams of fresh mushrooms (can be replaced with canned)
Cooking method: If you use celery stalks, just crush them with a knife. But if you bought a root, then it is better to grate it on a medium grater. Then boil the chicken meat in slightly salted water and, after it is slightly cool, tear into fibers, can be finely chopped. Fans of fried we recommend or bake a chicken in the oven, seasoning it with spices, or, cutting into small cubes, fry in olive oil in a frying pan. From this, the taste of the dish does not fade, but, perhaps, will even win! Now cut the champignons into small pieces, and the fresh cucumber - in the form of straws or cubes. In a warmed-up saucepan, pour a little olive or other vegetable oil and fry the fresh mushrooms for a few minutes. If desired, you can replace them with canned or boiled. Now take the walnuts, previously cleaned, and crush them with your hands. In a separate bowl, combine all the above ingredients, season with spices and salt. Then add sour cream and stir well with a spoon. As a dressing will suit and the usual mayonnaise - mix it with juice from a lemon, so it will be much tastier. Serve the celery salad with chicken in a beautiful dish. For decoration use fresh, bright greens. Bon Appetit! 
Salad "Temptation" with chicken, fresh apple and celery
Have you already prepared a salad of celery? A chicken tried to add? If not, you lost a lot. Make up lost time with us. This dish will be a wonderful surprise at a family dinner - it is incredibly easy, but it is quite satisfying. Therefore, this dish will be enjoyed not only by children, but also by adults - in a word, all without exception. Try it, and you will not regret it! Ingredients:
- one medium celery
- Cooking salt and sugar - according to taste preferences
- one piece of fresh sour-sweet apple
- juicy lettuce leaves
- chicken breast (boiled) - one piece
- one bunch of radish
For sauce:
- two large spoons of lean (better delicacy) mayonnaise
- two tablespoons of sour cream
- one small lemon
Cooking method: First, peel the celery, rinse it well and boil it in water with a little salt. The same should be done with the chicken. When both ingredients are ready, cut the vegetable into small cubes, and cut the meat into thin fibers. Remove the fresh apple from the peel and seeds and grate it on the grater. Then in a deep bowl, mix all the foods, and add one or two pinch of table salt and sugar to taste. Now prepare the sauce: combine the specified amount of mayonnaise and sour cream in the recipe, here squeeze out the juice from a medium lemon. With the resulting flavorful mixture, season the dish and again carefully stir with a spoon. On a beautiful large plate lay salad leaves (before that do not forget to wash them), and on top - a ready-made salad from chicken and celery. Cut small cubes of radishes and decorate them with a dish, you can add fresh parsley. As you can see, everything is very simple! Washed, cut and mixed. If you do not like mayonnaise, discard it. The dish will turn out very tasty and with one sour cream, by the way, so it will be even less high-calorie.
Salad «Dietary»
We recommend one more variation on a salad withchicken, celery and a green apple. Such a very unusual combination should please your child. Preparation will take a little time, but the result will be very pleased! In addition, another plus of this dish is that as a dressing vegetable oil is used, but we have already mentioned the useful qualities of celery. Ingredients:
- one celery root
- fresh chicken fillet - one piece
- table salt - to taste
- one medium sour apple
- half a small lemon
- Spices (pepper, Italian seasonings) - optional
- fresh salad
For sauce:
- one large spoonful of lemon juice
- olive oil (better refined) oil - two tablespoons
Cooking method: While the chicken is boiled, peel the celery and grate it on a medium grater. So that the vegetable in the cooking process is not darkened, sprinkle it with the juice of half a lemon. Then chop the finished chicken meat in thin strips. Remove the peel from the apple, remove the middle from it and cut it into medium cubes. Then put all the products in a deep bowl, lightly salt and add seasonings if desired, then pour olive oil and one tablespoon of lemon sour juice and mix thoroughly. The bottom of the plate in which you plan to serve a dish, decorate the leaves with a juicy salad, and from above with a neat slide put the food. Sophistication and additional healthy qualities will give him raisins and nuts - just sprinkle them with the product. 
Salad "Crunchy": chicken, pickles and celery
The recipe for a salad with chicken and celery, probably,a sign to many. But did you cook such a dish with the addition of crispy toasts and pickled cucumbers? Try to create such a masterpiece in your kitchen - lick your fingers! Ingredients:
- table salt - at your discretion
- four pieces of pickled cucumber
- one small chicken breast
- three tablespoons of low-fat mayonnaise
- rye bread for toast
- average root of useful celery
- a little olive oil
Cooking method: Put chicken on the stove. Then remove the celery from the celery and cut it into strips. Boil the water, then pour the vegetable into it and leave it for about ten minutes. Chop the chicken breast into meat fibers (can be finely cut with a knife), and cut the pickled cucumbers into small cubes, in the same way cut the bread. The latter fry in a pre-heated frying pan with the addition of olive oil, for flavor add spices. When the product gets a golden crust, it will be ready. In a deep salad bowl, combine all the ingredients, add a pinch of salt and low-fat mayonnaise, mix well. Now you can invite everyone to the table! Excellent pastime!
Salad "Useful"
Often, salads are prepared for a holiday orbirthday. In everyday life we usually manage with a standard set: soup or borsch, cutlets and garnish. The maximum we can do is to prepare a vegetable dish of cucumbers and tomatoes. But how can you live so boring? This recipe will help to diversify the ration of your family. Pamper yourself with a delicious and healthy dish. These products are designed for one serving of only 270 calories. Ingredients:
- 100 grams of chicken fillet
- 50 grams of celery stalks
- freshly ground pepper (black) - optional
- 50 grams of juicy salad (we recommend using Iceberg)
- 15 grams of walnuts
- 50 grams of green grapes (preferably if taken without pits)
- sea salt - to taste
- 30 grams of natural (without flavor additives) yogurt
Cooking method: To save valuable time, you can use the ready-made fillets, if you take fresh, then boil it in a little salted water. After small pieces cut the stalks of celery, and the iceberg - medium strips. Peel the walnuts from the peel and crush them. Grapes can be put whole or split with a knife into two halves. Boiled chicken meat cut into small cubes, then mix all the above products in one bowl and add sea salt and a little pepper to taste. Season with yogurt and mix thoroughly. Voila, your masterpiece is ready! It remains to put it on a beautiful plate and, if you wish, decorate with fresh parsley or fragrant dill, in addition, you can add a few grape varieties on top. We hope these recipes will help to decorate your life! The salads offered by us in practice prove that useful food can be tasty. We think, having tried at least one of them, you will see for yourself in this. We advise you to read:
