Chicken breast salad with mushrooms and cheese

3 servings
40 min

How to make a salad with chicken breast, mushrooms and cheese? Very simple and fast! First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. The vegetable part can be supplemented or replaced to your liking. Chicken can be replaced with any other meat. Tomatoes can use regular or cherry. I have small Baku tomatoes - they are larger than cherry, but smaller than ordinary tomatoes. Curd cheese can be replaced with another soft cheese: melted, feta, mozzarella.

Wash the chicken fillet, dry. If the fillet is large, cut it lengthwise into 2-3 parts. Salt, pepper. If desired, you can sprinkle the fillet with other spices to taste.

In a frying pan, heat 2 tbsp. l of vegetable oil and fry the fillet for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden. The exact roasting time depends on the size of your fillet and the degree of heating.

Cool the finished fillet and cut into thin slices. Instead of frying, you can boil the fillet or bake in the oven in foil. Instead of fresh chicken, you can use smoked chicken.

Wash the champignons, dry and cut into plates.

In a frying pan, heat the remaining vegetable oil and fry the mushrooms until golden.

Wash the tomatoes, dry and cut into wedges. If you have cherry tomatoes - halves. Tomatoes need juicy but dense. Soft fruits do not hold their shape well, in the process of cutting and cooking they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

Peel the red onion and cut into thin rings or half rings. Optionally, you can marinate the onions in a mixture of vinegar and sugar for 20 minutes.

A salad leaf mix can pick up a ready-made shop or make your own from the greens you have.

Remove the olives from the brine and dry. If desired, you can replace olives with olives or add both to the salad.

Now prepare the dressing. Oil for it usually takes olive, but any vegetable is suitable. If desired, you can add a little liquid honey, wine vinegar and spices to taste.

In a bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Whisk everything thoroughly with a fork until smooth.

In a salad bowl, combine the fried chicken and champignons, salad leaf mix, tomatoes, red onions and olives. Pour the salad over the dressing and stir, taking care not to suppress the tomatoes.

Transfer the salad to a dish. With a teaspoon, spoon out the small curd cheese knels. Enjoy your meal!