Celery and chicken breast salad

4 servings
1 hour 20 min

Celery is edible everything: and root, and stem, and leaves. You can make salads from the root, but most often it is added to the broths for the first courses. The leaflets can be crushed and also added to the soup or salad. Stems are even more popular. They are widely used for weight loss in various diet dishes. Salads with added celery stems, juices. They improve metabolism. In addition, celery contains many vitamins and minerals (manganese, potassium, calcium. phosphorus, zinc, iron, B vitamins, folic acid, vitamins A, C, E) and has a so-called negative calorie content. The term "negative calorie content" means that the calorie content of a product is less than the calories required to digest it. Naturally, if these foods become the basis of nutrition with a low-calorie diet, then weight loss will go quite quickly. Celery is a very aromatic plant with a bright and original taste. Moreover, this applies to all its parts: root, stems, leaves. I cook this salad often enough, ever since I discovered fresh celery. For a long time, I only added its stems to the broths for the first courses. However, fresh in various salads and snacks, celery retains more of its beneficial properties.

How to make a salad with celery and chicken breast? Prepare the ingredients. Take the breast as cold as possible - it will turn out juicier and tastier. Pineapples are canned, and rings, like mine, and pieces will work.

Pre-boil the chicken fillet. How to cook chicken fillet? Wash the meat and lower it into boiling salted water. Cook the fillet over a medium heat until tender, 30-40 minutes, depending on the size. Then remove from the stock and cool completely. Cut the meat into medium pieces.

Wash the cucumber, dry and cut into not very thick semicircles. The skin, if it is not rough, not damaged and not bitter, does not need to be cut.

Also cut the celery stalk into small pieces.

Remove the pineapples from the jar and shake off the syrup. Cut the fruit into small pieces.

In a salad bowl, combine the chopped boiled chicken, canned pineapples, cucumber and celery.

Pepper the salad to taste, season with mayonnaise (or sour cream) and mix. You can salt the salad. I usually don't salt salads with mayonnaise. Serve to the table. Enjoy your meal!