The combination of mushrooms and chicken has long been a culinary classic and surprises no one. However, if you prepare this salad with new ingredients, its taste can still amaze and be memorable. We've gathered 12 of the best recipes for you!
1. "Raffaello" Chicken and Mushroom Salad
This bright and appetizing, juicy and very tasty salad is made with fried mushrooms and chicken meat.
You will need: 300 g cooked chicken meat, 1 onion, 350 g champignons, 1 boiled carrot or a handful of Korean-style carrots, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 170 g hard cheese, mayonnaise.
Preparation: Shred the chicken meat into thin fibers. Place in a deep salad bowl, spread with mayonnaise. Dice the mushrooms and onion, fry in vegetable oil until cooked. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cool and add to the salad bowl as the second layer, then mayonnaise. Grate the boiled carrot on a fine grater, spread over the mushrooms. Then add a layer of grated hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise. Sprinkle with finely grated cheese.
2. Buffet Salad
The ingredients for this salad can be layered in glass goblets and served as an appetizer cocktail during a buffet.
You will need: 1 half chicken fillet, 250 g pickled mushrooms, 1 sweet and sour apple, 1 red bell pepper, fresh parsley, and mayonnaise.
Preparation: Brush the chicken fillet with vegetable oil, soy sauce, salt, and seasonings. Wrap in foil and bake in the oven until cooked. Once cooled, cut the meat into thin strips. Slice the mushrooms into thin strips. Grate the apples on a medium grater, sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Cut the bell pepper into strips. Layer the ingredients in the specified order in glasses, drizzle with mayonnaise, and garnish with herbs.
3. "Bright Confetti" Chicken and Mushroom Salad
Instead of mayonnaise, this salad uses a sauce made from avocado pulp with garlic. Very tasty!
You will need: 1 chicken thigh, 10 tbsp cooked rice, 250 g pickled mushrooms, 2 pickled cucumbers, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 medium avocado, 2.5 tbsp lemon juice, 1 clove garlic, salt and ground pepper.
Preparation: In a blender, puree the diced avocado pulp, chopped garlic, vegetable oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste until smooth. The dressing is ready, you can start assembling the salad.
In a deep salad bowl, layer the rice first, then drizzle with dressing. The second layer is thinly sliced mushrooms, then dressing. Next, add finely chopped boiled or baked chicken meat, season with a tiny bit of salt and pepper, and drizzle with dressing. Cover the top of the salad with finely chopped cucumbers. Create confetti imitation from slices of boiled carrots, pomegranate seeds, or cranberries.
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4. Diet Chicken and Mushroom Salad
A delicious and healthy diet salad made with chicken, mushrooms, and lightly salted feta cheese.
You will need: 350 g boiled chicken breast, 250 g pickled champignons, 350 g lightly salted feta cheese, 2 fleshy tomatoes, 1 bunch green onions, 3 tbsp natural unsweetened yogurt, spices, and fresh herbs.
Preparation: Cut the mushrooms into 2-4 pieces depending on their size. Dice the tomatoes and cooled chicken meat into medium cubes. Place everything in a deep bowl, add chopped green onions. Season with salt and pepper to taste, dress with yogurt. If necessary, sprinkle with a little lemon juice. Transfer the salad to a beautiful dish, arrange diced feta cheese on top, and generously sprinkle with fresh herbs.
5. "Delight" Chicken and Mushroom Salad
This salad can be served in glasses or in shortcrust pastry tartlets.
You will need: 0.5 kg boiled chicken fillet and the same amount of fresh or frozen mushrooms, 1 large onion, 250 g semi-hard cheese, mayonnaise and sour cream for dressing.
Preparation: Slice the mushrooms, and cut the onion into half-rings. Fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Transfer to a salad bowl, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the chicken meat shredded into thin fibers and the cheese grated on a medium grater. Mix, dress with a mixture of mayonnaise and sour cream. Before serving, fill tartlets or glass goblets with the salad.
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6. Warm Salad with Garlic Aroma
Chicken and mushroom salad can replace a hot dish. Served warm, this appetizer is very tasty and appetizing.
You will need: 8 chicken thighs, 0.5 kg fresh mushrooms, 5 cloves garlic, 1 large bunch lettuce leaves, 1 bunch parsley, salt and spices to taste.
Preparation: Marinate the chicken thighs in soy sauce, lemon juice, salt, and chicken seasoning. Drizzle with vegetable oil and bake in the oven until cooked. Cool, remove skin and bones, and cut the meat into thin strips. On the baking sheet where the chicken was baked, spread sliced mushrooms, sprinkle with minced garlic and chopped parsley. Pour in a little water and bake for 15 minutes. Mix the hot mushrooms and meat, sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve.
7. "Tender" Chicken and Mushroom Salad
A wonderful dish with juicy Napa cabbage, no one has ever gained weight from this salad!
You will need: 1 head Napa cabbage, 350 g each of oyster mushrooms and cooked chicken meat, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 2 onions, 0.5 can green peas, mayonnaise.
Preparation: On the bottom of a large dish, layer the Napa cabbage mixed with mayonnaise. Slice the cabbage into very thin strips. The second layer should be finely chopped boiled chicken meat, then mayonnaise. Grate the hard-boiled eggs on a medium grater, spread over the salad and drizzle with mayonnaise. Pour boiling water over the onion, wait about ten minutes, and squeeze out the excess water. Layer it as the fourth layer, also spread with mayonnaise. Next, arrange the boiled oyster mushrooms cut into thin strips, then mayonnaise. Cover the top of the salad with green peas.
8. "Mushroom Glade" Salad
A very simple to prepare, tasty, and impressive salad. An excellent dish for a festive table!
You will need: 1 chicken breast, 1 carrot and 1 onion, 5 hard-boiled eggs, 1 large sweet and sour apple, 1 can pickled champignons, 1 bunch green onions and 0.5 bunch each of dill and parsley, mayonnaise, 1 clove garlic.
Preparation: Fry the carrot and onion in vegetable oil until lightly golden. Remove from heat, add minced garlic and mix thoroughly.
On the bottom of a large salad bowl, layer finely chopped boiled or baked chicken breast first. Lightly salt and spread with mayonnaise. The second layer is fried vegetables with garlic, then mayonnaise. The third layer is grated egg whites, then mayonnaise. The fourth is grated and lightly squeezed apple, also drizzled with mayonnaise. The final layer is finely grated egg yolks. Generously cover the top and sides with finely chopped green onions and herbs. Decorate with whole mushrooms, filling the entire top of the salad.
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9. Salad with Thin Pancakes
Chicken and mushroom salad acquires a more delicate and exotic taste if you add thinly sliced pancakes to it.
You will need: 3 raw eggs, one-third cup fresh milk, 300 g each of champignons and cooked chicken, 1 can canned corn, 3 large onions, 50 g butter, mayonnaise.
Preparation: Whisk the eggs well with a fork, pour in the milk, and mix thoroughly. Bake several thin pancakes from the resulting mixture. Let them cool completely, then cut into thin, long strips. Slice the onion into half-rings, fry in butter until bright golden. Separately, fry finely chopped mushrooms in butter. Dice the cooked chicken into small cubes. Combine all prepared ingredients in a large salad bowl, add corn without brine, and dress with mayonnaise.
10. "Korean" Chicken and Mushroom Salad
Korean cuisine is known for its delicious spices and pungent seasonings, yet the dish is never heavy on the stomach!
You will need: 0.5 kg chicken fillet, 7 champignons, 2 onions and 1 carrot, 1 sweet bell pepper (or a quarter of different colors), 4 tbsp soy sauce, 1 hot pepper pod, several sprigs of wild garlic, 0.5 bunch green onions, one-third teaspoon red hot pepper and the same amount of ground black pepper, a pinch of curry, coriander on the tip of a knife, 5 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tbsp vinegar, 2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp sea salt.
Preparation: Cut the meat into strips, fry over medium heat in a small amount of fat until golden brown. Pour boiling water over the mushrooms, boil for five minutes, and strain. Finely chop the onion and carrot, fry until golden, add the bell pepper cut into strips. Cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes and remove from heat.
Prepare a marinade from vegetable oil, soy sauce, spices, sugar, and 150 ml mushroom broth, warm it slightly, and pour in the vinegar. In a bowl, mix the meat, mushrooms, fried vegetables, thinly sliced chili pepper pod, chopped herbs, green onions, and wild garlic. Pour in the marinade, mix thoroughly, and leave to infuse overnight in the refrigerator.
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11. Salad-Casserole with Apple
A very unusual version of chicken and mushroom salad. Served hot, so it can safely replace the main course.
You will need: 400 g cooked chicken meat, 250 g fresh mushrooms, 2 potatoes, 150 g brown rice, 1 apple. Filling: 2 eggs, 1.5 tbsp sifted flour, 200 ml 15% cream, salt and ground pepper, fresh herbs, 120 g hard cheese.
Preparation: Cut the meat into thin strips. Peel the boiled potatoes and cut into strips. Cook the rice until done. Drop the mushrooms into boiling water, boil for ten minutes. Then cool and dice, fry with onion in butter.
Grease a deep baking dish with oil and generously sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Layer the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, spread mushrooms on top, a little chopped herbs, and also sprinkle with spices for flavor. The next layer is cooked rice, and on top of it, arrange thinly sliced apple without skin and seeds. Now spread the shredded meat, season with salt and pepper, and pour the filling over it.
For the filling: Lightly whisk the eggs, gradually pour in the cream, gradually mix in the flour, season with salt, spices, add a pinch of ground nutmeg. Bake in the oven for about half an hour until golden brown. Five minutes before readiness, sprinkle the salad-casserole with grated cheese.
12. Hot Salad with Beans
Another incredibly delicious and hearty dish, a two-in-one: both hot and a salad!
You will need: 0.5 kg chicken breast, 300 g cooked champignons, 1 can canned beans, 2 onions, 350 g hard cheese, herbs, and mayonnaise.
Preparation: Sauté the onion in oil, transfer to the bottom of a shallow glass casserole dish for the microwave. The second layer is sliced mushrooms, sprinkle with a handful of grated cheese. The third layer is beans without brine, then more cheese. The fourth is chicken fillet, diced and fried in oil until golden brown. Drizzle with mayonnaise, sprinkle with grated cheese and chopped herbs. Half an hour in the oven and the hot salad is ready.