Salad “Lady's whim” (classic recipe)

Ingredients

Chicken fillet – 400-500 g

Canned pineapple – 250 g

Mayonnaise - to taste

Salt - to taste/optional

Ground dark pepper - optional

To cook the fillet:

Bay leaf – 2 pcs.

Parsley (trunks) - 0.5 bunch

Allspice – 5-6 pcs.

147 kcal
10 min.
1 hour 30 minutes
1 hour 40 minutes

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Video recipe: “Lady's whim” salad (classic recipe)

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Appetizing in taste, easy to prepare, the “Lady's Caprice” salad is a beautiful option for a savory snack made from a small amount of ingredients. Prepared according to a traditional recipe, the salad consists of only 4 basic ingredients: boiled chicken fillet, canned pineapple, cheese and a small amount of mayonnaise, and comes out nourishing, juicy and very tender in taste. Having boiled the chicken fillet in advance, such a salad can be prepared and served to the table in almost a couple of minutes, which is sometimes very helpful in the ceremonial bustle.

In this recipe I will also tell you about a fascinating method of cooking chicken breast, which is worth trying for everyone for whom the juiciness and delicate taste of chicken fillet plays an important role in any dish. Shall we begin?!

To make the Ladies' Caprice salad according to the traditional recipe, you will need the ingredients indicated in the list.

Boil the chicken fillet. In order for the fillet to come out fragrant, very juicy and tender in taste, I cook it according to the method proposed at the time by Julia Child.

In accordance with this method, you need to measure 0.7-1 liter of cool water into a saucepan and add a few fragrant spices and herbs. I add 2 bay leaves, 5-6 peppercorns and the bottom of the parsley stems. There doesn’t have to be a lot of water in the pan; it should only cover the chicken fillet by a few cm.

When the water boils, you need to add chicken fillet to the pan and over low heat again bring the water to an active boil.

As soon as the water boils intensely, cover the pan with a lid, turn off the heat and leave the fillet in hot water for another 20-25 minutes.

Then the fillet can be removed onto a plate, cooled and used to make a salad or at your own discretion.

This cooking method is best suited for small or medium-sized pieces of chicken fillet (up to 300 grams). To be sure, I still boil the largest pieces of fillet in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. The method is not suitable for cooking bone-in chicken breast or poultry fillet.

Cut the chilled chicken fillet into small cubes.

Fillet boiled according to Julia Child's method will be fully cooked, but will not be completely snow-white, as it usually becomes during long-term cooking, but will retain a light, barely perceptible pinkish color.

Grate the cheese on a small grater.

Cut the canned pineapple into small pieces.

Place a layer of grated cheese in a salad bowl or serving container and brush it with a small amount of mayonnaise.

Add a layer of chicken fillet, a little more mayonnaise and, if desired, a pinch of salt and/or ground dark pepper (I only add a little salt to the layers of chicken fillet, since it was boiled in unsalted water).

Add a layer of canned pineapple and repeat layers, brushing any layer with a small amount of mayonnaise.

Sprinkle the salad with grated cheese and serve.

In a lighter version of serving, you can simply mix all the ingredients, add a little mayonnaise and season the salad to your own taste. If desired, you can also add 1 finely chopped clove of garlic.

Lady's whim salad with chicken and prunes

Layered salad for a formal table with a light smoky flavor. This layered salad is very suitable for a festive New Year's table. It will simply compete with the usual Olivier salad. A set of products guarantees success for the dish. Thanks to the freshest cucumbers, the salad comes out refreshing and fragrant. Delicious!

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Lady's whim salad with chicken and prunes

Ingredients and how to cook

ingredients for 6 servings or - the number of products for servings suitable for you will be calculated automatically!'>

tea spoon	5 ml
dessert spoon	10 ml
tablespoon	20 ml
cup	200 ml

Total:

Composition weight:	100 gr
Calorie composition:	201 kcal
Belkov:	13 g
Zhirov:	15 g
Carbohydrates:	6 g
Used:	38 / 44 / 18
H 100 / C 0 / B 0

Production time: 45 min

Step-by-step production

Step 1:

Prepare your food. How to boil chicken fillet? Rinse, remove films and excess fat from the breast. Pour approximately 1.5 liters of water into a saucepan. When it boils, add salt (about 0.5 tbsp. salt) and send the meat there. For taste, you can add peppercorns (3-4 pieces) and bay leaf. Cook covered (about 20 minutes after boiling). If the fillet is simply pierced with a knife, it means it’s ready. Cool without removing from the broth so that the meat does not dry out.

Step 2:

Wash dried pitted prunes in cool water. Place in a bowl and pour boiling water over it. Let it stand for about 10 minutes, then throw it in a colander and let the water drain.

Step 3:

If the skin of new cucumbers is intact and does not taste bitter, do not cut it off. Wash the vegetables, cut into small pieces or grate into large strips using a vegetable cutter.

Step 4:

Grate the tasty hard cheese on a grater, preferably a small one, so that the layer of cheese on the salad is airy.

Step 5:

Cut the cooled chicken meat into small cubes.

Step 6:

Boil the eggs. To do this, fill them with cool water, add salt (about 1 teaspoon), bring to a boil and cook for approximately 8-10 minutes. Then drain the hot water and fill with cool water. When cool, peel the boiled eggs and chop into cubes with a knife or using a mesh. You can grate it coarsely.

Step 7:

Dry the steamed prunes with cardboard towels and cut into small pieces.

Step 8:

Place cooking rings or detachable sides from a cake pan on a flat dish.

Step 9:

First add a layer of shredded chicken.

Step 10:

Lubricate the chicken meat with mayonnaise.

Step 11:

Next add a layer of cucumbers.

Step 12:

Also grease them with mayonnaise.

Step 13:

Spread crushed boiled eggs moderately on a layer of cucumbers.

Step 14:

Lubricate the egg layer with the remaining mayonnaise.

Step 15:

Place the chopped prunes on the egg layer, but not all of them; leave a little of it to decorate the top.

Step 16:

Cover the layer of prunes with grated cheese.

Step 17:

Garnish the top of the salad with the remaining pieces of prunes.

Step 18:

Carefully remove the ring and the “Lady's whim” salad with chicken and prunes is ready.

Step 19:

Serve the dish and receive compliments from your guests!

For salad, it is best to choose sun-dried, pitted prunes. Cucumbers need to be fresh, not pickled.

I recommend making mayonnaise on your own, it will be tastier and healthier. You can find recipes for making it here

You can replace mayonnaise with sour cream, a consistency of sour cream and mayonnaise, or natural yogurt without additives.

If you wish, dry in a dry frying pan and grind the walnuts in a blender. Sprinkle them on top of the salad.

The salad can be placed in transparent portioned bowls in layers or simply by mixing and seasoning all the ingredients.

Lady's whim salad with prunes and walnuts

Good morning everyone!

How about a fascinating salad, which in our family is usually called Ladies' Caprice. The title {itself} is original, all thanks to the compatibility of the ingredients. If we take the classic recipe, it uses chicken or ham and sausage. Now I would like to tell you specifically the 2nd option.

It seems to me the most pressing if you are in a hurry somewhere or need to urgently set the table. After all, you need to work with chicken meat in advance, boil it, and cool it. But smoked meats or ham are always in the refrigerator. Have you ever tried this snack? And how are the memories? Probably the best, because the salad turns out tender and special. And as I already said, you can always experiment with the main products. But, this is the rest of the title, and its aspects in production.

If you have a holiday at home, then naturally you won’t get away with just one snack; you’ll have to take into account other options, how about Sunflower or Tenderness?

But, specifically, the Ladies' Whim with prunes and pieces of walnuts will be a lifesaver. After all, it’s prepared in a matter of minutes, that’s it. It's light and very tasty, that's two things. The products in its composition are, well, the most ordinary ones, these are three. And four and 5, come up with it yourself, hahaha. On any table, even on a dinner table, this dish will look healthy and wonderful, as if you hadn’t served it at all.

Well, for now I propose to move specifically to the manufacturing process itself.

Lady's whim salad with prunes and walnuts - a classic recipe

Well, as mentioned earlier, this version is mostly prepared with chicken. But, if you don’t like it, or don’t want to add it here, then take ham, as I did. Add your own twist and conquer everyone. Play with ingredients and get the latest flavors. It’s so great to amaze your family and friends with something special and unique every time. Is not it?

Look at the composition of the goods , it will be as follows:

ham or boiled chicken breast - 0.2 kg
chicken eggs C0 - 2 pcs.
fresh cucumbers - 1 pc. or 0.2 kg
prunes – 80 g
shelled walnuts - a handful
salt - to taste
mayonnaise

Secret! All ingredients in this dish should be cut into large pieces, especially a small tenderloin will ruin it.

Well, now let’s look at the steps :

Lady's whim salad - 5 best recipes

Girlfriends, now is your day, because on this page you will find excellent recipes for the Ladies’ Whim salad that meet the most unique needs of any lady. The dish, light and unusual in taste, is prepared from ordinary goods, but the original combination of ingredients and amazingly beautiful presentation will put the treat among the more beloved ones. The sophistication of the salad lies in the selection of rare ingredients in the dish - prunes, pineapples.

In addition, the ladies' dish is low-calorie, which is to everyone's liking, since apart from mayonnaise, the other ingredients meet all the rules of proper nutrition. There are a huge number of versions of the salad, as my friend said, they are inexhaustible, like the whims of a real lady.

There is no traditional recipe for the treat; two options immediately claim this right - with pineapples and prunes, which have uniform success among the ladies. The base of the dish is chicken, and from time to time there is a substitute that is equivalent in taste: tongue and ham, which somewhat changes the memory, but, in fairness, for the better.

If you want to use the most delicious meat on a whim, add your favorite spices to the water when boiling. Pepper, bay leaf, parsley and other herbs are appropriate. And, most importantly, the cooked chicken must cool right in the broth.

Salad “Lady's whim” with chicken and prunes

Let's start with a recipe recognized as a classic, with the help of which Ladies' Whim is perceived as something unusual and delicious. The salad is a puff salad, which looks great on a formal table. Tip: if you want to amaze your guests, do not make the dish in a large salad bowl, distribute the ingredients into tall bowls according to the number of guests.

Chicken breast fillet – 500 gr.
Testicles – 5 pcs.
Cucumber, fresh – 3 pcs. medium size.
Walnuts – 150 gr.
Pitted prunes – 200 gr.
Mayonnaise – 100 ml.
Dill, parsley - two tablespoons each.
Pepper - half a teaspoon.

Step-by-step preparation of chicken salad:

Step 1 – preparing goods for making a dish. Boil the eggs hard, grate coarsely and combine with mayonnaise, add a little salt and stir the mixture.
Boil the chicken breast, cut into strips and sprinkle with black pepper.
While the meat is cooking, soak the prunes in boiling water, then drain the liquid, dry and cut into thin strips.
Cut the cucumbers, try to make them into beautiful strips - it looks beautiful when cut into a salad. Crush the nuts into crumbs, chop the greens.
Divide the components into two parts and start laying out the layers.
The basis of the whim will be the cucumber tenderloin. At one point I saw that she was laid on lettuce leaves - take note.
Place chicken meat over the cucumbers. On top is a thin layer of mayonnaise sauce.
A layer of prunes, then an egg mixture with mayonnaise will come next. Sprinkle nuts and herbs over the surface.
Then repeat all the layers, using the second half of the goods.

How to cook "Lady's whim" with mushrooms

I’ve said it more than once, but I repeat, mushrooms are such a democratic product that they “get along” with virtually all the ingredients. It didn’t disappoint here either - the salad will satisfy any whim, since we take smoked chicken, with a slight smoky smell.

Smoked chicken leg – 500 gr.
Testicles – 3 pcs.
Cucumber, fresh.
Prunes – 100 gr.
Fresh champignons – 300 gr.
Any hard cheese - 200 gr.
Onion – 2 pcs.
Sunflower oil – 50 ml.
Salt - up to a teaspoon, to taste.
Mayonnaise - 100 ml.
Pepper mixture - half a teaspoon.

Making Caprice salad with mushrooms:

Fry the champignons with onions ahead of time. Heat the oil, add the chopped onion, then, after frying slightly, add the mushrooms, cut lengthwise.
Fry for 10 minutes until done, cool.
At the same time, pour boiling water over the dried fruits and let them soak for 10 minutes, drain the liquid and cut them.
Separate the legs into fillets and cut them randomly and into small pieces.
Chop the cucumber into cubes or strips and immediately sprinkle with salt. When it produces juice, drain it and squeeze it out a little.
Grate the cheese and hard-boiled eggs.
All that remains is to assemble the Ladies' Whim in layers. Set aside a spoonful of prunes and place the rest on the bottom of the dish. Cover with a mesh of mayonnaise.
Place the chicken, coat with mayonnaise and then the cucumbers.
Next we add mushrooms + mayonnaise, and eggs, also coated with sauce.
Cheese completes the salad assembly. Decorate the top with prunes.

Ladies whim with pineapples

You will get unique taste sensations by adding pineapple slices to your whim. Lately, I often come across this particular interpretation of ladies’ salad. Keep the step-by-step manufacturing recipe.

Breast fillet – 400 gr.
Testicles – 4 pcs.
Pineapples, canned - can.
Prunes – 100 gr.
Hard cheese – 150 gr.
Sour cream – 50-100 gr.
Mayonnaise – 100 ml.

How to cook a lady's whim with pineapples:

Boil the chicken with water and spices, let cool in the broth, dry slightly and cut into fillets. Then cut into random pieces, preferably elongated ones.
Immediately soak the dried fruits by pouring boiling water over them. After 10 minutes, remove, dry and cut into cubes.
Boil the eggs, cut into cubes, grate the cheese. Alternatively: cut the cheese into narrow strips.
Drain the liquid from the jar of pineapple and cut into pieces.
The last step is to combine the prepared ingredients in layers in a random order, covering them with any mayonnaise sauce. Or just stir the contents. Don't forget to add salt. Any nuts, lemon seeds, olives and herbs are suitable for decoration.

Ladies whim with tongue, ham and pomegranate

The first type of dish will make your mouth water, and it will be impossible to put it down. The spicy, wonderful taste will not leave even the most demanding lady phlegmantic.

Pork tongue – 300 gr.
Ham – 300 gr.
Pickled cucumbers – 250 gr.
Mushrooms – 200 gr.
Onion.
Pomegranate.
Butter – 50 gr.
Mayonnaise.
Sunflower oil, pepper.

Boil your tongue, read the recipes for how to properly prepare the pork delicacy. Cool, cut into narrow strips.
Ham and cucumbers are also cut into strips.
Cut the onion and fry, then add the chopped mushrooms to the pan. Fry together and cool.
Lay out the whim in layers or mix it - decide for yourself. Separate the pomegranate into grains and add to the salad; do not forget to use the grains for decoration.

Recipe for “Caprice” with carrots in Korean

A wonderful salad with chicken and spicy carrots is both a daily dish and a holiday table decoration at once. The recipe is unique and original.

Smoked chicken leg.
Apple – 3 pcs.
Kiwi – 2 pcs.
Testicles – 2 pcs.
Korean carrots – 200 gr.
Tomato.
Mayonnaise, parsley.
Chips – 20 gr.

Making a lady's whim:

Cut the chicken into pieces, combine with diced kiwi and mix with mayonnaise - 1st layer.
Separate the boiled eggs, coarsely grate the whites and yolks into separate bowls. Send the whites to whim - 2nd layer. Spread with mayonnaise sauce.
Next, lay out the carrots in Korean style, add mayonnaise.
Next come the apples. Peel them, grate them coarsely and, after laying them out, coat them with mayonnaise.
The caprice is crowned with a layer of crumbled yolks. Top with a garnish of chips and herbs.

It’s hard to resist the newest salad recipe with the wonderful title “A Lady’s Whim” - keep the video in your culinary collection. An interesting option with crab sticks. And may it always be delicious for you!