If you want to surprise your guests with an unusual appetizer, the festive «Pineapple» salad with chicken is the perfect solution. It looks beautiful and tastes delicious!

The delightful combination of sweet and sour pineapple with chicken meat leaves no one indifferent at the table! Guests always devour this salad first😉 For a more intense flavor, you can replace boiled chicken with smoked chicken.

Ingredients:

Chicken fillet — 300 g

Canned pineapple — 300 g

Chicken eggs — 4 eggs

Hard cheese — 120-150 g

Mayonnaise — 100 g

Lettuce leaves — 4-5 leaves

Walnuts (halves) — about 10 halves or as needed

Fresh dill — a few sprigs

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Boil the eggs until hard-boiled, cool, peel, and finely chop.

Boil the chicken fillet until fully cooked in slightly salted water, then cut it into small pieces.

Cut the canned pineapple into small pieces.

Grate the cheese finely.

Rinse the lettuce and pat it dry with a paper towel.

Step 2:

Place lettuce leaves on the serving dish.

Arrange the first layer with pieces of chicken meat.

Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise and add pineapple chunks.

Next, add another layer of mayonnaise and chopped eggs.

Repeat with mayonnaise and grated cheese.

Optionally, create a layer of finely chopped walnuts.

Using mayonnaise, draw parallel lines diagonally on the salad (the distance between them should be at least half a walnut).

Place half a walnut and a sprig of dill in each diamond created.

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Once the layers are assembled, refrigerate the salad for 1-2 hours (or overnight) to allow it to soak and develop flavors.

Before serving, decorate the salad with walnuts and sprigs of dill.

Now, it’s ready to be served. Enjoy your meal!