Layered chicken salad with mushrooms and potatoes
6 servings
25 minutes
Layered chicken salad with mushrooms and potatoes is a true celebration of flavors and textures. It has roots in Russian culinary traditions, where tender meat, aromatic mushrooms, and hearty vegetables are loved together. Each layer offers a new shade of taste: airy potatoes, juicy mushrooms, tender chicken fillet, soft eggs, and tangy cheese. Soaked in mayonnaise, it becomes incredibly juicy and rich. This salad is perfect for festive occasions: its elegant layered structure turns an ordinary dish into a culinary masterpiece. It is best served chilled to harmoniously blend all the ingredients. Its taste evokes comfort, home warmth, and memories of family gatherings where each layer of the salad carries a story of joy and coziness.
1
Boil the potatoes in their skins, let them cool, and peel.
- Potato: 2 pieces
2
Boil the eggs, cool them down, and peel.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
3
Boil the chicken breast, cool it down, and chop it finely.
- Chicken breast: 1 piece
4
Fry the mushrooms with onions and place them in a colander to get rid of excess oil.
- Mushrooms: 400 g
- Onion: 1 head
5
Layering: 1st layer - grated potatoes on a coarse grater, smeared with mayonnaise; 2nd layer - fried mushrooms with onions, smeared with mayonnaise; 3rd layer - chopped chicken breast, smeared with mayonnaise; 4th layer - grated eggs, smeared with mayonnaise; 5th layer - grated cheese on a fine grater.
- Potato: 2 pieces
- Mushrooms: 400 g
- Onion: 1 head
- Chicken breast: 1 piece
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Cheese: 100 g
- Mayonnaise: 100 g
6
Put the salad in the fridge to soak (preferably overnight).