Chicken and Grape Salad
8 servings
210 minutes
Chicken and grape salad is an exquisite dish of Italian cuisine that combines freshness and rich flavor. It features tender chicken meat soaked in lemon juice, crunchy celery, and juicy grapes that add sweet notes. Pistachios provide a pleasant nutty texture, while fresh mint refreshes the taste. Dressed with mayonnaise, the salad becomes harmonious and rich. This salad is perfect for both a light dinner and a festive table. The leaves of green lettuce serve as an airy base, highlighting the elegance of the presentation. Served chilled, it is especially refreshing in the summer season. Italians appreciate this salad for its simplicity and balanced flavor nuances.
1
Wash the chicken, salt and pepper it. Add water, bring to a boil, and cook for about 2 hours. Separate the meat from the bones and cut it into pieces.
- Chicken: 1.5 kg
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
2
Sprinkle chicken meat with lemon juice and let it rest for a while. Clean, wash, dry, and slice the celery stalks.
- Lemon: 1 piece
- Celery stalk: 400 g
3
Wash the grapes, remove the seeds. Chop the pistachios and 10 mint leaves. Mix the celery, grapes, and nuts with mayonnaise and chicken meat.
- Black grapes: 500 g
- Pistachios: 15 pieces
- Fresh mint: 3 stems
- Celery stalk: 400 g
- Mayonnaise: 750 g
- Chicken: 1.5 kg
4
Let the mixture steep for 1 hour. Wash the lettuce leaves, place them in a salad bowl, and top with chicken salad. Garnish with green onions.
- Green salad leaves: 200 g
- Chopped green onion: 4 teaspoons
