Chicken

Pineapple Chicken Salad

This is a healthy and light recipe which one of my  friend has quickly suggested to me. It is spicy, crunchy, juicy, sweet and sour  and delicious. It can be a one pot meal or a filling for a tasty sandwich. My sincere and hearty thanks to her(Viana) for this wonderful recipe which I modified a little according to the availability of ingredients and my convenience.
 

Ingredients

1.Boneless chicken 200 gm
2.Lemon juice (1/4th cup)
3.Sugar (2 tbsp.)
4.Vinegar(1 tsp)
5.Sea salt (as per taste)
6.Fresh cream or sour cream (1/2 cup)
7. Mayonnaise (1/2 cup)
8.Dried tarragon (1 tbsp.)
9.Green chilies (2 chopped into fine pieces)
10.Red chilly flakes (1 tbsp.)
11.Pineapple pieces (1 cup)
12.Onions (chopped 1/2 cup)
13.White pepper (1 tbsp.)
14 tarragon dried (2 to 3 tbsp.)
15.iceburg lettuce (1 bunch)
16.Onion stocks or spring onions (1/4th cup)
17.Tomatoes( 1 chopped)

Preparation
1.Add the boneless chicken pieces to a bowl of cold water with a little salt and heat it until boiling for few minutes  and the chicken looks white and cooked.
2.Turn off the fire and allow the chicken pieces to cool in the water.
3.Take it out after sometimes and shred with hands
4.make a liquid marinate with lemon juice and sugar  and tarragon and marinate the chicken for 5 minutes.
5.Make a dressing with white pepper ,sour cream and mayonnaise.
6.Arrange the lettuce inside the bowl and on that add onions, green chilies and pineapple pieces.
7.Add shredded chicken and on that pour the cream dressing.
8.sprinkle some tarragon chilly flakes and sea salt on top.
9.Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour.
10.Plate it.

 
Print

Pineapple chicken salad

It is a sweet and sour chicken salad creamy with mayo and crunch added by pineapple and lettuce
Course Appetizer
Cuisine european
Keyword caesar salad, caesar salad dressing recipe, chicken salad, prawn pineapple curry
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 persons
Author indrani

Ingredients

  • Boneless chicken 200 gm
  • Lemon juice 1/4th cup
  • Sugar 2 tbsp.
  • Vinegar 1 tsp
  • Sea salt as per taste
  • Fresh cream or sour cream 1/2 cup
  • Mayonnaise 1/2 cup
  • Dried tarragon 1 tbsp.
  • Green chilies 2 chopped into fine pieces
  • Red chili flakes 1 tbsp.
  • Pineapple pieces 1 cup
  • Onions chopped 1/2 cup
  • White pepper 1 tbsp.
  • tarragon dried 2 to 3 tbsp.
  • iceburg lettuce 1 bunch
  • Onion stocks or spring onions 1/4th cup
  • Tomatoes 1 chopped

Instructions

  1. Add the boneless chicken pieces to a bowl of cold water with a little salt and heat it until boiling for few minutes  and the chicken looks white and cooked.
  2. Turn off the fire and allow the chicken pieces to cool in the water.
  3. Take it out after sometimes and shred with hands
  4. Make a liquid marinate with lemon juice and sugar  and tarragon and marinate the chicken for 5 minutes.
  5. Make a dressing with white pepper ,sour cream and mayonnaise.
  6. Arrange the lettuce inside the bowl and on that add onions, green chilies and pineapple pieces.
  7. Add shredded chicken and on that pour the cream dressing.
  8. Sprinkle some tarragon chilly flakes and sea salt on top.
  9. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour.
  10. Plate it.

Aboutindrani

Indrani Sen is a teacher,lecturer in Information Technology/Computer Science for the past 12 years. She has authored 4 text books in Information Technology.
She is passionate about cooking and loves to blog about food and travel.This blog is like my baby as I have built it from scratch by myself with little help from colleagues ,friends and of course Google.

5 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This is one versatile salad recipe Indrani, make mine with paneer and with chicken for hubby. It is really hot at the moment in Mombasa, and wholesome filling and nutritious salads are what I’m making often.

  2. 5 stars
    This is such a wonderful salad, Indrani. Healthy and filling at the same time. I just love all the flavours in there. Definitely will be making this pineapple and chicken salad.

  3. 5 stars
    Such a creamy and juicy delight! My daughters always order chicken pineapple salad when we are eating out. I know they would enjoy your recipe a lot more because it’s spicier and more flavorful. A must try soon!

  4. 5 stars
    It is hot and humid here and this delicious pineapple and chicken salad will be most welcome. We will definitely make a meal out of it. It definitely is a filling and wholesome salad.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Venue.