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Pomegranate bracelet salad with chicken is considered a fairly high-calorie and tasty dish. Everyone is attracted by his unusual presentation. It looks rich. Preparing the salad takes a lot of time. Starting from cooking almost all the ingredients to peeling the pomegranate. But the result will please you.
The main ingredient in the salad is pomegranate. It can be with or without seeds. If you take it with seeds, it will be sweet and sour. If you don't like sourness, take the seedless ones.
There are several options for preparing this salad. Let's look at the most popular recipes now.
See also the step-by-step recipe for the Pomegranate bracelet salad with photos
Pomegranate bracelet salad with chicken - classic recipe
The most common cooking recipe. The main ingredients that should be present are beets, chicken and pomegranate.
Ingredients:
- Boiled chicken breast 250 gr.
- Potatoes 250 gr. (or 2 large tubers).
- Beets 200 gr. (1 large).
- Carrots 150 gr. (1 large).
- Chicken eggs - 3 pieces.
- Onions - 1 small head.
- Pomegranate - 1 piece.
- Walnuts - 70 gr.
- Garlic - 1 clove.
- Mayonnaise - 300 ml.
- A little sunflower oil.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation:
Pre-boil chicken, beets, potatoes, carrots and eggs.
Next, the vegetables should be cooled and peeled. We also peel the eggs.
Grate the vegetables on a medium or coarse grater. We put each product in separate saucers, salt and pepper immediately in the plates. Add squeezed garlic and a little vegetable oil to the grated beets.
Three eggs on a medium grater. Nuts should be crushed in a blender or simply chopped using a knife. The pomegranate needs to be disassembled into grains.
Finely chop the chicken (without skin). Chop the onion and fry in sunflower oil.
And collect the layers:
- Place a glass in the middle of the saucer. We lay out the first layer around it - all the potatoes.
- The second layer is half of the grated beets.
- Third layer - use all the carrots.
- The fourth layer is walnuts.
- The fifth layer is chicken and fried onions.
- Sixth layer - lay out the eggs.
All layers must be coated with mayonnaise.
The last layer is the remaining beets. We cover all the sides, the beets should cover the entire bottom layer so that the mayonnaise is not visible. And beautifully sprinkle pomegranate seeds on top. The salad is ready, bon appetit!
Classic, with walnuts
For it you will need the simplest products that you can buy in any store or use home supplies.
Ingredients
- medium pomegranate – 2 pcs.;
- chicken breast – 360 g;
- table beets – 2 pcs.;
- potatoes – 4 pcs.;
- medium carrot – 3 pcs.;
- onion – 2 pcs.;
- large eggs – 4 pcs.;
- walnut kernels – 90 g;
- mayonnaise – 350 g;
- vinegar – 1 ½ teaspoons;
- granulated sugar – 1 teaspoon;
- spices - to taste (salt and pepper).
Preparation
1. Place well-washed vegetables (carrots, beets and potatoes) in a deep heat-resistant container and cook until tender.
2. In a separate container, boil the breast, adding a little salt to the water.
3. We also boil the eggs in salted water until hard.
4. While everything is cooking, we will marinate the onions. To do this, peel the onion, cut it into thin half rings, add sugar, salt, and pour in vinegar. Mix everything thoroughly and set aside for 17-20 minutes.
5. Cut the pomegranate, collecting the seeds on a plate.
6. Grind the walnuts in a mortar.
7. When everything is cooked, transfer it to a convenient container and cool.
8. Now separate the chicken meat from the bones and cut into small squares, remove the skin from the remaining vegetables, and, using a coarse grater, grate (including eggs).
9. We begin to form the ring and do not forget to make a thin mayonnaise mesh on each layer. Place a faceted glass in the middle of the flat container and begin laying out a layer of potatoes in a circle.
10. Divide the grated beets into two parts, place the first part on the potatoes.
11. Lay out the carrots.
12. Next, sprinkle with chopped nuts and lay out ½ of the chicken meat.
13. Next comes pickled onions and eggs.
14. Place the remaining chicken and sprinkle with the second part of the beets.
15. All that remains is to decorate our dish with pomegranate seeds and let it soak, putting it in the refrigerator. Before serving, decorate with dill or any other herbs.
We recommend watching a video recipe with step-by-step preparation of the Pomegranate Bracelet salad. It contains many useful tips that will help you easily create a masterpiece for the holiday table.
Pomegranate bracelet salad with chicken and cheese
A cheese lover will love this dish. It turns out to be quite a satisfying salad.
Ingredients:
- Hard cheese - 300 gr.
- Chicken eggs - 3 pieces.
- Walnuts - half a glass.
- Raisins - half a glass.
- Boiled chicken - 200 gr.
- Mayonnaise - 250 ml.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation:
On a wide saucer we begin to lay out layers of products one by one. Place a medium glass in the center of the dish.
The first layer will be grated cheese. Then grated, boiled eggs. Next, sprinkle chopped nuts onto the egg layer. The most satisfying layer is to separate the boiled chicken into fibers and carefully form a layer. The next thing to do is wash and dry the raisins, only then lay them out. To complete this salad, you just need to sprinkle pomegranate on top. Each layer of salad is coated with mayonnaise.
Thanks to the cheese, the salad turns out tender, treat your family - they will be happy!
Pomegranate bracelet salad with chicken and champignons
No less tasty than the previous recipe. Mushrooms add zest and piquancy to this dish.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 2 large
- Carrots - 1 medium
- Beets - 1 large
- Pomegranate – 1 piece
- Smoked chicken - 1 breast
- Champignons – 300 grams
- Onion - 1 small
- Mayonnaise - 250 grams
- Salt, pepper to taste
Preparation:
Boil all the vegetables. Then we peel off the unnecessary peel and grate on a medium or coarse grater.
Mushrooms together with onions must be fried in sunflower oil. Fry until the mushrooms become soft.
Finely chop the chicken.
Take a large dish and place a glass in the center. We start on the sides, laying out each layer.
First, boil the potatoes, then grease with mayonnaise. The next layer is carrots, spread with a fork and spread with mayonnaise.
Next - chicken and of course mayonnaise.
Then we lay out mushrooms with onions, beets, and mayonnaise. That's it, now we cover the salad with pomegranate. The grains stick easily.
In any dish, mushrooms should be handled correctly. To avoid excess water, fry until all the water has evaporated.
How to make a delicious salad with smoked chicken and nuts
Smoked chicken is more tender and flavorful than boiled chicken. It is already salted and ready to eat. But in this recipe we will fry it a little more. So, let's add more nutritional value. If this is a bit greasy for you, then send the chicken pieces immediately without heat treatment.
Of course, with smoked meat the cost will be higher, but it’s possible that this recipe will be on your list of go-to recipes in any case. When you need to surprise guests or create a festive atmosphere at home.
Ingredients:
- Smoked chicken – 0.4 kg
- Boiled beets – 2 pcs.
- Potatoes – 2 pcs.
- 1 onion
- 0.5 cups walnuts
- 1 pomegranate
- Mayonnaise
If you don’t have a blender or coffee grinder, you can grind walnuts using improvised means, for example, a rolling pin. Just stroke the kernel several times and it will begin to separate into small pieces and grains.
Cut the pomegranate in half and start hitting them with a spoon. The grains will fall out on their own.
1. Grate vegetables on a medium grater.
2. Fry the onion and brisket in vegetable oil and cool.
3. Mix beets with nuts.
4. Lay out the layers, as always, in the shape of a ring.
First the potatoes, topped with a mixture of chicken, onions and mayonnaise.
Then the beetroot mixture with nuts. On top, according to tradition, are delicious pomegranate kernels. And take out the glass.
Pomegranate bracelet salad with chicken and dry white wine
Adding wine to a salad will surprise many. But the end result is a delicious taste! This salad can surprise even picky guests.
Ingredients:
- Chicken meat (smoked or boiled) - 300 grams.
- Carrots - 1 large
- Cheese - 250 grams
- Walnuts - half a glass
- Onion - 1 large head
- Dry white wine - 1 glass
- Mayonnaise - 200 ml.
- Pomegranate – 1 piece
Preparation:
The salad is made in layers. Which layer will be the first is up to you. The most important thing is to sprinkle the last layer with pomegranate. The onion must be cut into half rings and soaked in wine for 2 hours. Boil carrots and eggs and grate on a medium grater. It’s better to grate the cheese finely. Cut the chicken into strips. You can grind the nuts in a mortar. The main thing is to grease each layer with a small amount of mayonnaise. Now let the salad brew a little, put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Without beets (with apple)
If you are planning to prepare a salad, but do not find beets at home, do not despair, “Pomegranate Bracelet” can be prepared without this vegetable. The taste is a little different from the original, but I'm sure you'll like it too.
Ingredients
- fresh chicken fillet – 200 g;
- pomegranate – 1 pc.;
- potatoes – 5 pcs.;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- green apple “seven” – 2 pcs.;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- a handful of nuts;
- mayonnaise – 220 g;
- onion head;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil;
- spices - to taste.
Preparation
1. Finely chop the chicken fillet, fry until golden brown in a frying pan with the addition of vegetable oil, add salt, and add your favorite meat spices.
2. Boil potatoes in their skins. Cool, peel and finely cut into small cubes.
3. Chop the nuts and cut the onion into cubes.
4. Boil the eggs in water with a pinch of salt for about 10 minutes. Fill with ice water. Peel and grate.
5. Grate fresh carrots and green apple.
6. We take out juicy seeds from the pomegranate.
7. Take a suitable flat container and a faceted glass. Wrap the glass in cling film and place it in the core of the container.
8. Assembling the salad. Place the potatoes in the first layer and coat with mayonnaise.
9. Sprinkle with carrots, tamp down a little, pour mayonnaise again.
10. Place the chicken on the carrots, and again, mayonnaise.
11. If you did not add onions to the chicken during frying, then add onions as the next layer. There is no need to lubricate it with mayonnaise.
12. Sprinkle with a layer of eggs, which we coat with mayonnaise.
13. Next come nut grains (no mayonnaise needed).
14. Lightly compact the grated apples and pour mayonnaise over them.
15. And the final layer is pomegranate seeds.
16. Place the dish in a cool place for an hour.
Pomegranate bracelet salad with chicken and prunes
Adding prunes will add sweetness to the dish. If you want to make this salad but don’t like pomegranate because of its acidity, add some prunes.
Ingredients:
- Boiled chicken breast - 300 gr.
- Beets - 1 large.
- Potatoes - 2 large tubers
- Carrots - 1 piece
- Chicken eggs - 3 pieces
- Walnuts - 100 gr.
- Prunes - 150 gr.
- Mayonnaise - 250 ml.
Preparation:
Boil beets, potatoes, carrots and eggs until tender. Then we clean it.
Place the salad in the form of a ring on a large plate. Place grated potatoes on the first layer. Lubricate this potato ring with mayonnaise. Next we lay out the chopped prunes. Next is a layer of grated carrots and mayonnaise. Then chicken + mayonnaise. And then we lay out the finely chopped eggs. Mix grated beets with chopped nuts and cover with the latter layer. Sprinkle the pomegranate evenly over the entire ring. The salad is completely ready.
Unusual “Bracelet” with cheese
We will assemble this recipe not in the usual circle shape, but in the shape of a heart. An option for those who haven’t found anything suitable to put in the middle. Or there is no large flat dish.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 0.2 kg
- Boiled beets – 2 pcs.
- 5 eggs
- 1 onion
- 0.5 cups walnuts
- Hard cheese – 100 g
- 1 pomegranate
- Mayonnaise
First chop the onion and pour boiling water over it.
Let's chop all the ingredients. Grate the eggs, but leave a little white for decoration.
1st row – chicken fillet with onions and mayonnaise. Shape it in the shape of a heart.
Row 2 – eggs with mayonnaise.
Row 3 – walnuts.
Row 4: beets with mayonnaise.
Sprinkle the sides with egg white and lay the surface with grains.
You can mix cheese with garlic and mayonnaise. Then you will have a very aromatic combination.
Pomegranate bracelet salad with chicken and canned corn
Be sure to try this type of recipe. Very unusual taste. The pleasant sourness of pomegranate and slightly sweet corn give it a special taste.
Ingredients:
- Pomegranate – 1 piece
- Potatoes - 2 pieces
- Carrot - 1 large
- Chicken breast – 300 grams
- 1 can canned corn
- Mayonnaise - 200 ml.
- Chicken eggs - 3 pieces
Preparation:
Boil the potatoes and chicken, then grate them and chop the chicken finely. Finely chop the boiled eggs into cubes.
The salad should be laid out in layers, making a mayonnaise grid on each layer. We put the potatoes first, the second we put the breast. The third layer is carrots. Then, you should pour the corn out of the can. The last layer is eggs. We finish the salad by scattering the pomegranate clusters. Well, this wonderful salad is ready!
It is necessary to completely drain the water from the can, then the salad will not be watery - this is a prerequisite.