Peking cabbage or Chinese cabbage is the name used for the Cruciferae vegetable biennial crop, mainly grown as an annual. Ripe Peking cabbage forms an oblong cylindrical head, at the base the leaves have a white vein, the leaves form a loose socket. Today, the hostess is very difficult to find recipes for tasty and simple salads for the holiday table. We offer an unusual combination of lettuce leaves, cheese and smoked ingredients, the savory taste of which will appeal to absolutely everyone. In the article we will talk about the "Picnic" salad and recipes of other beautiful and very tasty salads: with the addition of chicken breast and fresh cucumber, with grapes, with pineapple, with chicken and other ingredients, as well as show photos of dishes.
Useful properties of this vegetable
Beijing cabbage, or also called "Chinese salad" - a storehouse of vitamins that are so necessary to man. Calorie cabbage is 16 kcal per 100 grams:
- proteins - 1.2 g .;
- fats - 0.2 g .;
- carbohydrates - 2 g
- Useful properties of Peking cabbage in fresh form help with headaches, depression.
- This is one of the key products that form the basis of the diet for those who are on a diet.
- Even with long storage Peking cabbage does not lose its properties.
Excessive use of this product can have a negative impact on those who have problems with the digestive tract: gastritis, gastric ulcer, etc.
Role in cooking
Basically, Chinese cabbage is used for fresh salads.. Especially good Beijing cabbage is combined with chicken and seafood. It should be remembered that during heat treatment most of the nutrients are lost, so it is better to use this vegetable fresh.
Recipes
With chicken breast and crackers
Ingredients:
- 900 gr. Peking cabbage.
- 400 gr. smoked chicken.
- 250 gr. cheese
- 1 loaf of white bread.
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
- 2 cloves of garlic.
- Mayonnaise - to taste.
- Ground black pepper, salt and other spices - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Cut the bread into cubes about 1.5 - 2 cm in size. Put the slices of bread on a baking sheet and send to the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, for 15-20 minutes.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a separate container and squeeze one clove of garlic. When all the croutons baked until golden brown, put them in a container and cover with garlic oil. After that, re-send the crackers in the oven for 5 minutes until ready.
- Next, proceed to the preparation of the salad. With Chinese cabbage, cut off the base, and disassemble the head of cabbage into leaves. From each leaf, cut off a dense stalk, and then finely chop the cabbage.
- Cut off all superfluous from smoked chicken: the remaining bones, streaks, excess fat and skin. Then cut the chicken and cheese into small cubes and send to the cabbage.
- In 4-5 tablespoons of mayonnaise, squeeze one clove of garlic, mix everything well and let it brew for several minutes. Before serving, season the salad dressing and season with ground black pepper to taste.
Watch a video on how to make Chinese cabbage, chicken breast and crackers salad:
With corn
Ingredients:
- 2 pcs. chicken fillet.
- 250 gr. canned corn.
- 1 cucumber.
- 900 gr. Peking cabbage.
- 200 gr.cheese
- 150 gr. yogurt (without fillers).
- 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- Salt, pepper, greens - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Fry the salted chicken fillet in vegetable oil on both sides (7 minutes on each side).
- Cut the cabbage leaves (cutting off the stalk), mix with the chopped cucumber, corn, cheese, grated on a small grater, and greens.
- To make the sauce, mix mayonnaise, yogurt, garlic (skipped through the garlic jammer), salt and spices.
- Cut chicken breast into cubes and mix with corn and other ingredients with dressing. Salad ready!
Watch a video on how to make Chinese cabbage and corn salad:
With pineapple
Ingredients:
- 900 gr. Peking cabbage.
- 300 gr. chicken fillet (you must first boil it).
- 200 gr. ham
- 1 can of canned pineapple.
- Garlic, salt and other spices - to taste.
- Natural yoghurt + sour cream (can be replaced by mayonnaise).
Cooking method:
- Cut Beijing cabbage into strips (avoiding the stalk), and chicken breast, ham and pineapples - into cubes.
- Mix all narzanny ingredients, add finely chopped garlic, greens and season the salad with yoghurt and sour cream sauce.
With grapes
Ingredients:
- 400 gr. chicken fillet.
- 1 cabbage cabbage.
- 150 gr.dark grapes (seedless).
- 30 gr. Pistachios.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
- 3-4 Art. spoons of mayonnaise.
- Salt, black pepper, curry - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Separate the chicken breast from the skin and vein, cut into small cubes and fry in olive oil until golden brown.
- Separate the lettuce leaves from the stalk and cut into strips, chop the grapes, finely chop the pistachios (before separating them from the peel).
- Combine all the ingredients together, seasoning with mayonnaise. Salad ready!
With cheese
Ingredients:
- 1 cabbage cabbage.
- 300 gr. chicken fillet.
- 150 gr. cheese
- 3-4 tablespoons of mayonnaise.
- 5 quail eggs.
- 2 green apples.
- Greens, salt and other spices - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Boil the chicken and disassemble it into fibers. Remove the skin from the apple and cut it into strips. Cheese grate. Quail eggs cut into quarters. Cabbage chop straws.
- All prepared products gather together and season with mayonnaise. Add spices and herbs to taste. Enjoy your meal!
A photo
The photo shows what the recipes of the most popular Chinese cabbage salads look like:
Recommendations
Serving salads is better in transparent glassware so the dish will look fresher.. It should also be noted that dry red wine will be a good addition to the salad. You will remember this pleasant combination for a long time!
These dishes are universal and can decorate any holiday table, be it Valentine's Day, March 8 or New Year.
Conclusion
Chinese cabbage salad is a good alternative for a variety of festive table, especially for those who adhere to a healthy diet. Beijing cabbage contains many vitamins that a person needs for normal body function. And also the presented dishes are very simple in preparation - to the hostesses on a note!
