Classic Caesar salad with Chinese cabbage, crackers, chicken and tomatoes and other ingredients

Caesar salad with Chinese cabbage can be called a Russian classic. It is in our country, this recipe especially caught on. The reason for this - the simplicity of the composition and preparation. The traditional recipe for "Caesar" is prepared without chicken and contains lettuce leaves.

But the meat version is more satisfying and familiar to lovers of tasty snack. Due to the abundance of vegetables, "Caesar" is very useful and low-calorie (about 180-190 kcal per 100 g). You can make it even easier if instead of mayonnaise, use egg dressing, which will be written below.

The leaves of Beijing cabbage for Caesar salad is best to pre-rinse separately and blot with a paper towel to avoid excess liquid in the dish. You can grind them in different ways.

How to cut Chinese cabbage for this salad? It is believed that if you tear the leaves with your hands, then they retain more benefits. But no one forbids slicing cabbage with a knife, if you prefer it. To prepare the salad, use only the soft part of the leaves.
Can I make a salad with seafood, smoked chicken, ham and other ingredients written in this article.

Simple classic

100 g of classic "Caesar" with Chinese cabbage contains:

• proteins 11.7 g;
• fats 7.2 g;
• carbohydrates 17.3 g

Energy value: 182 kcal.

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast fillet - 1 pc.
• Hard cheese (preferably Parmesan) - 200 g
• Peking cabbage - 400 g
• Baguette or white loaf - 1 pc.
• Olive oil - 4 tbsp. l
• Big tomato - 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise - 100 g
• A clove of garlic, dill, salt and pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Cut chicken breast into small, thin slices and fry in a pan, slightly salted, until golden brown.
2. Chop garlic and dill with a knife.
3. Bread cut into cubes, after cutting off the crust, and fry it in a small amount of butter with garlic and greens.
4. Cut the tomato into slices, grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
5. Split Beijing cabbage into leaves, rinse each one and blot dry with a paper towel. Then break the leaves into small pieces.
6. Now you can start collecting lettuce. Put cabbage leaves in a dish, add chicken to them, then tomatoes and crackers, season with mayonnaise and sprinkle with grated cheese. Mix gently. You can decorate the top with the remaining croutons and a sprig of dill.

With salmon, crackers, tomatoes and mayonnaise

100 g of "Caesar" with Chinese cabbage and salmon contains:

• proteins 12.3 g;
• fats 7.4 g;
• carbohydrates 17.8 g

Energy value: 169 kcal.

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1 pc.
• Hard cheese (for example, parmesan) - 150 g
• Light-salted salmon - 150 g.
• Rusks - 1 pack.
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - 100 g
• Dill, salt and pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Divide the cabbage into leaves, wash, dry and chop.
2. Salmon cut into slices.
3. Coarsely grate cheese, cut tomatoes into slices.
4. Combine all the ingredients, season with mayonnaise. Salad ready.

With ham

This is the simplest and most affordable variation of Caesar salad. All products are in a nearby store, they are ready, nothing needs to be thermally pre-processed. 100 g of "Caesar" with Peking cabbage and ham contains:

• proteins 7.5 g;
• fats 4.6 g;
• carbohydrate 8.1 g

Energy value of 122 kcal.

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1 pc.
• Ham - 300 g
• Hard cheese - 150-200 g.
• Cheese Crackers - 1 pack.
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Eggs - 1 pc.
• Cheese sauce - 3 tbsp.
• Dill, pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Divide the cabbage into leaves, rinse them and blot with a paper towel.
2. To visually look beautiful salad, you can cut all the ingredients equally, for example, straw or large cubes. And also choose crackers that have the same shape.
3. Mix all products, season with cheese sauce, add dill and pepper.

How to cook with shrimps?

100 g of "Caesar" with Chinese cabbage and shrimp contains:

• proteins 12.1 g;
• fats 11.2 g;
• carbohydrates 6.9 g

Energy value of 154 kcal.

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage -1 pc.
• White long loaf -150-200 g
• Cherry tomatoes -200-300 g.
• Medium sized shrimp (peeled) - 300 g
• Mayonnaise or cheese sauce - 4 tbsp.
• Olives -1 bank.
• Olive oil - 3 tbsp.
• Soy sauce - 2 tbsp.
• A mixture of Italian herbs, garlic clove, salt, pepper.

Cooking method.

1. Fry the shrimp in olive oil and soy sauce for about 5-7 minutes and put on a napkin.
2. Now cook croutons. Mix olive oil with chopped garlic, herbs and spices. Bread cut into cubes, put on a baking sheet, sprinkle with fragrant oil and send to the oven for 15 minutes.
3. Beijing cabbage leaves (pre-washed and dried with a paper towel) are broken into a large salad bowl, add cherries, cut into halves, shrimps, cheese, grated on a coarse grater, crackers, olives. Season with cheese sauce. You can decorate the top with a couple of shrimp and cherry halves.

   Done! Enjoy your meal!

With smoked chicken

100 g of "Caesar" with Chinese cabbage and smoked chicken contains:

• proteins 12.1 g;
• fats 11.3 g;
• carbohydrate 7.5 g

Energy value of 181.2 kcal.

Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1 pc.
• Parmesan cheese - 200 g.
• White loaf - a few pieces.
• Tomatoes - 300 g
• Smoked chicken breast - 400 g
• Mayonnaise - 3 tbsp.
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp.
• Greens, garlic clove, pepper, salt.

Cooking method.

1. Cut the loaf in small cubes, sprinkle with olive oil, sprinkle with chopped garlic and greens. Put on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 180 С⁰.
2. Remove the skin from the breast, separate from the bones, cut into small slices.
3. Cheese coarsely grate.
4. Cut the tomatoes into slices, pre-prepared cabbage leaves to tear or cut into small pieces.
5. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and season with mayonnaise.

Serve ready salad, you can immediately, or wait a bit, so that the croutons are saturated with sauce and become softer.

A photo

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Options for easy refueling at home

1. Mix 3 tbsp. l low-fat sour cream, 1 tbsp. l lemon juice and 1 tsp. mustard, add salt and pepper.
2. 2 chicken eggs hold a minute in boiling water, cool and pour into a bowl.
3. Beat eggs with 2 tsp. Dijon mustard, olive oil, lemon juice and salt (add the amount of these ingredients to your taste).

For Caesar with fish or shrimp, you can use a cocktail sauce.

1. Mix 2 tbsp. sour cream, 1 tbsp. mayonnaise with 2 tsp. ketchup with lemon juice.
2. 2 egg yolks combine with 1 tsp. mustard, 1 tbsp. wine vinegar, beat until smooth.
3. Whip, add the olive oil until the sauce is thick.

There are a lot of recipes for Caesar salad with Chinese cabbage. It remains to choose which composition is the most attractive for you.The cooking process is worth making creative, and experimenting, using these instructions as a base, complementing them with your fresh ideas.

Caesar salad can be both an independent dish for dinner, and a light addition to a delicious dinner.

Enjoy your meal!