Easy chicken breast and pickled cucumber salad recipe

Salads are loved by many, if not everyone. They can be light and diet-friendly or hearty and filling, dressed with mayonnaise, sauce, or vegetable oil. A good salad complements a wide variety of side dishes, meats, fish, or poultry, and can even serve as a full-fledged meal that brings both pleasure and long-lasting satiety.

Vinaigrette salad is one of the most popular and well-known dishes. But if you feel like something different, a great alternative is a light chicken breast and pickled cucumber salad, dressed with aromatic pumpkin seed oil. This ingredient not only adds a delicate nutty flavor but also boosts the salad’s nutritional value.

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Ingredients (for 2 servings)

For prepare this salad you need:

• 1 chicken breast fillet;
• 1 medium beetroot (about 200 g);
• 1 large carrot;
• 2 medium pickled cucumbers (or fermented cucumbers);
• 2–3 garlic cloves;
• 1 tsp salt;
• 1 bunch fresh dill (about 10 sprigs);
• A pinch of black pepper (or mixed pepper);
• 1 tbsp raw pumpkin seed oil;

Step-by-step instructions

Prepare the ingredients. Wash the chicken breast, cook it in lightly salted water until tender, then let it cool and cut into small cubes or strips.

Wash the beetroot and carrot, boil until soft, peel, and cut into cubes (similar to vinaigrette salad).

Dice the pickled cucumbers into small cubes or thin strips. Chop the dill. Press the garlic through a garlic press.

Combine everything in a large bowl: chicken breast, beetroot, carrot, cucumbers, and dill. Add salt, pepper, garlic, and drizzle with pumpkin seed oil. Mix well.

Serve fresh as a light, nutritious, and flavorful alternative to classic vinaigrette.

Notes & variations

You can replace dill with parsley or cilantro, or add them together. For a spicy version, substitute pumpkin seed oil with mustard oil.

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