Chicken Salad with Mushrooms and Walnuts
Layered, hearty, tasty, and made from accessible ingredients! Chicken Salad with Mushrooms and Walnuts is suitable both for a festive table and for a simple weekday dinner. This is a dish that everyone loves.
Updated : 18 May, 2026
Easy
About 30 min.
Ingredients
200 grams
Chicken fillet
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
1
Garlic
2
Eggs
70 grams
Hard cheese
150 grams
Champignon
1
Onions
2 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
30 grams
Walnut
to taste
Salt
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. You can use any part of the chicken. I used button mushrooms, but you can also use any other seasonal mushrooms. You can use frozen mushrooms too, after thawing them first. Any cheese will work, but it is better not to use a very soft variety so it can be grated easily.
Step 2
Thaw the chicken and boil it in salted water until done, about 20 minutes after the water comes to a boil. Then cool it and cut it into small pieces.
Step 3
Boil the eggs until hard-boiled, usually about 8 minutes after the water comes to a boil. Cool them in cold water, peel them, and chop them.
Step 4
Peel the onion, rinse it, and cut it into small cubes.
Step 5
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the chopped onion and cook it for about 5 minutes until golden.
Step 6
Wash the mushrooms well and cut them into cubes. Add the mushrooms to the skillet with the onion, add salt so the mushrooms release excess moisture, and fry for about 15 minutes until golden. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Step 7
Mix the mayonnaise with the minced garlic. I pressed it through a garlic press, but you can also chop it with a knife or grate it on a fine grater. You can replace the mayonnaise with sour cream or natural yogurt, or make homemade mayonnaise.
Step 8
Mix the chopped chicken with part of the mayonnaise dressing so this layer is not dry. Prepare the dish for serving the salad. You can arrange it in a deep salad bowl, directly on a flat plate, or with a culinary ring. Put the chicken with mayonnaise as the first layer.
Step 9
Put a layer of eggs on the chicken, then spread a little mayonnaise. Next comes a layer of fried mushrooms and mayonnaise. Grate the cheese and place it on top of the mushrooms.
Step 10
The finishing touch is the walnuts. Chop them coarsely and scatter them over the top of the salad. If you like, you can toast the nuts in a skillet first, which will give them a light caramel-like aroma.
Step 11
Let the salad sit in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. During this time it will absorb the flavors and the taste will become richer. Serve the salad for a festive table or an ordinary dinner. Enjoy your meal!
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