Chicken salad in a jar with dressing (Pileca salata u tegli sa prelivom)

Chicken salad in a jar with fresh vegetables, corn, arugula and almonds, with a creamy yogurt-mustard dressing. A practical and tasty salad suitable for preparation in advance, with a refreshing creamy dressing that is added just before eating.

Tags: bring to work, for kids, for school, for police officers, for firefighters, salads, for weight loss, salad meal, anticellulite menu.

Preparation time: 20 minutes.

Preparation and cooling of the chicken: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Corn preparation: 20 minutes.

Total preparation time: 2 hours 10 minutes.

Ingredients (for 1 jar from 1 liter/quart):

• 180 g grilled or roasted chicken or cooked chicken
• 120 g of cooked corn
• 150 g tomatoes (2 small or 1 medium tomato)
• 150 g of cucumber (1 small cucumber)
• 40 g of rocket salad - arugula salad 
• 30 g chopped almonds (23-25 ​​whole almonds)
• 60 ml yogurt with mustard dressing (recipe follows)

Preparation:

1. Prepare the chicken. Leave to cool. Cut into smaller pieces. Cook corn. 

2. Cut the tomato into rings, and the cucumber into crescent or rings. 

3. Place the chicken on the bottom of the dry jar.

4. Add corn. 

5. Over the corn put tomatoes, and over the tomatoes put cucumber.

6. Add arugula.

7. Place chopped almonds on top.

8. Close the jar with a lid and store in the refrigerator.

9. Prepare yogurt with mustard dressing.

Keep the dressing separate and add just before eating.

10. Close the jar and shake well to distribute the dressing evenly.

Reminder

Stacking order:

1. Chicken
2. Corn
3. Tomato
4. Cucumber
5. Rocket - arugula
6. Almonds.
7. The dressing is added just before eating.

Shelf life

• 24 hours in the refrigerator at a temperature of up to 4 °C.
• Since it contains cooked chicken, tomato and cucumber, it is best to prepare it before consumption or before leaving for work or school and keep it in the fridge all the time.

Can I make the chicken salad in a jar with the dressing ahead of time?

• Yes. It can be prepared in advance, it just matters how it is stored.
• It can be prepared up to 23 hours in advance.
• Store closed in a refrigerator at ≤4 °C.
• If you want it to remain more crunchy, it is better to add arugula and almonds just before eating.
• If everything is put in a jar together, it is still safe for up to 24 hours, but the tomato, cucumber and arugula will soften.

 Yogurt with mustard dressing 

Creamy dressing made of Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and honey, slightly sweet and refreshing.

Tags: salad dressing.

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes.

Total preparation time: 10 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 40 g of Greek yogurt
• 20 ml of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon of mustard
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• A pinch of salt
• A pinch of black pepper

Preparation:

1. Mix everything well or put it in a small jar and shake it.

Storage and shelf life

• Store the dressing in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator.
• Shelf life: 2 days.

Tips:

1. For a smoother dressing, first combine Greek yogurt, mustard and honey.
2. Add the olive oil gradually with constant mixing.
3. Add lemon juice at the end and beat well.
4. If the dressing is too thick, add 1-2 teaspoons of water.
5. Shake or stir the dressing well before use.

Pileca salata u tegli sa svezim povrcem, kukuruzom, rukolom i bademima, uz kremasti jogurt-senf preliv. Prakticna i ukusna salata pogodna za pripremu unapred, sa osvezavajucim kremastim prelivom koji se dodaje neposredno pre jela.

Oznake: za poneti na posao, za decu, za skolu, za policajce, za vatrogasce, salate, za mrsavljenje, obrok salate, anticelulit jelovnik.

Vreme pripreme: 20 minuta.

Priprema i hladjenje piletine: 1 h 30 minuta.

Priprema kukuruza: 20 minuta.

Ukupno vreme pripreme: 2 h 10 minuta.

Sastojci (za 1 teglu od 1 litar):

• 180 g grilovane ili pecene piletine ili kuvane piletine
• 120 g kuvanog kukuruza
• 150 g paradajza (2 manja ili 1 srednji paradajz)
• 150 g krastavca (1 manji krastavac)
• 40 g rukole
• 30 g seckanih badema (23-25 cela badema)
• 60 ml jogurt sa senfom preliv (sledi recept)

Priprema:

1. Pripremiti piletinu. Ostavite da se ohladi. Isecite na manje komade. Skuvati kukuruz.

2. Paradajz isecite na kolutove, a krastavac na polumesece ili kolutove.

3. Na dno suve tegle stavite piletinu.

4. Dodajte kukuruz.

5. Preko kukuruza rasporedite

paradajz, a  preko paradajza krastavac.

6. Dodajte rukolu.

7. Na sam vrh stavite seckane bademe.

8. Teglu zatvorite poklopcem i čuvajte u frižideru. 

9. Pripremiti jogurt sa senfom preliv.

Preliv držite odvojeno i dodajte neposredno pre jela. 

10. Zatvorite teglu i dobro promućkajte kako bi se preliv ravnomerno rasporedio.

Podsetnik

Redosled slaganja: 

1. Piletina
2. Kukuruz
3. Paradajz
4. Krastavac
5. Rukola
6. Bademi. 
7. Preliv se dodaje neposredno pre jela.

Rok trajanja

• 24 sata u frizideru na temperaturi do 4 °C.
• Posto sadrzi kuvanu piletinu, paradajz i krastavac, najbolje je pripremiti pre konzumiranja ili pre polaska na posao ili u skolu i drzati je stalno u frizideru.

Da li mogu da napravim pilecu salatu u tegli sa prelivom unapred?

• Da. Moze da se pripremi unapred, samo je bitno kako se cuva.
• Moze se pripremiti do 23 sata unapred.
• Cuvati zatvorenu u frizideru na ≤4 °C.
• Ako zelis da ostane hrskavija, rukolu i bademe je bolje dodati neposredno pre jela.
• Ako se sve slozi u teglu zajedno, i dalje je bezbedna do 24 sata, ali ce paradajz, krastavac i rukola omeksati.

 Jogurt sa senfom preliv 

Kremasti preliv od grckog jogurta, maslinovog ulja, soka od limuna, senfa i meda, blago sladak i osvezavajuci.

Oznake: preliv za salate.

Vreme pripreme: 5-10 minuta.

Ukupno vreme pripreme: 10 minuta.

Sastojci: 

• 40 g grckog jogurta
• 20 ml maslinovog ulja
• 1 kasika soka od limuna
• 1 kasicica senfa
• 1 kasicica meda
• Prstohvat soli
• Prstohvat crnog bibera

Priprema:

1. Sve dobro umutiti ili staviti u malu teglicu i promuckati.

Cuvanje i rok trajanja 

• Preliv cuvati u dobro zatvorenoj posudi u frizideru.

• Rok trajanja: 2 dana.

Saveti:

1. Za glatkiji preliv prvo sjediniti grcki jogurt, senf i med.
2. Maslinovo ulje dodavati postepeno uz neprestano mesanje.
3. Sok od limuna dodati na kraju i dobro umutiti.
4. Ako je preliv pregust, dodati 1–2 kasicice vode.
5. Pre upotrebe preliv promuckati ili dobro promesati.