Cold salad on the table for Homicide Division (Hladna salata na stolu za UKP Odeljenje za krvne i seksualne delikte)

A cold, filling Mediterranean salad meal intended for the table of the Homicide Unit, with juicy chicken, potatoes, feta, olives, arugula and vegetables, completed with an aromatic dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and Mediterranean spices.

Tags: for police officers, Mediterranean nutrition, salads, bring to work.

Preparation time: 2 hours 45 minutes - 3 hours.

Cooling time: 1 hour.

Total time of preparation: 3 hours and 45 minutes - 4 hours.

Ingredients (for 2 people):

• 250 g of chicken fillets
• 250 g of potatoes
• 50 g of arugula salad (rocket salad)
• 50 g of sweet corn
• 40 g of black or green olives (about 20 pieces, with pits)
• ½ head of red onion (40 g)
• 80 g of feta cheese 
• 1 medium carrot (80 g)

For the dressing:

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil (30 ml)
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (15 ml)
• 1 teaspoon of mustard
• ½ teaspoon of dry oregano
• ½ teaspoon of dry basil
• ¼ teaspoon of dry thyme
• 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley leaves (finely chopped)
• A pinch of salt
• A pinch of pepper

Preparation:

0. Peel the carrot and clean red onion. Cut the carrot into rings, and finely chop the red onion. Remove the pits from the olives and cut them into smaller pieces. Cut the feta into cubes.

1. Cook the potatoes in skins. Cool down. Cut into cubes.

2. Cook chicken fillets. Cool down. Cut into cubes.

2b. Add the carrot 8 minutes before the end of cooking the chicken fillets.

3. Cook sweet corn. Drain.

4. Mix potatoes, chicken, carrot, corn, olives and red onion in a large bowl.

5. Add feta and stir.

6. Mix all the ingredients for the dressing. Pour over the salad.

7. Mix lightly.

8. Cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.

9. Just before serving, add arugula and stir gently.

Storage and shelf life:

• Store in a closed container in the refrigerator at a temperature of up to 4 °C (39.2 °F).
• Best consumed within 23 hours of preparation.
• Do not leave at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
• If the room temperature is above 30 °C (86 °F) a maximum of 45 minutes.

Note for bring to work

Cold salad on the table for the Homicide Division:

• You can pack it in a well-closed container.
• Add arugula salad just before eating.
• You must keep the salad in the refrigerator until departure.
• You must use a cooler bag with an ice pack for transport.
• You have to put it in the fridge right away at work.
• Do not keep it at room temperature for more than 1-2 hours.
• If you don't have a fridge at work, a cool bag with an ice pack is practically a must.

What is thermal lunch box?

Hladna, zasitna mediteranska obrok salata namenjena za sto UKP Odeljenja za krvne i seksualne delikte, sa socnom piletinom, krompirom, fetom, maslinama, rukolom i povrćem, upotpunjena aromatičnim prelivom od maslinovog ulja, soka od limuna, senfa i mediteranskih začina.

Oznake: za policajce, mediteranska ishrana, salate, poneti na posao.

Vreme pripreme: 2 h 45 minuta - 3 h.

Vreme hlađenja: 1 sat.

Ukupno vreme pripreme: 3 h i 45 minuta - 4 h.

Sastojci (za 2 osobe):

• 250 g pileceg filea
• 250 g krompira
• 50 g rukole
• 50 g kukuruza
• 40 g crnih ili zelenih maslina (oko 20 komada, sa kosticama)
• ½ glavice crvenog luka (40 g)
• 80 g feta sira
• 1 srednja sargarepa (80 g)

Za preliv:

• 2 kašike maslinovog ulja (30 ml)
• 1 kašika soka od limuna (15 ml)
• 1 kasicica senfa
• ½ kasicice suvog origana
• ½ kasicice suvog bosiljka
• ¼ kasicice suvog timijana
• 1 kasika svezeg lista persuna (sitno seckanog)
• Prstohvat soli
• Prstohvat bibera

Priprema:

0. Sargarepu i crveni luk oljustiti. Sargarepu iseci na kolutove, a crveni luk sitno iseckati. Maslinama izvaditi kostice i iseći na sitnije komade. Fetu iseci na kockice. 

1. Krompir skuvati u ljusci. Ohladiti. Iseci na kocke. 

2. Skuvati pileci file. Ohladiti. Iseci na kocke. 

2b. Sargarepu dodati 8 minuta pred kraj kuvanja pileceg filea.

3. Skuvati kukuruz. Ocediti. 

4. U velikoj ciniji pomesati krompir, piletinu, sargarepu, kukuruz, masline i crveni luk.

5. Dodati fetu i promesati.

6. Pomesti sve sastojke za preliv. Preliti preko salate.

7. Lagano promesati. 

8. Ohladiti u frizideru 1 h  pre serviranja.

9. Neposredno pre serviranja dodati rukolu i lagano promesati.

Cuvanje i rok trajanja:

• Čuvati u zatvorenoj posudi u frižideru na temperaturi do 4 °C.
• Najbolje je potrošiti u roku od 23 sata od pripreme.
• Ne ostavljati na sobnoj temperaturi duže od 2 sata. 
• Ako je temperatura prostorije iznad 30 °C, najviše 45 minuta.

Napomena za poneti na posao 

Hladnu salatu na stolu za UKP Odeljenje za krvne i seksualne delikte:

• Mozete spakovati u dobro zatvorenu posudu.
• Rukolu dodati neposredno pre jela.
• Morate drzati salatu u frižideru do polaska.
• Morate za transport koristiti rashladnu torbu sa ledenim uloškom. 
• Morate na poslu da je odmah stavite u frižider.
• Nemojte držati je na sobnoj temperaturi duže od 1-2 sata.
• Ako nemate frižider na poslu, rashladna torba sa ledenim uloškom je praktično obavezna.

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