Two-ingredient Genius salad: how to make an elementary dish

Tetiana KoziukLS Food
Genius salad recipe with cucumbers and chicken fillet. Source: Screenshot of Realfood.tesco.com

The name of this salad - "Genius" - speaks for itself: the salad is indeed ingenious and quite original. That's because the dish contains only two ingredients: chicken and cucumber. As a dressing, you can use a combination of sour cream with spices, Greek yogurt, or oil.

Food blogger Victoria Kelbas (kelbas_v) shared a recipe for a two-ingredient Genius salad on her Instagram page.

Genius salad recipe made with cucumbers and chicken fillet

Ingredients:

  • baked fillet - 1 pc.
  • fresh cucumber - 2-3 pcs.

Dressing:

  • strong mustard - 1 tsp.
  • mustard in grains - 1 tbsp.
  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.
  • sesame seeds - 2 tsp.
Chicken fillet and cucumber for salad

Method of preparation:

1. Season the chicken fillet with salt and pepper, and grate with curry seasoning or any other spices if desired. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 30 minutes.

2. Cool the cooked chicken fillet and cut into strips.

3. Peel the cucumber and cut into strips. Mix with the chicken fillet.

Salad with chicken and cucumber without mayonnaise

4. For the dressing, mix the necessary ingredients.

5. Season and mix the salad.

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