Italian
Chicken and Vegetable Crostone with 'Special' Mayonnaise
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
Forget the usual boring chicken salad! This crostone is an explosion of flavor: grilled vegetables, juicy chicken, caciocavallo cheese, and a gourmet mayonnaise that will drive you crazy. The perfect cheat meal even if you're on a diet!
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
18 items- Eggplantsgrilled
- Zucchinigrilled
- Chicken Breastgrilled
- Garlicto taste
- Pomodorini Gialli e Rossicherry tomatoes
- Arugula
- Saltto taste
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Caciocavallocubed
- Maionese Classicastore-bought or homemade
- Dried Tomatoesfinely chopped
- Anchovies in Oilanchovies in oil
- Black Olives
- Capers
- Parsleyfresh
- Basilfresh
- Tabascoa few drops
- Pane Cafone o Caserecciorustic bread, toasted
Method
- Grill eggplant and zucchini slices until tender and lightly charred.
- Grill chicken breast until cooked through and nicely browned.
- Cut the grilled vegetables and chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- In a bowl, combine garlic, cherry tomatoes (yellow and red), arugula, salt, and extra virgin olive oil. Add the grilled vegetables and chicken, then toss.
- Add cubed caciocavallo cheese to the salad mixture and mix gently.
- Prepare the special mayonnaise: start with store-bought or homemade classic mayonnaise, then fold in finely chopped dried tomatoes, anchovies in oil, black olives, capers, parsley, basil, and a few drops of Tabasco sauce.
- Toast slices of rustic bread (cafone or similar) until golden and crisp.
- Assemble the crostone: place the salad mixture on the toasted bread and top generously with the special mayonnaise.
