Italian
Chicken Salad
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A fresh and light chicken salad without mayonnaise, dressed with a ginger and chili vinaigrette, packed with crunchy vegetables and seeds.
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
14 items- 400 gPollo BollitoBoiled chicken, shredded
- LettuceAs needed
- Bell PepperGreen bell pepper, diced
- RadishesSliced thin
- Carrots(optional) — Optional, sliced or julienned
- CucumbersSliced or diced
- TomatoesCherry or other small tomatoes, quartered
- GingerFresh, grated
- Chili PepperFresh chili, chopped
- LemonJuice
- Extra Virgin Olive OilExtra virgin olive oil, for dressing
- Sunflower SeedsSunflower seeds
- Pumpkin SeedsPumpkin seeds
- SaltTo taste
Method
- Shred the boiled chicken into pieces, removing any fatty parts.
- Slice the radishes thinly (use a mandoline if available) and soak them in ice water to keep them crunchy.
- Cut the cucumber into slices or small pieces.
- Cut the tomatoes into quarters.
- Cut the bell pepper: remove the inner white filaments and cut into small cubes.
- For the dressing: squeeze the juice of a lemon into a bowl. Grate fresh ginger and add chopped chili pepper. Add extra virgin olive oil and mix well to emulsify. Season with salt.
- Place a bed of lettuce on a plate or bowl.
- Top with the shredded chicken, radishes, cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes, and carrots (if using).
- Add a mix of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.
- Drizzle generously with the ginger-chili dressing.
- Serve immediately.
Chef Max Mariola
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