Italian Style Chicken Salad recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 lemons, juiced
1 (2 pound) roasted chicken, meat removed from bones and cut into bite-size pieces
1 bulb fennel, cored and cut into thin slices
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
½ cup mayonnaise
1 lemon, zested
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 bunch arugula

Nutrition Info

540.3 calories
carbohydrate: 8.2 g
cholesterol: 81.8 mg
fat: 45.2 g
fiber: 2.8 g
protein: 25.5 g
saturatedFat: 8.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 225.2 mg
sugar: 2.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic until softened and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

  2. Stir in lemon juice, set aside to cool.

  3. Toss chicken, fennel, celery, red onion, and parsley together in a large bowl.

  4. Stir in the cooled garlic and olive oil, mayonnaise, lemon zest, salt, and black pepper.

  5. Arrange arugula on a serving platter, serve chicken salad on arugula.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Warm roasted chicken and garlic adds flavor, fresh fennel and onion and celery give nice crunch. Served on a bed of arugula. You are going to love this one!

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