Chicken Salad

KisaKisa

ingredients

  • Poached chicken:
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 4 carrots, quartered
  • 4 celery stalks, quartered
  • 3 lbs chicken breasts
  • 5 cups chicken broth (low sodium)
  • Salad:
  • 4 cups diced poached chicken
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1 Tbsp fresh thyme
  • 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • butter lettuce leaves
  • lemon wedges

directions

  • 1

    For poached chicken:

  • 2

    In a large stock pot, put chicken breasts, parsley, thyme, rosemary, carrots, onion, celery. Cover with broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat to very low and cover. Poach chicken for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cool chicken in the liquid for 30 minutes.

  • 3

    (I make the chicken the day before and keep it in the refrigerator until I am ready to use it.)

  • 4

    Dice the chicken, toss with celery, scallions and herbs.

  • 5

    Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper. Add to chicken and mix gently to combine.

  • 6

    Serve in butter lettuce cups on a large serving platter with wedges of lemon.

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