An easy leftover chicken salad with fresh crunchy vegetables and zingy spicy dressing. It’s a mouthwateringly good way of using up your leftovers – if you’ve no leftover chicken then just cook and shred a chicken breast
Love Your Leftovers!
Turning leftover roast chicken from Sunday into an amazing spicy roast chicken salad for Monday is always a good thing.
And this quick and easy salad would be perfect for Monday lunch, easy to pack in a lunchbox or add some rice noodles and eat it for dinner.
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Leftover Chicken Salad Ingredients
- 1 cup of shredded leftover roast chicken
- 1 little gem lettuce – shredded
- 1/2 yellow pepper – finely sliced
- 6cm chunk of cucumber – sliced into batons
- 1 red chilli – finely sliced
- 3 spring onions – finely sliced
- handful of coriander – roughly chopped
For the spicy salad dressing
- 1 tbs sesame oil
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp honey
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Equipment Needed To Make This Salad
- Chopping board
- Sharp vegetable knife
- Knife and fork (to shred the chicken)
- Small bowl
- Fork
- Serving platter
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How To Make Leftover Chicken Salad
It’s super easy to make this zingy, fresh and crunchy salad. The perfect way to use up leftover roast chicken.
- Add the shredded chicken and vegetables to a shallow dish.
- Mix up the quick dressing – quickly whisk the sesame oil, soy sauce and honey together.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and lightly toss. Scatter over the chopped coriander.
COOKS TIP! If you’ve not quite got enough chicken – maybe throw in some roasted peanuts or cashews alongside.
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Make Leftover Chicken Salad Your Way!
- Add some carbs and toss in some rice noodles.
- Skip the chilli if you don’t like spice.
- Sprinkle over some chopped toasted peanuts.
- Switch the dressing for a creamy ranch or Italian style
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What To Serve With Chicken Salad
Mmmm you can just add anything alongside a chicken salad, try…
- Fries with mayonnaise dip
- Potato salad
- Rice salad
- Cheesy nachos
- Noodles tossed in sesame oil
- Pasta salad
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Leftover Chicken Salad
A quick and easy chicken salad made using leftover roast chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup roast chicken - shredded
- 1 Little Gem lettuce - shredded
- 1/2 yellow pepper - finely sliced
- 1/2 cucumber - sliced into batons
- 1 red chilli - finely sliced
- 3 spring onions - finely sliced
- Handful of coriander - roughly chopped
For the dressing
- 1 tbs sesame oil
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp honey
Instructions
- Add the shredded chicken and vegetables to a shallow dish.
- Mix up the quick dressing - quickly whisk the sesame oil, soy sauce and honey together.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and lightly toss. Scatter over the chopped coriander.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 718Total Fat: 41gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 1282mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 6gSugar: 9gProtein: 53g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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