Chicken Salad with Roasted Red Peppers Recipe

Chicken Salad with Roasted Red Peppers Recipe

  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon white wine or sherry vinegar
  • 1/2 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, if desired
  • 1/2 roasted chicken, skinned, meat removed from the bone, and roughly chopped (about 1 1/2 cups meat)
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons chopped roasted red bell peppers
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives
  • Coarse sea salt or kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Whole wheat bread or crusty white bread, for serving, optional
  • Mixed salad greens, for serving, optional
  1. To make the vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together the mustard, vinegar, and garlic. Whisking constantly, slowly add the olive oil until fully incorporated.
  2. In a medium bowl combine the chicken, celery, red peppers, and chives. Fold in the vinaigrette. Season with salt and black pepper and serve, either made into a sandwich or over salad greens tossed with a little more olive oil and sprinkled with salt.
  3. Brown-bag it with: grapes