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Rotisserie Chicken Salad with Charred Scallion Dressing

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A hearty, healthy meal that’s halfway done before you even start cooking.

Ingredients

4 servings

5 ounce country-style bread, crusts removed, torn into 1" pieces
10 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 scallions
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoons mayonnaise, preferably Hellmann’s (Best Foods)
1 small rotisserie chicken, meat pulled from bones and shredded
6 radishes, trimmed, cut into wedges
1 head of Bibb lettuce, leaves separated
1 avocado, sliced, divided
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss bread and 3 Tbsp. oil on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden and crisp around the edges, 8–12 minutes; let croutons cool.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, separate scallion whites from greens. Finely chop whites; place in a large bowl. Finely chop greens. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a small skillet over medium. Cook greens, stirring often, until blackened around edges and crisp, about 3 minutes. Scrape into bowl with whites, then whisk in lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and mayonnaise; season with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in remaining 6 Tbsp. oil.

    Step 3

    Pour half of dressing into a small bowl; set aside. Add chicken, radishes, and croutons to bowl with remaining dressing and toss to coat.

    Step 4

    Arrange lettuce and half of avocado on a platter; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with 3 Tbsp. reserved dressing; top with chicken salad. Tuck remaining avocado around; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with remaining dressing.

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  • Where do you find nutritional chart for this recipe. I haven’t seen one yet on epi

    • Mdlewi

    • Plain, Washington

    • 1/15/2022

  • This was delicious! Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the favours and are looking forward to having it again. The only modifications I made was to use shallots in place of scallions and added some cucumber to the lettuce and avocado. Great meal ready in no time but it looks like a lot of effort went into making it!

    • valhumbug

    • West Kelowna, BC Canada

    • 8/14/2020

  • Very good. Recipe also permits adding other fresh veggies on hand.

    • annebelleau

    • 4/27/2020

  • Very good! I made a half-recipe for the two of us. Next time I will double the number of scallions and amp up the dressing flavor by adding a bit of sweetness (agave?) and perhaps a shake of cayenne. The best part of all is that the other half of the shredded chicken awaits us in the freezer.

    • browns19fan

    • Mentor, Ohio

    • 3/11/2020

  • I made my own chicken. If say Slice the green scallions about 1/2”Finely sliced they just burn completely without leaving that burnt scallion smell. All the same a fresh tasty dressing without the hassle of a proper Caesar dressing.

    • foodnpiste

    • Australia

    • 2/3/2020

  • Excellent!

    • mrosenstein5059766

    • Chicago

    • 1/21/2020

  • To Catcitytennis - read the nutritional info AGAIN. 1,000 calories is for 4 SERVINGS, not 1. Now I have prepared this, just made a larger quantity, i.e. used an entire bunch of scallions. Even people that do not care for onions love this salad. A go to for using up odd, leftover ingredients in the fridge!

    • baileyanddaisey

    • Castaic, CA

    • 1/13/2020

  • Made exactly as presented. Delicious!

    • suscrg

    • Franklin, TN

    • 5/4/2019

  • 真正伟大的……爱酱……超级容易put together and the croutons were terrific. Easy weeknight dinner.

    • drloverde

    • Sherman Oaks, CA

    • 3/5/2019

  • This is so easy and so delicious. Charring the scallions is wonderfully fragrant and makes it seem like you're doing a lot more work than you are in reality. A great main meal salad.

    • KMD_Chicago

    • Chicago, IL

    • 1/23/2019

  • Loved it. We did leave the crust on the bread. We made it for a luncheon and got compliments on how it looked as well as the flavor.

    • Anonymous

    • New York

    • 1/26/2018

  • This was delicious. I didn't have radishes so i used cucumbers. The dressing was fantastic. Will definitely make this again.

    • jdough25

    • 12/10/2017

  • Excellent.

    • farmerdms

    • 12/6/2017

  • Wasn’t a fan of the dressing when I tasted it on its own.... but wow, this tasted great. Only changes I made was adding cucumbers and I just poured the salad dressing on after I put everything else on my plate. Definitely a keeper.

    • plotkinator

    • Boston, MA

    • 12/5/2017

  • Really great- added garbanzo beans and toasted pepitas for crunch. Crowd pleaser.

    • beachmum1

    • Anderson, SC

    • 11/30/2017

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