Insalata di pollo alla senape
Mustard-flavored chicken salad
- 1 1kg (2.2 pounds) raw chicken with its skin
- 450g (1pound) frozen carrots, sliced
- 500g (1.1 pound) potatoes
- 2 tablespoons dried chives
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 60g (2.1 ounces) sweet and sour little onions
- 2 1/2 tablespoons mustard
- 4 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- For the broth
- 1 stick of celery
- 1 carrot, peeled
- 1 little onion, peeled
- Salt
- Time:
preparation: 40 minutes plus cooling time
cooking: about 1 hour
total time: 1h 40 minutes - Difficulty:
easy recipe - Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: 408 (kCal) 21 % GDA (*) - 1707 (kJ)
Protein: 27.2 (g) 55 % GDA
Total fat: 25.1 (g) 36 % GDA
Total carbohydrate: 19.4 (g) 8 % GDA
Sugars: 7.2 (g) 8 % GDA
Boil the chicken with the onion, carrot and celery in slightly salted boiling water (the resultant broth will be useful in the preparation of other dishes).
Let it cook, half-covered, over a gentle flame for about 1 hour.
Let your chicken to cool, and then peel, bone and cut it into strips.
Meanwhile boil the frozen carrot following the instruction on the package and potatoes after peeling them.
Let all the vegetables cool and then cube potatoes.
Cut the sweet and sour onions into quarters.
Put all the ingredients in a large bowl: the chicken, carrots, potatoes, sweet and sour onions and aromatic herbs.
Mix oil with mustard and season your chicken salad with this sauce.
Add salt, if necessary.
Your dish is ready to serve!
Note
- - This chicken salad can be prepared some hours ahead.
- - This dish is ideal in summer, accompanied with a seasonal green salad.
But you can prepare it for a buffet in every season.
What's the right wine for " Mustard-flavored chicken salad " ?
Our suggestion is: Greco di Tufo (white wine from Italy)
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