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Rice Chicken Salad

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cold chicken salad, salad with rice
Servings: 5 people

Ingredients

Salad

  • 70 grams Serrano ham
  • 3 cups cooked rice cooled
  • 350 grams chicken cooked, diced
  • 200 grams cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 1/2 cucumber peeled, diced
  • 1 Gem lettuce
  • 1/2 red onion finely diced

Dressing

  • 150 grams creme fraiche
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 18 grams mint leaves fresh
  • 1 lime juiced
  • sea salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
  • Spread the Serrano slices out on a lined baking tin.
  • Bake for around 8 minutes til golden brown.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Dice the red onion, chicken, cucumber, cooled Serrano ham, and grape tomatoes. Chop the gem lettuce.
  • Mix the cold rice and all the chopped ingredients on a platter.
  • Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing: crème fraîche, Dijon mustard, garlic cloves, maple syrup, chopped mint leaves, and lime juice. Add sea salt and pepper to taste.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad. Mix and season to taste. Let the dressing sit for 10-15 minutes before serving.
  • Serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 871kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 78g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Monounsaturated Fat: 33g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 566IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg