SALPICÃO: Brazilian Chicken Salad
Try this unique and delicious Brazilian Chicken Salad recipe with cooked chicken, apples, raisins, scallions, nuts, and pineapples.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 269kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 2 medium carrots peeled and shredded
- 2 cups celery chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
- 2 cups fresh pineapple diced or (16-ounce canned pineapple, drained and diced)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 2 apples peeled and finely diced (we like 1 green and 1 red apple)
- 1 cup light mayonnaise perhaps a bit more if you like it creamier
- 1 lime juiced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 red onion optional: peeled and cut into 1/4-inch thick rings for garnish.
Instructions
- Finely shred a rotisserie chicken and place it in a large bowl. Stir in carrots, celery with their leaves, parsley, scallions, raisins, and apples. Then, stir in the lime juice.
- Add mayonnaise and gently combine until it’s all incorporated. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if needed. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish optionally and popularly with vegetable chip sticks and red onion rings.
- Serve as a sandwich on your favorite bread or brioche bun, a salad, or as a side.
Nutrition
Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 479mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2951IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg