Delicious Chicken Salad
A community recipe by SevilleorangesNot tested or verified by Nigella.com
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First make the dressing by whisking together all the dressing ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate. Boil the frozen peas and carrots as instructed on their packets, drain, and set aside. Boil the pasta, drain and set aside. Rub salt, pepper and a little bit of garlic powder into the chicken pieces before frying them over medium heat in some vegetable oil until nicely browned and tender. You can add more oil as you go, but try not to make the chicken too greasy. Throw together the pasta shells, cooked chicken pieces, carrots, peas and Emmental. Just before you're due to serve the salad or leave for your party, add the dressing to the salad and mix in thoroughly. Season to taste.
First make the dressing by whisking together all the dressing ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate. Boil the frozen peas and carrots as instructed on their packets, drain, and set aside. Boil the pasta, drain and set aside. Rub salt, pepper and a little bit of garlic powder into the chicken pieces before frying them over medium heat in some vegetable oil until nicely browned and tender. You can add more oil as you go, but try not to make the chicken too greasy. Throw together the pasta shells, cooked chicken pieces, carrots, peas and Emmental. Just before you're due to serve the salad or leave for your party, add the dressing to the salad and mix in thoroughly. Season to taste.
Introduction
The keys to the success of this salad are the dressing and the tasty morsels of fried chicken. Great to take along to a friend's party or summer barbecue. I promise you it will disappear in a matter of minutes!
The keys to the success of this salad are the dressing and the tasty morsels of fried chicken. Great to take along to a friend's party or summer barbecue. I promise you it will disappear in a matter of minutes!
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Ingredients
Serves: 3
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U.S.
For the Chicken Salad
- 500 grams pasta (sea shell shaped)
- 100 grams frozen peas
- 100 grams carrots (frozen)
- 150 grams chicken breasts (cut into chunks or small slices)
- 100 grams emmental cheese (cubed)
- vegetable oil
- garlic powder
- salt
- pepper
For the Dressing
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 250 millilitres milk (or single cream)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 250 millilitres white vinegar
- 125 millilitres lemon juice
- 165 millilitres olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 1 pinch of black pepper
For the Chicken Salad
- 17⅔ ounces pasta (sea shell shaped)
- 3½ ounces frozen peas
- 3½ ounces carrots (frozen)
- 5⅓ ounces chicken breasts (cut into chunks or small slices)
- 3½ ounces emmental cheese (cubed)
- vegetable oil
- garlic powder
- salt
- pepper
For the Dressing
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 9 fluid ounces milk (or single cream)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 9 fluid ounces white vinegar
- 4 fluid ounces lemon juice
- 6 fluid ounces olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 1 pinch of black pepper
Method
Delicious Chicken Salad is a community recipe submitted by Sevilleoranges and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
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