Shredded Chicken Salad with Sherry Dressing
Prepare this dish using a chicken that you roasted yourself, or to save time, purchase a rotisserie chicken, available at most supermarkets. Here, shreds of roasted chicken partner with tender spring onions and watercress greens in a seasonal salad. If you can find fresh English peas, which begin to appear in markets in early spring, use them in place of the frozen peas (shell them first and then blanch according to the recipe directions).
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Watercress | 1 cup (34g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 Tbs. dry sherry
- 1 Tbs. soy sauce
- 2 green onions, including tender green portions, chopped
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 cup fresh English peas or frozen petite peas
- 1 roasted chicken, about 4 lb. (see related recipe at left)
- 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch young, tender watercress, tough stems removed
- 1/3 cup walnut pieces