BIG CHICKEN & CROUTON SALAD

Big chicken & crouton salad image

When it's too hot to cook, a shop-bought ready-roasted chicken is a great summer cheat

Provided by Good Food team

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ready-roasted chicken
2 thick slices ciabatta , sourdough or crusty white bread
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large Cos lettuce , shredded
1 celery stick, finely sliced
4 spring onions , finely chopped
½ cucumber , diced
90ml mayonnaise
1 ½ tbsp white wine or tarragon vinegar
small bunch tarragon , chopped

Steps:

Remove the skin from the chicken and pull the meat off the bones in chunks. Tear the meat into smaller pieces. Toast the bread, then brush with olive oil. Roughly chop into chunky croutons.
Put the lettuce into a large bowl and scatter over the chicken, celery, onions and cucumber in layers. The salad will hold like this for up to 2 hrs in the fridge.
Mix the mayonnaise with the vinegar and season well. Stir in the chopped tarragon, then spoon over the salad. Toss well, scatter with the croutons and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 726 calories, Fat 46 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 61 grams protein, Sodium 4.1 milligram of sodium