BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SALAD (SALPICAO DE FRANGO)

Brazilian Chicken Salad (Salpicao de Frango) image

This is a really easy chicken salad made with a cream and mustard dressing instead of mayo, which results in a lighter taste. Great for leftover chicken.

Provided by Mia

Categories Salad

Time 20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 pound coarsely shredded cooked chicken
1 (8 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 cup pitted green olives, chopped
¾ cup golden raisins
2 carrots, grated
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
¼ green apple, finely chopped
4 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 pinch white sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
2 large lettuce leaves
4 sprigs watercress
2 cups shoestring potato sticks

Steps:

Combine chicken, corn, olives, raisins, carrots, celery, and apple in a large bowl.
Stir together cream and mustard in a cup and season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Pour dressing over salad and mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley.
Arrange lettuce leaves and watercress on a platter and spoon salad in the middle. Sprinkle shoestring potato sticks on top and press into salad. Chill until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 355.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30.9 g, Cholesterol 54.5 mg, Fat 19 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 16.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 427.3 mg, Sugar 11.5 g