Salpicão de Frango (Brazilian Chicken Salad)
This easy chicken salad recipe originating from Brazil is so quick to prepare and super delicious.
It’s such a versatile dish that the Brazilians like to make for Christmas, because it never fails to please the dinner guests of all ages. It’s a wonderful recipe idea for leftover chicken too, so make sure to bookmark the recipe!
Salpicão de Frango (Brazilian Chicken Salad)
This is a popular chicken salad recipe in Brazil, especially for Christmas.
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken cooked and coarsely shredded
- 1 tbsp oil
- 8 oz yellow corn canned, drained
- 1 cup pitted green olives chopped
- ¾ cup raisins
- 2 carrots grated
- ¼ green apple finely chopped
- 5 tablespoons mayonnaise or to taste
- salt to taste
- black pepper freshly ground, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- 2 lettuce leaves
- 4 sprigs watercress
- 2 cups potato sticks or regular potato chips
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of neutral vegetable oil in a medium pan. Then grill the chicken breast over low heat, about 6 to 7 minutes per side. Turn off the heat and set aside.
- In a bowl, combine together the shredded chicken, olives, corn, grated carrot raisins, apple and corn and stir until the mixture becomes homogenous.
- Add the mayonnaise on top of the salad and stir well until everything is evenly coated. Check for seasoning and adjust to your preference with salt and pepper and add the fresh parsley in as well.
- Arrange the watercress and lettuce on a platter and scoop the salad in the middle of the platter.
- Add the cooked shoestring potatoes on top and chill the salad until it's time to serve.
Enjoy!
Notes
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