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Easy Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recipe

Modified: Nov 23, 2024 by Judith Coates · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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This easy Rotisserie Chicken Salad is perfect for using any leftover chicken and is extra special as it has an orange mayonnaise dressing turning it into the most fabulous salad you can imagine!
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Salade de Poulet

Yes, this easy and quick chicken salad recipe (ready from start to finish in 20 minutes), is a winner and everyone will adore it. It is perfect for using leftover or rotisserie chicken and is extra special because it is made with a delightful homemade orange mayonnaise dressing turning it into the most fabulous salad you can imagine!

chicken salad recipe with almonds and orange mayo dressing

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  • ❤️About This Recipe
  • 📝Ingredient List
  • 🥂How To Serve
  • 🔢How To Make A #1 Chicken Salad Recipe
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❤️About This Recipe

Of course, the French have the most wonderful chickens, they all have so much flavor and are generally speaking the best you can have.

This is a wonderfully fresh and appetizing salad in the summer and just as satisfying in the winter when you need a healthy change from warm comfort food!

Almost, everyone loves chicken (easy chicken recipes) and it is so versatile making the most wonderful dishes for winter casseroles to summer salads, and this recipe will fit both occasions.

This recipe will show you how to make a chicken salad from leftover rotisserie chicken you purchase in the grocery stores.

If you would like further help see How To Make Salads Complete Handbook.

A wooden bowl full of cream colored almonds sliced into slivers.

📝Ingredient List

Salade de Poulet aux Amandes is made with chicken and slivered almonds which have been lightly toasted to bring out their delicate nutty flavor.

So for anyone who loves nuts, you will go nuts for this one. (But, did you know that almonds, pistachios, and cashews are not true nuts?)

It is a great combination and makes a wonderful fresh healthy French salad that can be made for family meals or for entertaining your friends.

  • slivered almonds
  • watercress or greens of your choice
  • celery
  • cooked chicken
  • Salt and black pepper

🍊Orange Mayo Dressing

And to make it extra special it has Orange Mayonnaise Dressing. The mayo base is my homemade mayonnaise recipe quickly and easily made with an immersion blender right in the storage jar. My recipe turns this salad into the most fabulous dish you can imagine!

  • an orange
  • mayo (mayonnaise recipe)
chicken salad with orange mayo sauce

🥂How To Serve

  • It would make a great hors d'oeuvres if you want something very different for your starter or appetizer.
  • An ideal summer dinner with a green salad and crusty French bread.
  • Leftovers are perfect for a satisfying lunch.

So when you want an easy chicken recipe that's also good for you, rely on this one to give you a delicious meal.

🔢How To Make A #1 Chicken Salad Recipe

Give this salad the thumbs up for taste, ease of preparation, quick to make, and few ingredients to buy.

  1. Place the slivered almonds on a baking tray and place under the grill for a few minutes until golden brown.
  2. Cut the watercress into small lengths and place in a salad bowl.
  3. Add the celery pieces.
  4. Squeeze the juice from the orange and blend into the mayonnaise with a hand blender.
  5. Add the chicken and almonds to the salad bowl.
  6. Add the mayonnaise and salt and pepper and toss lightly.
  7. Garnish with orange slices or pomegranate seeds for color.
  8. Chill before serving.

With slivered almonds available right off the shelf and cooked chicken sold in strips, chopping celery, breaking greens into the desired size, and mixing orange juice with mayo are all that is left to do.

Oh, and sprinkle with salt and pepper!

And there you have it, a healthy meal which is an easy chicken salad recipe with rotisserie chicken you did not have to cook, to put together and you know it's a winner with everyone!

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Easy Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recipe

Judith Coates
Bon Appétit
Like it? ~ Let us know below!
This easy Rotisserie Chicken Salad is perfect for using any leftover chicken and is extra special as it has an orange mayonnaise dressing turning it into the most fabulous salad you can imagine!
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine French
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • A handful of slivered almonds
  • A bunch of watercress or greens of your choice
  • 2 celery stalks cut into small pieces
  • 450 g/1lb cooked chicken)cut into small strips
  • Salt and black pepper

Orange Mayo Dressing

  • ½ orange
  • ¼ pint/1/2 cup mayo homemade mayonnaise recipe
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Instructions
 

  • Place the slivered almonds on a baking tray and place under the grill for a few minutes until golden brown.
  • Cut the watercress into small lengths and place in a salad bowl.
  • Add the celery pieces.
  • Squeeze the juice from the orange and whisk into the mayonnaise.
  • Add the chicken and almonds to the salad bowl.
  • Add the mayonnaise and salt and pepper and toss lightly.
  • Garnish with orange slices or pomegranate seeds for color.
  • Chill before serving.

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And there you have it – a really healthy chicken salad which really is an easy chicken recipe to put together and you know it's going to be a winner with everyone!

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