Time: 40 minutes                  Servings: 4

Salads are lovely to have all year long, but they are preferred even more when it is really hot; especially if the salad is serve cold. In this recipe, we are going to make a deli-style chicken salad. Follow the recipe on how to prepare this refreshing salad.

This is a very refreshing salad that is creamy and favourful. The texture of our salad is very soft, but thanks to the granulated onion and celery, you get to have a taste of some crunchiness too. The chicken is diced and coated in olive oil, salt and granulated onion. Then, it is placed in the oven to cook. Once it is in the right texture, it is cooled. Then, we add the remaining ingredients. We place our salad back to the fridge to chill to soak in its seasoning and be rich in flavours.

This Deli style chicken salad is very easy to make. There are only few simple steps to follow. Check the instructions’ below for more details. In addition to this, it takes few ingredients only and you will not regret preparing it. Moreover, this salad is prepared in 40 minutes maximum. However, it does take time in the fridge; about 3 hours to keeping overnight max. Do not worry because it is definitely worth the wait. Each bite comes down your throat cold and refreshing.

Each serving of this salad contains 498 calories. It also provides you with 31.7 g of total fat, 121 mg of cholesterol, 719 mg of Sodium , 15.4 g of total carbohydrates, and 37.2 g of Protein. Additionally, it is rich with 30 mg of calcium, 2mg of Iron and 343 mg of Potassium. This is only an estimate of the nutrients that reside in this salad. Nevertheless, no one can deny that it is quite nutritious. Do not hesitate to make it!

INGREDIENTS:

• 500 grams. Of diced boneless chicken breast
• 300 grams. Of diced boneless chicken thigh.
• 2 Tbsps. Of olive oil.
• ½ Tsp. Of sea salt.
• ¼ Tsp. Of black pepper.
• ½ Tsp. Of granulated onion.
• ⅔ Cup. Of mayonnaise.
• 3 stalks.Of diced celery.
• Sea salt and black pepper.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Coat the chicken breasts and thighs with oil.
2. Add some cracked black pepper, salt and granulated onion to the chicken.
3. Place the seasoned chicken in a baking dish and cover it with aluminum foil.
4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for a maximum of 30 minutes until the internal temperature of the chicken is at least 165 degrees.
5. Cool the chicken for at least 10 minutes. Then, place it in the refrigerator for more than an hour.
6. Once they are chilled, dice the chicken breasts and thighs into ¼ inch long and half inch wide.
7. In a large bowl, put the cut chicken, mayonnaise and celery. Combine everything.
8. Cover the chicken and place it in the fridge for at least one or two hours. You can even keep it overnight. It will give the chicken a chance to soak in flavours.
9. Add more salt and pepper if necessary.
10. Serve and enjoy!

Notes:

  You can chill it at the end for an hour or two or even overnight. It depends on when you would like to serve it.

How to serve?

Serve in a salad bowl in the centre of the table. If you are preparing it for yourself only, have at it with a fork or a spoon and enjoy!

How to store?

• • It is better to serve it once it is cold.
  • You can also make it ahead. You can store it in an airtight container overnight and serve it the next day