Mexican Chicken Salad
From craftyazgirl 17 years agoIngredients
- 4 single chicken breasts shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- Few peppercorns shopping list
- 2 cups water shopping list
- 4 corn tortillas shopping list
- oil for frying shopping list
- 1 cucumber shopping list
- GREEN CHILE MAYONNAISE: shopping list
- 1 egg yolk shopping list
- 1 tablespoon mustard shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lime or lemon juice shopping list
- 2 teaspoons chopped onion shopping list
- 3/4 cup olive oil or salad oil shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- Dash pepper shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped green chiles,canned shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento shopping list
- Wedges of fresh lime (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Place chicken,salt and peppercorns in a sauce pan with water. Cover partially
- Simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, saving broth for soup. Remove skin and shred chicken.
- Slice tortillas, stacked together, into 1/4 inch strips. Fry in 1-inch oil until crisp. Drain.
- Scrub cucumber to get waxy coating off. Slice in half lengthwise. Scrape out seeds. Cut into thin slices. Stack slices and cut into very thin strips.
- MAYONNAISE:
- In a blender, combine the egg yolk, mustard, lime or lemon juice and onion. With blender running, slowly add oil in a slow, steady stream. Blend in salt and pepper.
- STIR in the chile and pimiento.
- Combine the chicken, and cucumber with as much mayonnaise as desired, mix in tortillas just before serving or serve next to salad on plate. Serve with lime wedges.
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The Rating
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Easy to make and well received by the whole family. Would go great with salsa as a garnish.
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