Green Goddess Chicken Salad
This Green Goddess Chicken Salad recipe is from my new cookbook, Kitchen Matters, and is a delicious, more nutritious twist on a classic chicken salad.
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 3 chicken breasts bone-in, skin on, about 12 ounces each
- ½ small onion peeled (red is nice)
- 4 large garlic cloves peeled and smashed
- 1 tablespoon salt kosher
Dressing:
- ½ cup Greek yogurt unsweetened, plain, whole milk
- 1 cup parsley (I like flat-leaf)
- 3 tablespoons chives fresh and chopped
- 2 tablespoons basil fresh
- 2 tablespoons dill fresh
- 1 green onions chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste (or 2 anchovy fillets)
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- pepper
Salad:
- 1 head romaine lettuce leaves washed, dried, and left whole (or about 3 cups of chopped standard Romaine)
- 1 cucumber chopped
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- ¼ cup capers drained
Instructions
- Place the chicken in a saucepan with the onion, garlic, and salt and add water to cover.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, about 25 minutes.
- Allow chicken to cool in the poaching liquid, about 15 minutes.
- Remove the skin and bones and shred the meat into large, bite-size pieces. Set aside in a large bowl.
- Place all dressing ingredients except oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor. With the motor running, slowly pour in olive oil. Taste for salt and pepper and add accordingly.
- Toss lettuce with enough dressing to coat lightly. Add remaining salad components and the chicken on top of lettuce and serve with extra dressing on the side.
Notes
- You can use a rotisserie chicken and remove skin and bones and shred the meat into large bite-size pieces. You should have about 4 - 5 cups shredded meat.
- The original Green Goddess dressing contains lots of tarragon. Feel free to experiment with other different fresh green herbs such as tarragon, cilantro, chervil, or mint.
- For a diary-free version, use ½ cup of silken tofu in place of the yogurt and increase the lemon juice to 3 tablespoons.
- You can sub half of the chives for green onions.
- We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Green Goddess Chicken Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 341
Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Fat 22g34%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 74mg25%
Sodium 1856mg81%
Potassium 884mg25%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 10200IU204%
Vitamin C 25.9mg31%
Calcium 93mg9%
Iron 2.5mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.