I imagine it happens to you too that you have leftover rotisserie chicken. I don’t know how it works at your house, but at mine, if we don’t finish it all right away, nobody gives it another glance. What’s left lingers in the fridge, ignored by everyone. And so, to make it appealing again, I prepared this delicious chicken and zucchini salad. There wasn’t a crumb left, and it was truly very appreciated.
Other chicken salads:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for the chicken and zucchini salad
For this recipe, I used half a rotisserie chicken. If you have more or less, adjust the quantity of other ingredients, which can be added somewhat by eye.
If you want to prepare this chicken and zucchini salad and don’t have leftover rotisserie chicken, you can boil chicken breast in salted water flavored with celery, carrot, and onion. Then shred it as per the recipe.
- Half rotisserie chicken
- 4 zucchini (medium)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 fresh scallion
- 1.75 oz walnut halves
- cumin seeds
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
Tools
- 1 Pan
- 1 Salad bowl
Preparation of the chicken and zucchini salad
Wash the zucchini, trim them, and cut them into cubes.
In a pan, heat a drizzle of oil and fry a peeled whole garlic clove. Then add the zucchini and sauté over high heat for about ten minutes, stirring often. When cooked, the zucchini should be tender and golden but still crunchy. Salt and pepper to taste and remove the garlic.
Shred the rotisserie chicken and collect it in a large salad bowl.
Remove the roots and outer skin from the scallion and finely slice the white part; then cut a few green leaves with scissors.
Coarsely chop the walnuts with a knife.
When the zucchini is ready, transfer it to the salad bowl with the chicken.
Also add the walnuts and scallion.
Stir well to combine all the ingredients; adjust salt and pepper, and drizzle with a little raw oil.
Divide the chicken and zucchini salad on individual plates and sprinkle with cumin seeds, if desired. I recommend not skipping them as they really add a nice touch to this dish.
This chicken and zucchini salad is excellent both warm and cold. Enjoy! Paola
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