What are the necessary chicken salad components?
This Southwestern style chipotle chicken salad recipe utilizing all of the elements of a great chicken salad: something oniony, something crunchy, something pickled, and something a little bit spicy.
My recipe was first published in the Glamour Magazine article: A Week of Delicious Chicken Recipes, “The best part about this spicy chicken salad, which can be served in corn tortillas or lettuce wraps, is that it’s not only tasty but also paleo, low-carb and gluten-free. Oh, and you can make it easily with rotisserie chicken. Pretty much perfect!”
This spicy and crunchy Sonoran-style Southwestern chicken salad can be served in lettuce taco wraps, tortas and sandwiches or meal sized salads.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- ½ cup chopped celery
- ¼ cup chopped red or white onion
- 2 tablespoons capers
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons mayonaise
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 1 or 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Refrigerate for at least an hour to let the flavors meld.
- Enjoy!
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