Chopped Vegetable Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup regular or low-fat mayonnaise | ||
| 1/4 cup regular or low-fat sour cream | ||
| White wine vinegar | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Ground black pepper | 1 To taste | |
| 2 or 3 small carrots, grated | ||
| Celery ribs | 2 , grated | |
| 2 or 3 radishes, grated | ||
| 3 to 4 cups diced cooked chicken 2 tomatoes, cored | ||
| 2 Kirby cucumbers | ||
| 1 yellow or green bell pepper | ||
| 1 small head Boston lettuce, leaves separated | ||
| 2 tablespoons salad dressing of choice (optional) | ||
| 1/4 cup finely chopped pickled jalapeno peppers (optional) | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
1. Combine the mayonnaise with the sour cream and vinegar in a mixing bowl, and season with salt and pepper. (Add as much as 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or the salad will taste flat and the distinctive flavors won't emerge.)
2. Add the carrots, celery, radishes, and chicken to the mayonnaise, and adjust the seasoning.
3. Cut the tomatoes in half, remove the seeds with a spoon, and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise, remove the seeds with a spoon, and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Stem and seed the bell pepper and cut it into 1/4-inch dice. Combine the tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell pepper in a bowl, season lightly with salt and pepper, and reserve until later.
4. Rinse the lettuce and dry it well; tear the leaves into pieces and toss them with dressing, if you wish. To assemble the salad, set a bed of lettuce on each dinner plate, and top with a portion of chicken salad. Garnish the chicken with the tomato-cucumber-pepper mixture, and if you like your food fiery hot, garnish with the jalapenos.
2. Add the carrots, celery, radishes, and chicken to the mayonnaise, and adjust the seasoning.
3. Cut the tomatoes in half, remove the seeds with a spoon, and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise, remove the seeds with a spoon, and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Stem and seed the bell pepper and cut it into 1/4-inch dice. Combine the tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell pepper in a bowl, season lightly with salt and pepper, and reserve until later.
4. Rinse the lettuce and dry it well; tear the leaves into pieces and toss them with dressing, if you wish. To assemble the salad, set a bed of lettuce on each dinner plate, and top with a portion of chicken salad. Garnish the chicken with the tomato-cucumber-pepper mixture, and if you like your food fiery hot, garnish with the jalapenos.
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