This
recipe for chicken salad uses leftover chicken paired with
thinly sliced Serrano ham. The ingredients are then tossed
with cherry tomatoes, cucumber and pequillo peppers. A light
dish ideal for a summer lunch which goes well with Spanish
gazpacho or as a side dish to accompany barbecued meats. For
this recipe we simply used sliced Serrano ham although for
the classic chicken and bacon combination the ham could be
fried or substituted for pancetta.
You
will need:
300g
Leftover roast chicken, shredded
150g Serrano ham, thinly sliced
12 Cherry tomatoes
1 Jar of whole pequillo peppers
Cucumber
Mixed salad leaves
Olive oil
Method
Arrange
the mixed salad leaves in a cazuela or bowl.
Chop
the cherry tomatoes in half and cut half a dozen slices
of cucumber.
Drain
the jar of peppers and chop each pequillo pepper in half.
Cut
10 - 12 slices of Serrano ham (or tear in half if using
pre packed ham)
Roughly
shred/tear up the chicken and add all the ingredients
to the mixed salad leaves.
Toss
the salad mixing the ingredients well.
Serve
either in the cazuela or transfer to a large plate, drizzle
generously with good extra virgin olive oil.