Spicy Chicken Salad
Comments: Preparation time : 1 hour.
Even though this salad, perfect lunch on a summer day, is quite long to prepare, it surely is worth the trouble.
Servings: 8
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] chicken whites, rinsed then dried patting
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] caraway
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] paprika
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 medium zucchinis, sliced lengthwise
  • 2 red onions, into thick slices
  • 4 sweet red peppers, roasted, membranes and seeds removed, each cut into 4 wedges
  • 1 pound [454 g] boiled new potatoes, each cut into 4 wedges
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] paprika
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] caraway
  • 2.5 mL [1/2 teaspoon] Tabasco sauce
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] freshly chopped coriander
  • 1 cup [250 mL] cherry-tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] stoned ripe olives
  • Oil, for the barbecue rack
  • Mix together olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] caraway, paprika and minced garlic.
  • Pour half of mixture into each of 2 heavy plastic bags with zippers, or 2 glass bowls.
  • Add chiken whites to one half of mixture, zucchini and red onion slices to the other half.
  • Seal bags or cover bowls.
  • Leave to marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes, or overnight refrigerated.
  • Preheat barbecue to high temperature; oil barbecue rack.
  • Arrange drained chiken whites onto really hot barbecue rack; lower temperature to medium intensity.
  • Barbecue chicken whites for 5 minutes on each side.
  • Meanwhile, also barbecue drained zucchini and red onion slices until soft yet still a little crisp, a few at a time if barbecue rack is small.
  • Slice done chicken whites into strips; transfer into a large bowl.
  • Add grilled zucchini and red onion slices and roasted sweet red pepper and boiled new potato wedges.
  • Into a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, freshly squeezed lemon juice, minced garlic, paprika, remaining 1 teaspoon [5 mL] caraway, Tabasco sauce and freshly chopped coriander.
  • Pour dressing all over chicken strips and vegetables pieces; stir delicately until well coated.
  • Serve salad, garnished with cherry-tomatoes and stoned ripe olives.