A store-bought roasted chicken is combined with an array of flavorful ingredients, including creamy Mozzarella, to make this easy Chicken Salad with Mozzarella. You can adjust this salad to your own taste by simply adding more or less of any ingredient.
For this salad, buy either bocconcini, ciliegine or perlini Mozzarella. These names refer to the size of the fresh mozzarella balls. Bocconcini and Ciliegine are both about the size of a cherry tomato, although bocconcini are slightly larger. Perlini are tiny pearl-sized mozzarella balls.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 roasted chicken, meat pulled off the bones
- 1/2 - 1 cup bocconcini, ciliegine or perlini Mozzarella
- 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup sliced sundried tomatoes (stored in oil)
- 1 cup artichoke hearts, cut in half
- 1 head of your favorite lettuce or 8-10 ounces of baby greens
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Preparation:
In a large bowl, mix together first six ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar and mustard. Drizzle over the salad. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Chicken Salad with Mozzarella Recipe, 2010 Jennifer Meier
